Workers' Union.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 118, 22 October 1901, Page 3

Workers' Union.

The adjourned meeting of the Waimate Workers' Union was held on Saturday evening. There was a large attendance,, and Mr G. Pearce presided. The chair man stated that the meeting was called to elect a secretary. Mr Borebam said he thought the meeting was adjourned from last Saturday, and the first business would be to consider the president's resignation. Then they should go on to hear the speaker's reply to the charges made against him last Saturday night by Mr Pearce. The advertisement catling the meeting was misleading. As he had not tendered his resignation they could not elect a secretary. Mr Hazleton said he was of opinion that the secretary had resigned his position. Mr Boreham denied this. He said that certain charges had been made against him, and until they were, proved or disproved he considered it his duty to. vacate his office. He reminded the chairman that a motion in the speaker's name, that the resignation of the president should, be accepted, was before the mooting-,. Mr Pearce left the chair, and Mr Hazleton, the vice-pwridwit, occupying the chair, T . Mr Sullivan seconded „the motion,, which was carried, - >■'••' Mr Pearce then wpeated tbeehugM which he had made '■ against *»«m secretary on the previous Saturday [evening. The first charge was dJepro?«d by

reference to the ruinate book, 'lot second, which bad reference 'to th« remarks made by Mr Boreham at the Waihao Downs,'was refuted b'j Mr Loper. Mr Boreham said that if the meeting should decide that he bad acted in a way not in accordance with the rules of the Union he would then resign. After discussion Mr Andrews moved, Mr Smith seconded and it was carried, that the charges made by the President against the Secretary were trivial, and had no foundation in fact. The election of President resulted in Mr Smith being returned without opposition. Five members were empowered to enrol members, and the Secretary was instructed to arrange for the establish* meat of branches of the Union throughout Canterbury. The Secretary was also instructed to write to the Secretary for Labour that the President would take the earliest opportunity of recommending the name of one man to the Government for appointment to the Arbitration Court. '