MR. FRASER CONFIDENT

Chronicle (Levin), 5 March 1946, Page 8

MR. FRASER CONFIDENT

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RAGLAN B Y -ELECTION

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AUCKLAND, Alitrch 4. "My opponents' seem to be making inuch politicaJ capttal out of mv comin^ to take part in the Raglan byelection, " said the Prime Minister (Rt. Ilon. P. Fraser) during addresses at Ngaruawahia and Huntly tonight in coniiection with the Raglan by-eiecHou "People are sayiug L was broughi post haste to Raglan to snve Laboui from defeat, liut 1 could not do timi on the last night of the campaign, as the people ha.e already inade up their minds. ' ' After motoring from Auckland this afternoon, the Prime Minister spoke for an h'oui" at' Ngarua waiua.' The hp.ll 1 as only partiaily filled. Mr. Fraser then inotored to Huntly, wiiBre lie was "iseii an eutnusiastic reeeption. Here agaiu, however, the seating accommodat.on was not all occup'ied. Cheers and wliistJes greeted Mr. r raser and he was accorded a most cordial and attentive liearing. "Some people seem to think that it was unseenilv for nie to fly all the way oack to New Zeaiand inerely (o get to Huntly," said Mr. Fraser. " Wliat better place could I come to and what better occasion could 1 choose tiian the eve of a great Labour victory. " Aniong the vveird and wonderful issues whicli have been raised in the; by-election has been the suggestion uf i a Disinheritance Bill. While m London. "L receivecl a letter from a stranger asking me about this, and I replied that 1 had never lieard of it. i did not take the letter seriously. Never at any time have I heard anyone in any way ever suggest that the Labour Govertiment should introduee anything of the sort. It is nothing niore than moa strous. ' '