P. AND T. SERVICE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 20 April 1922, Page 5

P. AND T. SERVICE

EXECUTIVE MEET,

CONGRATULATIONS FROM

WESTPORT,

(BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.; WELLINGTON, April 19. The executive of the P. and T. Association met to-day to consider matters relating to affiliation with the Alliance of Labour and the Government's refusal to countenance same. At the close of the day the proceedings, which were conducted privately, were not concluded. It is announced that no statement would be made for publication, and the meeting will be continued tomorrow.

Regarding the P. and T. service, the Prime Minister stated to-day that he had received no communication from the executive of the P. and T. Officers' Association in regard to the result of its deliberations. "Of course," added Mr Massey, "the Minister is the Post-,mastor-General, and they will probably communicate iir the first instance with him, but he is at present out of town " WESTPORT, April 19.' At a meeting of the Westport branch of the New Zealand Labour Party it was resolved: "That this meeting heartily congratulates the members of the P. and T. Officers' Association on r their substantial majority decision to link up with the Alliance of Labour thus strengthening the industrial movement in New Zealand. This meeting further resents the Government's atI tempt to intimidate the postal service and urges the P. and T. members to remember where their interests lie when the next election comes round."