LABOUR’S AIM

Press, Volume C, Issue 29508, 9 May 1961, Page 16

LABOUR’S AIM

Recovery

Of Power

(N.Z Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 8.

The election was over, the National Party had won, and in other than extraordinary circumstances it would remain the Government until the electors found them out between now and 1963. the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Nash) said this evening. Mr Nash was delivering the Parliamentary report to the forty-fifth annual conference of the New- Zealand Labour Party, which opened in Wei. iington today.

“Our task is to work individually and collectively to ensure that every step necessary to recover the Government is taken.” Mr Nash said. Three years’ worthy contribution to Labour’s record of service to New Zealand had been made during its term of office. Social Security ‘‘This is particularly so under the Social Security scheme introduced by Labour to free the aged, who in pre. vious years rendered great service to New Zealand in building the foundation of our productivity and progress,” Mr Nash said. “They have earned their security for later years.” Mr Nash said to the conference that the party would continue its work for mothers, children, invalids, widows, orphans, and those who served.

The records of production showed improvement in all fields. “These facts, after our experience of an unprecedented fall in prices, will, as the years, pass, show the valuable work that has been done and will again justify our becoming the Government of our country," said Mr Nash.