HOUSES WANTED

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3295, 2 August 1943, Page 4

HOUSES WANTED

POSTAL OFFICIALS’ HOMES MR SUTHERLAND’S VIEW INCREASE IN REMUNERATION The adoption of a housing scheme for postal officials was advocated by Mr A. S. Sutherland; M.P. foi; Hauraki, when speaking in the House of Representatives. He explained that when postal officials come to his district they usually found difficulty in securing houses. z Mr Sutherland said that when the estimates were under consideration last year, he had asked that consideration be given to increasing the reoHxneration of postal officials,, and. he again urged that that matter be early consideration. New Work Done The Post and Telegraph Department had been called upon to deal with. miKh new work, such as (he registration of cars, the coUecttoß of social security registratkm fees, the collection of taxes, the issue of ratioing books. New schemes ip future should be shared with other departments. Mr Sutherland said that tibe wock done .by the girls who had bee* engage# during the war period hnd-triear a credit to them; Many had been inexperienced when engaged aM top had adapted themselves to the wwfc in a praiseworthy manner. Tba afficers of -the department were to. be congratulated for the manner in wMrib they carried rat their dntte®.