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Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1922, Page 4

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I TFFPSK TO St'KK.KNDKH. [nv TEfiF.attAPjr—per press association] WKLMNGTOX, .May 9. Tiie long confluence of tiio representatives of tilt* l’ost and Telegraph Ofiieers’ Association came to a conclusion at Wellington to-day. ! At about -l .HQ in tlio afternoon tic: delegates proceeded to Parliament ILuidings and met Hie Post-mastcr-tieuerai (tin* lion. J. (I. Coates). This meeting was not open to the Press, hut afterwards, the Hon. Mr Coates made the following statement: ‘'During the past week the delegates of the Post ued Telegraph Officers’ Association have been in conference in Wellington to discuss the Government’s intimation that their affiliation with the Alliance of Labour would not be permitted. Late this afternoon the whole of the delegates met the PostmasterGeneral and informed him that it had I been decided to postpone the affiliation for the present.” ! I Air Coates declined to comment on I the de< •ision of the men’s representa- 1 . lives. ; j Mr Combs, secretary of the P. T. j Association, informed a reporter this | evening that the conference had con- I eluded after passing the following rcsolu- > tion: ‘‘Having had .it confirmed by the j Postmaster-General that advice has been given by throe* independent legal antlio- I rities showing that the Alliance of La- I hour is a lawful combination of the 1 < organisations nffdintcd thereto, this coil- I foronee of delegates cannot assume the power to surrender the jawful rights of 1 its membership to combine with other ■ workers for lawful purposes. Further, ■ having been told by tho Postmaster- r General that the Government’s embargo on the affiliation being carried out, L s ft question of policy, and does not, in ■ my way, challenge lie legality of the « iffiliation tile officers of the Association f re directed to arrange for tho presen- ■ ation of a petition to Parliament, pray. ■