LATE MRS. M CCOMBS
LABOUR LEADER'S TRIBUTE
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, June 7,
Feeling reference to the death of Mrs. E. R. McCombs, M.P., was paid today by the Leader of the Labour Party, Mr. M. J. Savage, M.P.
"Her passing has created a gap in the ranks of the Labour Party that will be hard to fill," he said. "She was not only the first woman to occupy a seat in the Parliament of New Zealand, but also, by her outstanding ability, both in the House and out, she made a very effective reply to those who maintained that women are not the equals of men either in local or national government."
Mr. Savage and Mr. P. C. Webb, M.P. for Buller, who has been visiting Auckland, left tonight to attend the funeral.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 134, 8 June 1935, Page 10
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