POLITICAL PLUMS.

Franklin Times, Volume XXII, Issue 8, 20 January 1932, Page 5

POLITICAL PLUMS.

FOR MR LANG'S FRIENDS. WELL-PAID JOBS GIVEN AWAY. The Lang Labour Government of New South Wales has been rewarding its industrial and political supporters witti a whole case of plums, the crop this season being a bumper one. Trades Hall officials especially have been favoured, and the distribution has been made without any show of shame, barefaced though it may be.

'. There are 21 Trades Hall officials in the last batch of appointments to the Legislative Council. Next to the union officials, most consideration has been given to defeated Labour candidates. Then there were 60 lesser lights who became dole inspectors. When these were retired an additional list was placed on the Government pay roll, and the number has grown steadily. Here are some of the plums that have been given to political favourites: — J. H. Sleeman, publicity officer to the Lang Government, £BOO a year. G. J. Goode, discharged from the railway service, appointed chairman of the Transport Co-ordination Board, £1750 a year. P. E. Miller, former secretary of the Transport Workers' Union, member of the Transport Board, £IOOO a year. F. C. Hutt, former organiser of the Meat Industry Employees' Union, and defeated Labour candidate for the Lane Cove scat in the State Parliament, a member of the Meat Board, £IOOO a year.

J. Clancy, defeated Labour candidate in the Ashfield (State) by-election, a District Court judge, £ISOO a year. E. C. Magrath, general advocate, Printing Industry Employees' Union, now Deputy Industrial Commissioner. £ISOO a year.

T. Mooney, retired from Lang Party Senate nominees, now Senator of six months.

J. M. Martin, M.L.C., organising secretary, Electrical Trades Union, now member of Ihe Milk Board (salary to be fixed). P. McGirr, M.L.C., defeated Labour candidate, brother of the Minister for Local Government, now chairman of the Western Land Commission for seven years, £ISOO a year. T. Watson, defeated Lang candidate for Calare at the last Federal election, member of the Western Land Commission. £IOOO a year.

S. Bird, formerly secretary of Ihe Lang A.L.P., J. Hook, former chairman of the Trades and Labour Council, A. Sherman, former secretary of the Hotel Workers' Union, chairmen of Conciliation Gommittees at £750 a vear each.