LABOUR’S RULE.
AUTOCRATIC METHODS IN SYDNEY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N(Z. Cable A&aoci&tiouc SIDNEY, April GO. Under a resolution forced through the City Council by Labour Aldermen, it is now necessary to secure the nomination of an Alderman before any appointment for unskilled labour can bn made ill any section of the Council's service. Not oiriy reform Aldermen, but some Labourites strongly protested against this form cl patronage. The Labourite who moved the original motion protested that it Iliad been altered in such a way by the Labour caucus as to make it absolutely unfair and unjust; it was meant that nominations must be by Labour Aidermen, as Reform Aldermen have no power as regards nominations. He added that .some Aldermen appeared to have all the pull in regard to appointments.
The sec re i ary for the Reform Aldermanic Party- stated that of 577 new appointments made during th’e past four months, 570 were Hominies of Labour Aldermen.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 1 May 1926, Page 9
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