PREPARE FOR ELECTION

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17971, 17 March 1930, Page 7

PREPARE FOR ELECTION

LABOUR LEADER’S ADVICE. ANYTHING MIGHT HAPPEN. DISCONTENT IN THE ELECTORATES (iß(y Telegraph.—Press Association.) WESTPORT, Monday. r Mr. H. E. Holland, leader of the Labour Party, briefly addressing a week-end meeting of the Westpert branch stressed the need for preparation for a possible genera! election either at the end of this year or early in 1931. It was true, said the Labour leader that the present parliament might last out the full term, but it was equally true that no one could, with any degree of certainty, predict what would happen during the next session. In the ranks* of the Labour Party, both in and out of parliament, there was the gravest dissatisfaction with the Government because of its failure to live up to the pre-election promises. That dissatistactlon was also widely in evidence amongst the general public, including many supporters of the United Party in the electorates. What was J ver y certain was that in the session the Labour Party would press every demand embodied in its pronouncement of last month reflecting the party’s previous declarations. He urged an regard to the next general election that they should leave nothing whatever to chance. ' Discussing possible developments during the session Mr. Holland said that in the event of the Government being defeated on a Labour Party’s motion It would follow as a matter of compliance with constitutional procedure* that labour must be given an opportunity to form a government, and In that event the Labour Party would be entitled to expect the same con- ' sideration from the House as was ex- . tended to the United Party when it * became Government. He was confident that if given an opportunity they would be able / to present a programme of constructive legislation that would command public approval. Mr. Holland announced that .he would visit the main centres of his electorate before Easter and as soon as possible after the Easter holidays would undertake a Dominion tour in fulfilment of his promise at the beginning of the year.