WORK OF LABOUR GOVERNMENT

Southland Times, Issue 23793, 15 April 1939, Page 8

WORK OF LABOUR GOVERNMENT

PARTY EXPRESSES APPRECIATION LOYALTY AND SUPPORT PLEDGED (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, April 14. A motion expressing appreciation of the manner in which the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage), members of Cabinet and other members of the Parliamentary Labour Party had implemented the party’s policy during the past year and pledging its unswerving loyalty and support during the coming year was carried by acclamation at the closing session of the annual conference of the New Zealand Labour Party in Wellington today. The conference, which opened on Monday, closed a short time before 5 o’clock this afternoon with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” followed by three cheers for the Labour movement and a further three for the Prime Minister and most members of Cabinet who were present. Motions of thanks to the president, Mr James Roberts, the national secretary, the Hon. D. Wilson, M.L.C., the conference officers and the national executive were carried to the accompaniment of musical honours. The Wellington women members, of -the party were thanked by the visiting women delegates for the hospitality extended.

On the motion of a Maori delegate, the conference passed a vote of confidence in the Prime Minister and the Government and expressing appreciation of the benefits received by the Maori race during Labour’s term of office. All remits of an industrial character were referred t> the executive of the Federation of Labour for consideration. The federation’s report on them, after discussion, was referred to the joint executives of the federation and the party. Mr W. R. Spence, general secretary of the National Union of Seamen of Great Britain, addressed the conference and conveyed fraternal greetings on behalf of his union and the British Labour Party.