MB. P. FRASER.
"It goes without saying,". remarked MivP. Fraser, "that L am exceedinglypldased -and- gratified at the re-sult-in -Wellington -Central. "= Mr., Fraser said he was also delighted at the splendid result in Wellington South. Howevei-j he must say that he deeply iejjret"te k d the Tosult in the other three' -Wellington ''•" electorates.' He 9?p'i;essed:regret'.'at the defeat of : Mi s;^,oiiteij;!ir'w.4;;p;ttiii;, a.-.ii?ib?.fe.;t2" tjie jiard-work ho had, done. ■• Lcaving'himself - out for tlie'moment,' Mr. Fraser said that there had nover been it better team of candidates who had faced any election here than, the Labour candidates for AVellington. With regard to tho fight throughottt ...the. Dominion, ho feared that Labour had loat.pretty considerably, -They.: had: said in this campaign that even if they lost every seat in New Zealand, the ide*]s tiiat-.Lq,bo.ur stood-fpi- and the^ropogil^tlW^^JlJMtnfoward— an adequate bMie" wagG/'inotKerhood endowment, proper;: peJißioMf^etc.,— tKeKei would gain grpu.tt4i':^;;l(9 party, not even the Go*tes Ffiftyi'. would dare to face the electors'to-day without putting that programme, :in their proppsala-^-a prpgrainme, .wjiich had been advocated arid popularised and made possible by the Labour: Party. When the Labour Pary numbered four in. the House they achieved' won.derful .work: When they numbered eight, they put up a fight that had never boon surpassed.
At-this point it- was announced that Mr. Holland had been elected.
■Mr.! Fraser .said:,that Mr.- Holland had. a lead of 1300, with probably more to follow, Ho called for three cheers for Mr. Holland, which ■ were heartily given. The Labour Party, continued Mr. Fraser, would fight in the present Parliament juit as it had fought"in the past;*—it would;fight in the interests of the working men and . women. Although "the' Labour Party might lose- a-battles, theywould ultimately win the campaign. He hoped that three years from now. lie would stand there nnd bo rejoicing over a great Labour victory. :He thanked :iiis comnvittee;.:and supporters.
MB. P. FRASER.
Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 110, 5 November 1925, Page 14
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