COUNTRY PARTY VOTE
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT (Special to THE SUN) TE AROHA, Tuesday. Questions have been asked Messrs. P. Keegan (Waikato) and F. Colbeck (Tauranga) about their party’s intentions on no-confidence motions. Both stand for the Country Party. Mr. Keegan said they would vote against the Government. A Voice: That is for Labour. Mr. Keegan: Labour is protectionist. We are free traders. The Country Party will not vote for Labour. A Voice: If a Bill on two issues came before the House, the Country Party would have to vote with either Labour or Reform. Mr. Keegan: We are not going to vote Labour in or out, or Reform in or out. We are going in to help posterity. A Voice* Then you will not vote at all Mr. Keegan: Certainly we are going In to vote against the Government. At Tauranga, Mn. Colbeck said: My position is quite clear. It is a matter of policy. We will vote against the Government, no matter who moves the motion. A Voice: Would you join Labour? Mr. Colbeck: If they would advance our policy, yes. A Voice: You told us already that vou had no time for Reform. Mr. Colbeck: I do not care a hang about party. I will vote for the party which will try to restore the economic balance.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 499, 31 October 1928, Page 10
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219COUNTRY PARTY VOTE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 499, 31 October 1928, Page 10
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