Six remits concerning the press were examined by a committee of the Labour Party conference. In all but one the committee ''had no recommendation to make."

This Article has been obtained by Salient to remedy the failure by many New Zealand newspapers to publish either Or. Butterworth's views or the Labour Party's decisions.

The Remit calling for an investigation into the feasibility of setting up an independent council to maintain ethical standards of news dissemination was endorsed.

The convener of the Lands and Agriculture, Transport and General committee said that the remaining remits were too complicated to put into policy. He maintained the policy committee had enough to be going on with for its election programme.

Dr. Ruth Bulterworth (AU) took exception to such immobilism and succesfully moved that remits concerning the training of journalists, a national paper under a public trust, and the protection of local papers be referred to the Parliamentary party for consideration.

These remits were:

• That a National Joint Council for Training in Journalism be established comprising equal representation from Government, newspaper proprietors, and the Journalists Association.

• An investigation of the possibility of establishing a national newspaper under the form of a public trust which will lease plant and make finance available to a bona tide production company of journalists and printers.

• That where local newspapers are threatened with closure, merger or takeover against the public interest, Government shall itself takeover the assets leasing them to production companies which will have complete autonomy in the production of the papers concerned.