Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19190513.2.32
Bibliographic details
Ashburton Guardian, Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9608, 13 May 1919
Tlx. 1 Canterbury Returned Soldiers', Association, will' submit the following remit for consideration at the annual conference'" of the. New,' Zealand -Association 'I' —"That, the regulations governing assisted A! passages to wives of 'returned''soldiers' be extended in orderto include also the fiancee's'of soldiers.-." —Press -Association.
Sir James Alien, in replying to the locomotive men's deputation at Wellington, assured the men that Mr Berries and the Railway Department were desirous of maintaining friendly relations, and though he (Sir James) could not speak as to the details of the proposal he was informed that the-addition of the. bonus to their wages placed the men in a position that was higher than any individual State of Australia, excepting tropical Queensland. He pointed out that/the men had a very big concession in recognition of overtime after eight hours. It was essential that they should all stick together, and he believed that so long as they could carry on the railways successfully,; the Government might •be encouraged to go into othelbusiness. The whole matter would be placed before Cabinet at least by Tuesday. The deputation assured the Minister of the importance of giving; an, early reply, as the men were hard to restrain .—Ptess .Association. •"■■ -:-;;";-*-; -
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19190513.2.32
Ashburton Guardian, Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9608, 13 May 1919
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.
Papers Past now contains more than just newspapers. Use these links to navigate to other kinds of materials.
These links will always show you how deep you are in the collection. Click them to get a broader view of the items you're currently viewing.
Enter names, places, or other keywords that you're curious about here. We'll look for them in the fulltext of millions of articles.
Browsed to an interesting page? Click here to search within the item you're currently viewing, or start a new search.
Use these buttons to limit your searches to particular dates, titles, and more.
Switch between images of the original document and text transcriptions and outlines you can cut and paste.
Print, save, zoom in and more.
If you'd rather just browse through documents, click here to find titles and issues from particular dates and geographic regions.
The "Help" link will show you different tips for each page on the site, so click here often as you explore the site.