LABOUR PARTY
INVERCARGILL BRANCH. At the fortnightly meeting of the Invercargill Branch of the New Zealand Labour Party held in the Trades Hall on Saturday evening, Mr R. P. Meek presided over a good attendance of members. Various matters in connection with the coming campaign for the General Elections were discussed and it was decided to submit proposals regarding finance, etc., to the Labour Representation Committee for consideration. A discussion on the rights of free speech took place and the following resolution was carried: “That this meeting of the branch of the New Zealand Labour Party views with alarm the decision of the Invercargill City Council to refuse permission for a speaker to deliver an address from the Band Rotunda, Post Office Square. In the opinion of the branch the council’s action constitutes a danger to the public right of free speech and assembly, and, furthermore, is of the opinion that representatives of all doctrines or creeds should be allowed equal privileges in regard to the public expression of their views. Members who spoke on the matter were of the opinion that the City Council should set aside spaces in the open air for the purpose of open air addresses similar to that policy carried out in some of the northern cities.
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Southland Times, Issue 25313, 17 June 1935, Page 5
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