Referendum On Session Likely
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WELLINGTON, April The Attorney-General (Mr Hanan) confirmed today that the Government waa examining the ponibility of holding a referendum late thia year on extending the threeyear term ef each Parliament by a year. He arid the propooal had bees received favourably In the Govern-' ment caucua. The Labour Party undertook In its election
t policy manifesto last year to hold a referendum at ; the 1969 General Election on whether the Parliamentary terms should be extended to four years. A Government decision on whether to hold a & weeks* apply to Parliaments installed from 1909 onwards.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31343, 13 April 1967, Page 1
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