P. & T. ASSOCIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1920, Page 4

P. & T. ASSOCIATION

WEST COAST RESOLUTIONS.

(Per Press Association.)

GREYMOUTH, May 3

A special general meeting of the West Coast section of the P. and T. Officers’ Association, was held yesterday morning, being the largest and most representative ever held on the Coast. The following resolutions were carried unanimously.

“That this special general meeting, which is the largest and most representative meeting of the "West Coast section of the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association repeats its demand for an immediate announcement of the result of the inquiry held by the Chief Justice in respect to the War Bonus promised by Sir Joseph Ward, and reiterates its unanimous decision to strongly support the Association’s Executive in any action it deems necessary to obtain the undoubted rights of the service.” “That this meeting indignantly resents the discourteous treatment which the Prime Minister and the Postmaster General has accorded our Executive Committee in its attempts to obtain its constitutional right of an interview.” “That this meeting resents the opinion expressed by a Christchurch official, and appearing in the local press. That in the event of the Association’s Exeou tive calling upon its members to take drastic action, we would be “cold-foot-: ed” and is unanimously of the opinion that, on the contrary, members of the Association will take a united stand and support the Executive to a man in any action it lyiay take.” “That this special meeting strongly demands the right of the service to a living wage for all employees of the Department, such wage to be based on the expressed decision of the Government of the day that £165 per annum in 1914 was recognised as a basic wage. 'lbis meeting strongly supports the Association’s Executive in obtaining this plus 62 per cent, increase in the cost of living, as announced by the Prime Minister as being the Board of Trade’s present assessment of such increase.

“That this meeting requests the Executive Committee to demand from the Department that all returned soldiers who left the service of the Department and who joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces be reinstated if they so desire it, with the restoration of aIP rights and continuity of service.