AUCKLAND PROTEST

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 September 1941, Page 4

AUCKLAND PROTEST

AGAINST SOCIAL SECURITY AMBENDMENT. PRIME MINISTER'S REPLY. (Bv Telegranh—Press Association.! WELLINGTON. This Day. ] A reply to a communication he reI ceived following the Auckland public ■ meeting of protest against the Social Security Amendment Bill was made by the Prime Minister. Mr Fraser, on Saturday. He earlier replied to Mr Will Appleton. who had written on behalf of the Wellington Citizens’ Protest Committee, advising that he would endeavour to receive a deputation this week. Mr Fraser's reply to Mr J. A. £- Allum. mayor of Auckland, was as fallows: Please accept my thanks for your courtesy in forwarding me a copy of the resolution passed at the large meeting held in the Town Hall. Auckland, on Wednesday evening for the purpose of attacking the Social Security Amendment Bill and the medical benefits for the mass of the people of the Dominion provided therein. I can assure you that the representations contained in the resolution will receive full and careful consideration in spite of the fact that I cannot accept as accurate its descriptive terms and conclusions. Unfortunately, nothing published concerning the meeting, and certainly not the interesting list of speakers you furnished me with, appears to indicate that any supporters of the Government participated prominently in the proceedings, and that fact in itself would seem to indicate that a large section of the community whose opinions naturally weigh somewhat with the Government was not represented. It is not proposed at present to utilise the National Broadcasting Service for public meetings, either in support of or in opposition to the Bill.