Seamen attack Labour Party
(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, Dec. 1. The president of the deregistered Seamens Union (Mr W. Martin) has sent a telegram attacking the Parliamentary Labour Party for its failure to oppose the Shipping and Seamen Amendment Bill. The telegram to the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Kirk) said: “As a union who acted as one of the midwives in 1916 at the birth of the Labour Party we thank you and your party for acting as pallbearers in the interment of the Seamen’s Union (deregistered). “You and your party not only helped dig the grave but your total lack of opposition to the leg-iron legisaltion being imposed on New Zealand seamen proves that you and your party are completely out of touch with the working people of New Zealand and no longer deserve trade union support. “Political expediency always proves wrong in the long run.”
Doctor arrives.—A Vietnamese, Dr Nguyen De arrived at Bong Son Hospital yesterday to take up duties before the New Zealand combined services medical team is withdrawn. He is the first doctor South Vietnam’s Health Ministry has posted to Bong Son since the previous doctor left 12 months ago.—(P.A.).
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32779, 2 December 1971, Page 3
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