P. & T. OFFICER

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17431, 17 April 1922, Page 6

P. & T. OFFICER

MINISTER. ' LEAVE POE ' MEMBEBS. . ' (SPECIAL TO "THD Jbbj.^l WELLL\<JTON, A *i Further correspondence between the Po9tmaster^k n » s ? 1 * Hon. J. G, Coates) and th,fi| Telegraph Officers' Association»s ference to the proposed afiliSj tlie Association with th« IS* Labour. On Wednesday, master-General informed the ■ tion that members of its »x!!! would be granted leave, fo they might meet at once to ej the position, in view of the elj ment s refusal to permit the »2!! to take place. On Thursday thT tary of the Association wrotei? Minister as follows: *' "Hon. J. G. Coatee, a*)!, General, Wellington. ™ "Dear Sir,—R e affiliation «i»i „ ance of Labour: Your letter of!J day has been sent on to the m 9 of "my executive for consideriS? 1 instructions. In the meantime K* be glad to know if, in the event 5! Executive Committee decidiw fe' the delegates together, learJJ* 1 ! granted with pay, and the dm!! travelling expenses met by tho ]2 inent. lour reply to this queiftS be telegraphed to the niembenj] Executive Committee, J "I hope to be in a position tojJ you of the .committee's viem ijVj or so. M | "Yours faithfully, (Sed.> M Comb?, secretary, P. ujM sociation." * 3

The Postmaster-General repw telegraph as follows: "H. fc. Combs, Esq., secr*tif Zealand Post and vjjjjj Officers' Association. .'^ "Your communication of 18® to hand. In event of delegatij called together leave will b«^ and expenses will be met byfl ment. Application should wfl^ controlling officers. M "(Sgd.) J. G. Ooates, P6st« General." . '*M Members of the executive o{l sociation are being commuiUMfi| by telegraph to-day, asking'.wtjqf their opinion, the called; together to discuss the.rifi or whether the delegates '< the various sections moned instead. .'•'■''•'■■*3t A statement waß published ing to the effect that tile the P. and T. Association 1 '&££s a substantial number of rtjfi since the result of the baUotsw frounced, but that it verj' many officers who Wereim pared to connect themselves 1$ Alliance of Labour were xMi members of the AsaociatidiJf|g the outcome of the povetßOTfi claration against affiliation. ;3|| In conversation with porter, Mr Combs, secretar|;<f| and T. Officers' Associattyjij|| that, before the ballot wajHi all, a paragraph was i>uetjKf "Katipo," the Associntidn'M reference to the questional!! tiona and advising the membra} if the proposal tor affiliatiiil|| ried quite a number ; of -WW might be exDected. The nWfifew asked to take that tactorviiM|i eration when casting theirNWrafe view of this," remarked ;|M|| "we have been agreeably MMplj the resignations Bent m."h?™fl not nearly reached the -tpMWJ anticipated would be^the^SUgl It is understood that/'»Hw correspondence with wiWiifito General, an early tive of the Post and TelegraM Association will be held.ffijw ____"■ ■ ".:?rst& A IXNITAJBIAN BBBoi|i|S The following has been M us by the Rev J. H. G, Cfom following resolution was ; **sßJ voices last night at the "fl»jj'i vice in the Masonic Hill'sj«H congregation of Unitariansjifl principle of the affiliation ||i and Telegraph officials with tMj of Labour, believing Unity as an Ideal is in B{Mfl those other Unities to wWCfi|Wf phies tend,' i.e.: the WMI Humanity, ' Beligion, the : y Qm the Unity of God. We urgeji true to the Ideal and pfUriffl timidated. as by suchi.'«M co-operationß, perfect freed** Life more abundantly' wiM remembering that the woWM« ion, Communism and ,'Consi are one and the Banie. ' ;\k-M