MR KYLE’S CHALLENGE
ELECTION CONTEST WITH MR HOLLAND lFrom Our Own Parliamentary Reporter) Wellington, This Day. A challenge to the Leader of the Opposition, Mr S. G. Holland, to resign his seat in order to contest an election in the same constituency (Christchurch North) against him, was made by Mr H. S. S Kyle ( Independent, Iticcarton) in the Hou < Represi tatives last night. He said lie was prepared to immediately resign his present seat for that purpose. They should go to the poll on the issue in the No-Con-ficknce motion. (Government applause). Mr Kyle said he was on the cross-benches because he differed from the iTeader of the Opposition on this point. When the mining trouble was discussed in the National caucus, a ballot paper was produced which mentioned the first issue as being that work ■be resumed under State control, the dispute to be referred to the disputes committee. I The Prime Minister: “Is it seriously stated that any member of the caucus said that thing was the ballot paper.’" Mr Kyle replied that this was the ballot paper reported to caucus, but the member for Kaipara (Mr .1. G. Coates) stated in the caucus that it was not in the correct paper.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 16 October 1942, Page 4
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204MR KYLE’S CHALLENGE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 16 October 1942, Page 4
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