A "Protestant" Party
Maoriland Worker, Volume 13, Issue 35, 29 August 1923, Page 4
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A "Protestant" Party
G "The Council will be asked to g G make a decision upon the vital o 5 issue of forming a new. or Pro- £ § testant party in politics*, . It E G cannot be pretended that the g G Protestants hare received from *> G the lie form Government, a pro- g <| fessedly Protestant party, any- o 2 thine: like the support >ye should g § have had. There lias been a D § marked tendency on the part of g g certain members of that party o. G to slight the work of the Asso- g q -Biation and the support afforded £> G tiie members of the party. It g G is apparent, therefore, to 'the 5 G members of the Council that if g G the Protestant interests are to _> G he maintained and the views of g g the Association to be, voiced on o g the floor of the House, definite g § and action is p G necessary. It may not be ne- g § cessary to take the step of £> G forming a new party. It might g G serve equally well to aim at sco G curing the return of Indcpend- g Gent candidates; but whatever _> IG course is decided upon, the in- g teresfcs of New Zealand and Em- _> pire must ever hold first place." g —Ewen McGregor, P.P.A. Presi- o dent, at P.P.A. Sixth Annual g Council meeting. '" 0 Tins is what the Government o frets for proceeding against g McGregor about that non-cxist- j> ent ioad at Ohingaiti, g 0
