WAGE REDUCTION.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20175, 2 March 1931, Page 8

WAGE REDUCTION.

POLICY Of LABOUR PARTY* CAUCUS NJEJXT WEEK. , [THE PRESS Special Service.] Mftreh 1. A caucus of the tabouf Karty' be held at Wellinfttoii o/n March liDth* tt is expected that at this meeting the labour Party will decide upoav the cdurse of action" to bo pufstied dtiriug tho session* - lb is freely l stated in Labour circles that tho Poi'ty intends to avail itself of every opportunity of opposing tho programme of the Goveriijftie&t, especially in connexion with tho proposed "cuts" in the Civil Service, and tho proposal to give the Arbitration Court power to revise existing awards-, It is considered to bo certain that a no*eonfidecco amendment will bo moved during the Address-m-Reply d< The e 'Leader of the Labour Party, Mr H. 8., Holland, will addrew a public meeting in'the Town Hall oh; Wednesday, Mar oh 11th, when the jiolicjy of the I.abour Party will bo out-1 CIVIL SERVANTS* WAttM

WAIPDKUUItJ, February 28. A largo and representative meeting of Civil servants, held in WaipukttfAu, passed the following motioni: , "In view Of the Announced aOCiSlttfl of the Prime Minister to retluoo all public service salaries ttttd wagOS by 10 per cont. from April l3t. this tnectiiig of all branehos of: the Civil Bervico in Waipukurau desires emphatically t *o protest against sutfh a reduotion being made. We desire to bring to the rtotioe of the Prime Minister and . all members of Parliament the fact that the Civil Services are already suffering, from substantial cuts .made' in, 1922,' which should have 10ng since been restored had the cost of living figures been taken as & basis* and which are cleftrly a direct tajt that no/other section of the community is .called upon k> boar."