LABOUR CONFERENCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18141, 5 July 1919, Page 7

LABOUR CONFERENCE.

[Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON. July 4. The Labour Party conference adopted the following remit:-"That this conference regards tho present haphazard way of enrolling electors as extremely unsatisfactory, and urges the Government to take action in tho direction oi having this important work entirely carried out by tho State and local bodie.9." . Another remit adopted urged tno Education Department to establish special schools fdr mentally deficient, temporarily, delicate, and backward children. . , , The conference affirmed the principle of a five days working week of forty hours. ~ It was decided to draw tho attention of the Government to the unsatisfactory manner in whieln school committee elections are carried out.