POLITICAL

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1933, Page 7

POLITICAL

POSTAL CONGRESS.

WELLINGTON, November' Jtß

Now Zealand will be represented at tile postal congress, to be held at Cairo early next year, by the secretary to the Post and Telegraph Department, Mr G. McNamara. The v congress will open on February 1, and will be attended by delegates from all parts of the world.

1 Tlie postal congresses are held every [ five years, the last congress, whicn j was the first to be held in British territory, taking place in London in j 1929. On no occasion lias the congress I been held in the same place twice, i Berne, Paris, ’Washington, Stockholm, I and’ Madrid have been among the prin- ; cipal .meeting places. Mr McNamara -jalso represented New Zealand at the 1929 conference. COUNCIL LEADER. Tlie Hon. It. Masters, Minister for | Education, will succeed Sir James Parr I as leader of the Legislative Council, | the Prime Minister, the lit. Hon. G. iW. Forbes, announced to-night. The j position was made vacant through the : appointment of Sir James as High | Commissioner for New Zealand in Lonf don.

Mr Masters was acting-leader of the council in 1930, and subsequently became leader for a short period befoi-p the formation of the Coalition at the end of 1931.

It is interesting to note that Sir James Parr’s departure will reduce the membership of the Legislative Council to exactly half its full establishment. Only 20 members will remain of the 40 for which provision is made in the constitution.