SECRETARY FOR MARINE.
OBJECTION TO APPOINTMENT.
RESOLUTION OF- SEAMEN.
The appointment of Mr. G. C. Godfrey, Assistant Under-Secretary for Public Works, to the position of Secretary for Marine, has* not the general approval of the members of the Seamen's Union. The appointment was discussed at a stop-work meeting of the union, when a resolution was passed deploring the fact that the Government had appointed a permanent secretary from outside the Marine Department. The resolution stated that thn Marine Department was a most important one, in view of New Zealand's development a maritime country, and that its head should be a man with a thorough knowledge of maritime law and marine matters. Thorough qualification for the position should be the only consideration governing the appointment.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18552, 9 November 1923, Page 10
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124SECRETARY FOR MARINE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18552, 9 November 1923, Page 10
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