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It was my intention to include the history of the United Federation of Labour and the 1913 strike in the present volume, but on second thoughts I have decided to confine myself to the story of the old “Red” Federation. I may, at a later date, deal with the United Federation of Labour and the stirring days of the 1913 strike.
I cannot conclude this brief foreword without placing on record my indebtedness to Mr. John Glover, of Wellington, whose action in placing a my disposal minutes and reports covering the years of the Federation’s existence has made my task much lighter than it would otherwise have been.
P .H. HICKEY.
Auckland, N.Z.,
1925.
