SIR WILLIAM FRASER.

Taihape Daily Times, 18 August 1919, Page 6

SIR WILLIAM FRASER.

. HIS RETIREMENT HINTED. PORTFOLIO OF PUBLIC WORKS. A new Minister for Public Works Would seem to be one of the probabili:ties of the next few "months, judging by :3. statement recently made by the present Minister, Sir Wiliivanl Fl'asor_ At

‘Wednesday evening’s meeting of the automobile Association, a letter was gzread from the secretary of the New .KZealand Automobile Union, stating that “-he had interviewetl )Sir William in éeonneetion with the National Road V Boards scheme. In response to a reflluest that he would receive a «deputa_'l',ioll on the subject, the Minister had . replied that it would be very inconIl venient for him to do so just now. According to the \’vrtel', Sr Wllam pointed d/out that it was, however, almost cerA tain,-that tan eleotion ~would take w place’ shortly, and that, in that event, "it was unlikely he would continue in f office. He had, tlle.refore,. suggested 7 that the. matter should be deferred.