PUBLIC SERVICE

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 15, 18 July 1923, Page 9

PUBLIC SERVICE

ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

.RESOLUTIONS"'ADOPTED.

The-.annual conference of the' Public Service Association was continued yester-' day, the president,, Mr. R.Sinel, iri.the chair. .. -..' '...•-. .'...'■."

In moving the adoption of the annual, report and .balance-sheet', m yesterday's,. "Post,'.', .the^president said that" the position -was much'bettethan ever it had'been in the 1 association's history. The membership spoke for ;itself. They also "took some credit' upon themselves ■ for the ' introduction of the' •new -Housing Act: ■ They wanted facilities given for house-building and they wanted; the Public Service Act amended.: In an,interview the Prime Ministerihai stated ;that if the Act were amended<'it-' would be reviewed from the short title to the final clause, though the principleof non T p6litical control would be'mairitained. At present they thought^it best to-leave the matter, but personally he was of the opinion that the present ?was\ a:good time c t6 obtain.any amendments which , were ' possible. He had 1 been pleased to meet many . delegates^, in his* visit to the provinces, andihad'r.managedi to obtain some for ::lighthou6s-. keepers to ''communicate their- needs through the Marine Department. -, i. The ' report ..was' adopted- after' a.' brief > discussion. ■'■':,■ ■■ ■ ; '■

..The following were elected as executive officers and committee for the year 1923-24:^- >'■ -•'. • ■

• Executive Officers.—President, Mr. R. Siriel ';" vice-presidents, Messrs! C. 'M Hill (Public .Works Department) and J. Jacksori*:(Labpur Department); general treasurer, Mr. B. L. Dallard (Board of Trade)::.-' ''.... ' . ' .- . :;;

Executive Goriimittee.—Mr. W. S. Hardy, (representing North Auckland section), Mr. X M. Graham (Auckland), Mr. VG: Ward (Waikato arid South Auckland), Mr. W. XJ. Haire (Hawkes Bay), Mr. S. H. Morrison (Taranaki), Mr; A. Burgess'(Wanganui), Messrs. C. M. Hill and P. J.G. Smith (Wellington), Mr. J: M. M'Kay, (Marlborough and Western Samoa), Mr. C. E. Parsons" (Otago), Mr.-'F: W.. Brown. j (Southland),: Mr. J.- Jackson ■ (Canterbury and' Souui Canterbury),; Mr. W. H. Phillips (West 1 Coast), Mr. F. W. Thompson (Gisborrie), Mr. F. Mackenzie (Palmerston North), Misses Palmer and. Woodhouse (lady''represeritatives).' .' '■>■;- ' . ."■.

Conference then proceeded'to deal with a lengthy list, of remits. The': following were passed :—■ \ ■ : . :V'.-

That certain officers of the Goverriinent Life Insurance have' their .compensation fights: preserved. ; v:; .. '':.',-;

That tha'.Gbverrinient be requested to amend the Public Service Classification and Superannuation Apt, VI9OB, so as to. provide that; any contributor whose sal-ary-may be reduced through no fault of liis own be allowed to contribute to, andi to have his retiring' allowance computed on, the increased rate of salary. That there be.aniincrease in the pensions to widows, either through an increase in the contribution _of contributors, or through-the reductipri.inCan. officer's retiring (»!ld>vance (at his" option). •That allowances in the nature of salary^ may be-regarded as salary:.for superannuation purposes. :,:'.'.

That the Superannuation' Board be empowered to grant additions ; to allowances, (where circumstances: warrant) to officers retiring because of medical runfitness.*. ' ' ; ''„. , "■,.'■ '•■

. The . conference adjourned until >his morning.' ... " -,■ •'■[.,>,