LABOUR LEADER

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1930, Page 2

LABOUR LEADER

WESTPORT, March 29. The Buller Labour Representative Committee has arranged for Mr Holland, leader of the Labour Party, to address the industrial unions in Buller electorate oil. the political situation and the Labour Party’s national campaign. In line with this arrangement, Mr Holland spoke before a well attended meeting of the Westport General Labourers Union last evening, when he reaffirmed bis statement made recently to the AVestport branch of the Labour Party. He warned unionists that an election was quite possible before the end of the present year, and he urged that it was their dear duty to stand prepared. If the Reform party should again come into power it would of course mean a levers ion to that party’s wages policy of 12s and 9s a day. The United Party’s failure left them with no alternative whatever, but to strive to place a Labour Government on the Treasury Benches.

The meeting unanimously resolved on a minimum contribution of 5s per memlier to the Labour Party’s national campaign fund, with a stated period, and also pledged the union to give every support to the party in the event of an election coming. This week, Mr Holland is addressing meetings of various miners’ unions.