LABOUR PARTY CAUCUS DISCUSSES WAGE QUESTION

Grey River Argus, 19 February 1949, Page 5

LABOUR PARTY CAUCUS DISCUSSES WAGE QUESTION

WELLINGTON, February 18. The industrial situation and international affairs will be discussed by a caucus of the Parliamentary Labour Party to-day. The first meeting of the caucus since the end of the last session of Parliament started yesterday, when some of the subjects discussed were the general wage situation and the progress of the Government Service Tribunal Act. i The caucus has approved the Government attitude in relation to the Public Service, and has also endorsed the action taken by the Government concerning the “Holmes letter”. The .Prime Minister. Mr Fraser, made this announcement this afternoon. NATIONAL PARTY ATTITUDE WELLINGTON, February 18. An assurance that he had kept in t.Queh, and would continue to do so, with the progress of the efforts by the Public Service Association to improve its conditions, was given by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Holland. to to-day’s assembly of National Partv delegates.