MR FRASER AND CIVIL SERVANTS
• BLENHEIM, Nov. 14. "If would be interesting.to see what would happen if Mr Fraser tried to suppress the civil servants in New. Zealand as he is apparently limiting the New Zealand civil servants in London from publicly discussing their grievances," said the Leader of the Oppoeition (Mr Holland) this morning. ' ' Oue.'' has only to remember the crowded Town Hall protest meeting, held in Wellington during the pasfc few months to realise hbw such restriction would be dealt with. It is a basie right of the civil service publicly to discuss their conditions of emplpyment just as privately employed jsvorhjers have the right to do. Of qourse, the Government has the right to expect the civil service to use wise iliscretion in ; thesb .m^ttCrsj ' ' Mr. Holland added, '"andjfiiB'-Gp&ernment Uas little to co'niplainijh|jouil^-.cah, that respect so far." ^
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 November 1949, Page 3
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