ALLEGED P.O. SCANDAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 94, 17 November 1916, Page 3

ALLEGED P.O. SCANDAL.

POSTAL OFFICIAL'S TRANSFER.

Per Press Association. Hamilton, November 1(>. A case of alleged'victimisation on a local telegraph official named Scott is ! 'creating interest in Hamilton. Scott is one of a huge number of secoders from the Waikato Regimental Baud, |.-and is alleged to have attempted, to j stop the Te Awamutu Band ' t f n \n playing away a reinforcement Q r aft from Hamilton. Jt is_ Si ,],j that as a result ol' representations from a local mili- ' tary o',",ieor to the Postmaster-General, received a transfer to Auckland. jf At a large gathering last night he ! was made sevond presentations, when Mr Young, M.P., declared that in- '* quiriesj into the allegations found that ■ gross injustice had been perpetuated. He would make the country ring when the scandal .and at the risk of losing j his seat in Parliament, he would seo that redress was made, Mr Combs, the permanent secretary of the P.T.Q/ Association, who made _ a special journey from Wellington to ,bo present, declared that he had been authorised by the executive to say . th.U the organisation of* 5000 at his 1 'fenck was determined to make the department retreat from the present 'position, and do justice to Scott. The f Associaion would fight the case to flu) '. bitter end.