LABOUR'S PLATFORM.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1047, 9 February 1911, Page 4

LABOUR'S PLATFORM.

; V.IN '.MUNICIPAL POLITICS.,- ".'.-C The Wellington main branch ~ of'th*,,' New Zealand, Labour party, met inVthi ;V Trades : Hall last evening, , Mr. • D.' • M'Laren presiding.- The principal ;busi- ; .-: ness of the evening was tho by' the executive and subsequent discus-; • sion and adoption by the meeting of a ■.. fighting platform for the forthcoming., municipal election. The platform,' which ; is ' preceded by a manifesto to; theVelectors urging - them to . support the' Labour ticket, consists of the following -.'.- twelve planks :t-(1) Municipalisation. of ■ public utilities; (2) maintenance and -lex- ; ■-. tension of the city's existing '. trading: ' services;. (3) retention and improvement -•/■--. of the Town Belt and all public preserves'. ; •and- prevention of .encroachment;on,'or ■->' alienation of the same; (4)" the securing'/--, of a pure milk supply under" the city*!*'' control;_(s) the establishment; of .piiblio"' fish, ■ fruit, and vegetable markets;' and : J. hot water baths; (6) acquirement,of -:<fiv :: : tended municipal powers for" town plah-J; ning;--'erection ..of ; workers*. homes, .-.and:'. '■■ the. clearing of-slum .areas';„(7)iimproyer.: :■? ment of; streets, .sanitation and' lightin?.!: ■ in the ■; outlying;portions: of r the' cty;. (8) I : . J extensd/m. :of - -wood-blocking., j; cleansing and dust-laying .and pther'im-,: \ provements to 'the city .streets;; (9)'■,'»-.".■■;,. tentibn of.the city's.control of_,its;owa; Fire Brigade service' and ."cbnsideratipn. of municipal insurance of all .property ; within the city; (10) : the iestablishrnVnt of a municipal labour a'gency, advertising all vacancies in municipal employment; and the filling ;of all: posts, from. open applications only; (U) r'the extension.-of .;' public educational and recreation-facili-ties :in; the ..way '..'■ of baths,'-- playing . grounds, .gymnasia, libraries, -, museums, -.., zoological, and botanical-gardens,-public ' music, and art galleries,.- and. free publio ; lectures ;'• (12) : . the day; labour /-system; wherever practicable-.in;- carrying!' out. city works,? and'a'strict < observance of-a-fair standard'-: of"-: employment ,:througbv..' out/<-" ; ,T "; ■ I ;-" is i "i'\ ■ y- l :'-"-""..'-i : r' ■•-: i ,■.■■;■;-*•>",'.,