THE LABOUR PARTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 81, 5 April 1923, Page 10

THE LABOUR PARTY.

DOMINION CONFERENCE. (By Telegraph—Press Association., CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. The conference of the New Zealand Labour party referred motions dealing with the land policy in the constitution to. the national executive to set up a committee to report freely to tlie next conference. Consideration of a proposal by the Wellington North branch, that" free meals should be supplied to all children attending State schools, was deferred until the next conference. A motion by the Timaru branch, that all income tax returns should be open for public inspection, was not seconded, and lapsed. The following remits were carried: That the conference consider the revision of the system for granting old-age pensions with a view to simplifying tho procedure; that the matter of reciprocity with Australia be pressed forward; that in view of the existence of rings, combines, and price-fixing associations, the conference affirms its support of existing co-operative enterprise and recommends to all afliliations the necessity of further extending the co-operative movement; that the Parliamentary Labour members be askod to endeavour to secure better conditions and union rates of wages for all men working on Government relief works. The conference rejected each of the following remits: — « n Auc k ,and Brewery Employees' Union: Owing to the referendum on the liquor question distracting the attention of the people from tho selection of their parliamentary representatives, tho conference declares itself in favour of a referendum on the ]„ |U or question being taken once in nine years instead of three, as at present." Poverty Bay Labour Representation Comnuss.on: "That in future, Parliamentary elections and tho licensing poll bo held i n different years." A remit from tlie National Peace Council recommending a general method of socialising education was adopted for™* d n' ded to holfl ,he »«* *on-