AN ALLEGED SCANDAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 November 1916, Page 2

AN ALLEGED SCANDAL.

I POSTAL OFFICIAL'S TRANSFER. By j'?!eg.-ap!i--Press Association. L • Hamilton Nov. 11l A ease of alleged vielimiaaliaa 01 a I local telegraph official named Scott is | ['"eating .interest in Hamilton. Scott is one of a large number of seceders from the V/aikato Regimental Band, and is alleged to have attempted to stop the Te Awamutu Band from playing away a reinforcement draft from Hamilton. It is said that as a result of representations from a local military olKser to the Postmaster-General, Scott received a transfer to Auckland. At a ' large gathering last night he was made several presentations, when Mr. Young, M.P., declared that inquiries iato the allegations found that gross injustice iiad been perpetrated. He would make the country ring with the scandal, and at the risk of losing his seat in Parliament he would see that redress was made. Mr. Combs, the pcrirmticnti Secretary of the P.T.O. Association, who oiado. a special journey from Wellington to be present, declared Hb; h L Lad li.;en authorised by the executive to av that the organisation of SOOO his back was determined tu ma,:e tho department retreat from the pvtsent position, and do justice to Scot'., ThL Association would fight tho .a» t :hc bitter end.