SIR APIRANA NGATA

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25030, 12 November 1946, Page 5

SIR APIRANA NGATA

GENERAL ELECTIOM

nomination regretted by Mr FRASER <:E> Tho n • gis .®P r NE, November 11 The Prime Minister (the Rt Hon P It ra the t? Glsborne Manns said ho °' Rawlri meeting house, tlou nt fep'y. regretted the nomina-l Hon ot s lr Apirana Ngata as a Party cand idate He reahaddrmn»^eat,u ° r ™ Sir Apirana Ngata nast for L f aori P eo P le m the r-ti-et Lr’ IShed th f y were friends r “J» ei • n ?PPonents. ra7^°Kr? I ? Ori p S,°P le admired Sir ApiSaL , a lu as Europeans din. but obJteJnfno 0 tl l!L r Pol 1 l tlcal company he was keeping. Much as we may respect him. we cannot have him voting Putting us out if possmle. said Mr Fraser. After paying a amo te l Sr Labour candidate, Mr Omana, Mr Fraser added: “We don’t want to be enemies, but I say Sir Apirana Ngata would be of more value to ms people outside the House of Representatives than in it. What an end it would be to a glorious career if he became a private in the army of Toryism. We feel he should blush to be praised oy those who have traduced and slandered his own race.”

WELLINGTON CENTRAL SEAT

NATIONAL CANDIDATE TO BE CHOSEN TO-MORROW

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, November 11. The Wellington Central National Party committee met this morning to consider the situation created by the death of Mr C. H. Weston, the candidate for the seat. There will be a full meeting of the committee on Wednesday evening to complete the matter, and the announcement of the choice of his successor will be made on Thursday.

PROTEST BY COMMUNIST PARTY

A resolution protesting against “the action of Minister in charge of Broadcasting (the Hon. F. Jones), in not permitting the Communist Party to broadcast f its policy over the radio during the 'election campaign,” was was carried unanimously at a meeting of the Canterbury district committee of the New Zealand Communist Party. “This ban,” the resolution adds, “means, in effect, a monopoly for the present political parties in parliament, and the oppression of any party challenging their position.