POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17097, 31 August 1917, Page 3

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

CONFERENCE STILL SITTTNG,

(Per United Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, AngTist 30. The Post and Telegraph Conference adopted the following resolutions:—"That this conference endorses the action of the executive in entering a vigorous protest against the treatment meted out to Mr Scott and the aspersions east upon his truthfulness. This matter is looked upon as an unwarranted interference with the civil rights of officers, and we ask for a public judicial Inquiry, preferably at Hamilton. In the event of such an inquiry being; refused, the association will support Mr Scott in any action against Captain Gilmer, and strongly resents any outside pressure being brought to bear upon the department to secure the removal of one of its officials." "That representation be made to the Government with a view to increasing the allowance to widows and children under the Superannuation Act to £52 per annum for widows and 7e 6d per week for each child. If the present scale of contributions will not actuarially permit of increased allowances, legislative provision should bo made to allow contributors to forgo part of their own pensions to add to the benefits of those dependent on them." " That the present system of examinations prevailing in the department be revised, with a view to eliminating examinations which, are of no practical value, and substituting therefor examinations on departmental subjects, such examinations to carry with them the benefits and advantages now accruing to those passing matriculation and other examinations."