SELECTION OF CANDIDATES

Chronicle (Levin), 12 March 1946, Page 3

SELECTION OF CANDIDATES

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YOUNGER MEN FOR NATIONAL PARTY

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AUCKLAND, March 11. An indication that tlxe National Partv candidates for the conxing general electioxx wouid be of a younger type, iixcluding a considerable proport.ion of ex-Servieenxeu from the Second Worxd War was given by tlxe Leader of the Oppositiou (Mr. B. G. Holland) xn an iixterview. Tlxe prospects of the party were quite eixcouraging, he said. Wlxile it felt gratilied with tlxe result of the Raglan by-cleetion, it was xxot allowing itself lo be carried away by that success. "We realise that tlxe alteration in boundaries, the loss of the country quota and the change in the long-es-'■ablislied system of fxxing electoral boundaries lxave been designed to stay tlxe progreSs made by the National Party since tlxe last general election," said Mr. . Holland. "Naturally the changes will not make our task any easier. " % ^ ' y :Mr. IHolfana^ said 'preparations were ivell irfc haixd tlirouglr tlxe 970 branelies qf,-. the i N a|iona| ^a,x%; to complete the l|leeti|bi ollcaxxd^hteS as soon as the ne(v b'Sunda.ries; blen defined. While the Labour Party was leaving ;t.]£e- Selectibxt of its candidates to its hdad bffiee xn "Wellington, the N ational Party xvas adliering to tlxe democratic •practice 0f allowing its supporters in the various electorates to choose tlxeir owxx representativcs.