P.P.A. AND POLITICS.
NO PARTY ALLEGIANCE. A DECLARATION MADE. ANNUAL MEETING OPENS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The annual meeting of the council of the Protestant Political Association to-day passed the following resolutions-: "That this council affirms that the Protestant Political Association has no political party allegiance, and urges all members in the forthcoming genera I election to support only those candidates! for Parliament who may be relied on to place the great moral, social and patriotic interests of the Dominion and Empire above party consideration."
"That this council protests against the extension of railway concessions to boarders attending private and sectarian schools, and expresses the conviction that the concessions already in force are inimical to the interests of the national system of education, and help to foster religious distinctions prejudicial to the welfare of the State and the people." The following officers were elected: President, Mr. L. A. Tavlor; vice-presi-dents, Messrs. L. A. Rhodes. J. Cocker, and G. J. Harford; executive. Messrs. Ashman, Bridger, Mayes and Hughes: Dominion secretary. Rev. Howard Elliott
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19280712.2.122
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 163, 12 July 1928, Page 10
Word Count
173P.P.A. AND POLITICS. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 163, 12 July 1928, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.