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Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1931, Page 6

A Wellington correspondent writes: I—A remarkable change has come over ' Parliament this week-end. The sudden turn of political events, ensuring an election as soon as the Session can be cleaned up, has turned the thoughts of members to their constituencies, | where they will shortly be appealing to the electors for an endorsement of their representation. In the main, the members appear satisfied that an election is to be held with the idea of clearing the political atmosphere, and securing the opinion of the, people upon the Coalition Ministry. , Many of them have been pressing for such a decision for some time, chiefly on the ground that the three-year term of Parliament will expire in a few weeks time. It is evident, however, that a great many members were desirous of anything but an early appeal to their electorates, particularly those whose campaign work have been made more difficult by the < ntry of strong opponents and independents of unknown quantity. » To them the decision of the Forbes-Coates Ministry has com&*&s an unpleasant surp ise, though not one of them can be found to a-dmit this fact ! in .the lobbies.