PARTY PROSPECTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1296, 27 November 1911, Page 6

PARTY PROSPECTS.

STATEMENT BY .SIR J. AV.IRD. (By Tclccrarli.—Press Association.) Auckland, Norcmlxr 2G. The Loader of the Government, is conliilcnt that his party will lie successful at the general elections. Discussing tins prospects of tlio h'el'nrm party on T'ri<lny. the Leader of l.lio Opposition (Mr. AY! V. Masscy) stated that, judging from liis information, there are no fewer than 21 Government seats in danger, while there, are only five Opposition seats that pan ho regarded as doubtful, (.'ommenting on this estimate this afternoon, Sir Joseph AYard said that, as a general principle, a party leader clops not give out the expected results iu detail prior to a general election. "I aln quite satisfied," he continued, "that the information obtained by the Leader of tin; Opposition must either be from a very unreliable source, or else buoyed up with false hope to convey a favourable impression to excite the sympathy and support of pfnecs that are in doubt. From the iV forination I have received, 1 can say that if it Government seats are in d'angvr, then upon that basis of assumption all the Opposition seats are iu greater danger. 1 think that will he found to bo alraut as accurate as tho information Mr. Alassey lias received from the source to which he refers. In the ordinary i-our.M! we.must wait until after election day to learn who is moro correctly infoamed. My own opinion is that, wo are I going to win somo seats from the Oupo- ! sitiou at the present elections,".