P. & T. ASSOCIATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1925, Page 4

P. & T. ASSOCIATION.

( n.NHDI'.NC H IN silt RK'I'ARY. Luv Tia.iaiuAi-n i-i.n rai.ss associaiion.J (41 R hSTCII.C lit iI. May A I a .-1 "• n.! meet iug oi Hie ( anl.erioi' .v So. I ion Cl the 1 ’os 1 and Telegraph Oil;’.s't - A-- oeia! ion |o con-idi'i t lie '] m •■! ion ej agreeing to allow 1 lie (u-u----1 S‘ s re *ar i. . Mr l mid*, to stand for I’ari in men I. a ltd lln ■ l■i- -1 - i nding of a i' -o| m ion ia tli! in i. ‘ with Ihe Alliance ol Labour, .ill li, B. Ward presided "Vi-r a simdi ai lendaim-. The v'hairmaii moveit; (a) Thai this Seel ion. rei'og;iiisiiig Mr L.niliV v.1 Ii anil ability, and believing Hint, irrespective of parly, he would In- an as-et l o Ba riiai.iee;. ~x-his his silere..- at Hie Iml In ond ng (buiei al Elect ii in, (b| Thai Mi (.'i-111b''* ,'i-n ices as I’i i--maui-nl S": liia II be ntaine.l in llio nii-an 1 ime should he he Mieies'lul in .gaining polilnal Ineiiont’,.. in I leecntber next." (ei Thai 112 days ncciiliiiilnlcJ leave lie granle.l Mr Condi', a- early as possible. This sectioa i-, ol (he opinion, howe' er. I hat any , ni h aeeiiinulal ion nl leave is wholly u mii-si la is-, ain I *t rong!y urges llu- K.xe nti'e t ‘omm i t tec to guard against any repel; i ion of tin: nine in I In- future. (d) Thai this Section, recognising that the Association consist* of upp! oxinia toly 8bl)l> mend.i-i's. with widely dill'eriug views on matters political and otherwise, i; strongly adverse lo the use ol the ‘'Katipo" for party pi'oraganda. and ;ul\'ises tile K.xeeiitivo aecordingly.

zTho Chairman deprecated the Wellington Section's attack on Air Combs who had done good for the Association. Political rights had been advocated by the Association, and, this being the ease, it was unfair to deny Mr Combs such a right himself, since ]lO had placed his resignation in the ’ hands of the Association. The motion was passed, after some dseue-inu on Clause I). the opinion liei ing expressed that the columns of the “Katipo"’ had been used too much in the past for political purposes. The view was also expre-sed that there was rooru for a considerable improvement in the matter published ill the magazine. The Chairman moved that the Executive take steps to rescind the motion relative to the decision to affiliate with the Alliance of .Labour. In doing so. he submitted that, instead of gaining anything by deciding to affiliate with the Alliance, the member* had in I act gone hack. Mr Turner said there was no chance of any (lovernment in future allowing the Public Servants to join up with any i utshle l.abour organisation, owing to the confidential nature of their work. The only way to get their grievances seen to was through the Members of Parliament. Tf there was a strike .‘it miv time, the commercial community would get together and back it. as the telegraphs were essential to them. The Alliance was described by Mr Lawrence as ‘-a' useless body of n scrviie to Labour, and of no use to the Asso.in.tion." lie knew it would not be unacceptable to the Government il the whole hotly of the public servants were placed under the Arbinntion Court-, but he hoped tins would never eotne about, as it would not benefit- the Association. As the meeting dwindled to less than a quorum, the matter will have to he decided at a later (late.