GENERAL ELECTION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 August 1943, Page 3

GENERAL ELECTION

MATAURA SEAT. NO LABOUR CANDIDATE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, August 7. The Mataura seat, which is at present held by Lieutenant T. L. Macdonald, M.P., who is on active service overseas, will not be contested on behalf of the Labour Party. Officials of the Gore branch of the Labour Party state that the nomination of a candidate for the seat has not been considered, as it is not the policy of the party to contest seats held by serving soldiers. AWARUA. BRIGADIER HARGEST NOT TO BE OPPOSED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, August 7. The Awarua Labour Representation Committee has decided not to nominate a candidate to oppose the sitting National Party member, Brigadier J. Hargest, who is now in Switzerland after escaping from a prisoners of war camp in Italy. PALMERSTON NORTH. NO NATIONAL CANDIDATE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON NORTH, This Day. The postal ballot conducted by the Palmerston North branch of the National Party re-affirms by a substantial majority, the decision of a recent meeting of members, not to nominate a National candidate at the general election next month.

“Scrim” made bitter attacks on the Opposition every Sunday night he was not disciplined, but what a different story when he turned round on the Government. The Prime Minister said the controller was not dismissed because of the record, but had it been heard before he would have asked for his dismissal. He knew of no Minister who had heard the record before the dismissal of the controller. It showed a degeneiacy that could not be tolerated. The amalgamation of the two services was under consideration. There would be men controlling each, but by an amalgamation there would be savings in staff and duplication would be avoided. The vote was passed.