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Typo: A Monthly Newspaper and Literary Review, Volume 2

Napier, 25 August, 1888

Napier, 25 August, 1888.

The fourteenth half-yearly meeting of the Hawke's Bay branch of the N.Z. Typographical Association was held to-day at the Working Men's Club, and there was a large attendance of members. The report and balance-sheet, which were adopted, showed the branch to be in a satisfactory financial position, the sum of £9 14s 11d (£8 more than last half-year) being carried forward to credit. The membership, on the other hand, showed a decrease, being 17 as against 24 six months ago. Four members had been admitted during the half-year, but eleven had severed their connexion with the branch. Eight of these had left the colony, owing to the wretched state of the trade in New Zealand: the remaining three had seceded, alleging dissatisfaction with the constitution of the N.Z.T.A. For the ensuing term of twelve months, the following officers were elected: President, G. H. Long; Vice-President, E. Bull; Board members, E. Maney and M. L. Reading. The secretary and treasurer Mr J. Carruth, and the retiring auditors, Messrs W. Major and T. M. Murphy, were re-elected.

Mr John Rigg, jun., who has been selected to represent the N.Z.T.A. at the forthcoming conference to be held in Melbourne, wrote inviting the branch to consider what questions it desired to be discussed at the conference. The meeting, after considering the subject, resolved: « This meeting has perfect confidence in the representative to be sent by the Executive Council, and hopes that he will ask the most careful consideration on the part of the Conference of the disastrous consequences of so many small offices in New Zealand, creating 'half-breeds,' and thus bringing the trade down to the present low rate of wages. »

Reference was also made to certain defaulters, who had left the place indebted to the Board for certain advances of money, and it was reported what steps had been taken to recover the amounts.

During the past term five regular Board meetings had been held, and no necessity for any special meeting had arisen.