The Operative Butchers' Union was established in 1900, Officers for 1904: Mr. J. Grenville, president, Mr. W. Mapleton, vice president, and Mr. A. A. Paape, secretary.

The Typographical Union Of Southland has for its officers Mr. E. Keast, president, Mr. M. J. Spear, vice-president, and Mr. A. A. Paape, secretary.

The Southland Timber Yards And Sawmills Industrial Union Of Workers was established in 1901, for the purpose of correcting abuses and to inaugurate schemes having for their object the benefit of members generally, morally, socially, physically, and intellectually, and also to assist co-workers in difficulty. The Union now has a membership of 600, spread over all parts of Southland, and extending from Catlins river to the Waiau, a distance of 150 miles. Under the direction of a sub-committee, appointed by the Union, three consecutive Axemen's Carnivals have been held with conspicuous success; and during the three years the committee disbursed £650 in prize money.

Mr. Arthur Albert Paape , Secretary of the Southland Sawmill Workers' Union, Axemen's Carnival, and also of the Operative Butchers' Union and Typographical Union, and the Invercargill Cycling Club, was born at Ballarat on the 13th of October, 1878. He was educated in his native town, and became a clicker by trade. Mr. Paape came from Melbourne to Dunedin under engagement to Messrs Sargood. Son and Ewen in 1897, and two years later he removed to Invercargill to enter the service of Messrs J. Kingsland and Co., but left that firm to take up his position as Secretary and Organiser of the Sawmill Workers' Union. He has travelled all over the timber districts of Southland, and in 1902 made a journey throughout Australia with Tom Mann, British Labour Organiser.

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Mr. A. A. Paape.