EVE OF ELECTION DAY

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 October 1946, Page 4

EVE OF ELECTION DAY

LABOUR LEADER ONLY TO BROADCAST MR. HOLLAND SHUT OUT (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 16. The Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) will have the last word to electors over the broadcasting system before the General Election on November 27. In the last two_ election campaigns both the principal party leaders have spoken on the evenrng before the poll, but this year the Prime Minister has reserved this time lor himself, according to National 1 arty officials. , , The practice has been for the party leaders to make 15-minute speeches from a studio on the eve of the election. The Government’s intention this time apparently is for the final broadcast to be from a meeting addresse by the Prime Minister in course o the rota. The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Holland) will broadcast from a meeting on the Monday nigh . When this arrangement was explained to Mr. Holland m a ® , from Mr, Fraser, Mr. Holland rep asking that both leaders should has e time on the final night. Mr. Fraser’s reply was ,^ s /° +n +h ' “It has been decided to adheie original arrangement of broadc speeches on the last two nights campaign, you to speak on the d day night and I on the Tuesday.