LABOUR PARTY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 740, 19 April 1933, Page 5

LABOUR PARTY.

Annual Conference at Auckland. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 18. The annual conference of the New Zealand Labour Party was continued in ! Auckland to-day, Mr P. Fraser, M.P.,' presiding. One of the keenest discussions of the j day took place on the Government’s policy of raising the school age. The j conference unanimously decided to reaffirm the party’s objection to the raising of the school age from five ; to six years, on the grounds that this , action on the part of the Coalition Government was inimical to the best ; interests of children, parents and ; teachers alike, and increased the diffi- j eulties of school committees. Referred to Committee. A proposal that it should be the j function of a State Bank to bring i about progressive reduction in in- ; terest was referred to the committee j appointed to revise the policy of the j : party. A similar course was taken with a j proposal to extend the functions of the ; ; State Advances Office to include pro- S 1 vision of all the credit necessary for ; | the establishment of secondary indus- j tries natural to and in the interests : - ' of the Dominion as a whole. i [ Mr F. Langstone, M.P., was elected ■ I president in succession to Mr W. J. Jor- j dan, M.P., and Mr C. L. Carr, M.P. j was elected vice-president.