OFFICIAL REPORTS OF CAUCUS MEETINGS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 28 August 1919, Page 5

OFFICIAL REPORTS OF CAUCUS MEETINGS.

(BY TELEGRAPH —PHESS ASSOCIATION.) ti. »~p WELLINGTON, Aug. 27". Ihe Reform Party S at in caucus the whole afternoon. Mr Massey states that there was a full attendance A very lengthy but friendly discussio/i .upon matters of interest to the .party took place, resulting in the meeting concluding with a resolution of confidence in the leader. The caucus then adjourned until an indefinite date. Sir Joseph Ward states that there were twenty members of the Liberal Party present at their caucus this afternoon and two accounted for. Hons. G W. Russell and J. A. Hanan were amongst -the absentees. The following motions were carried.- "That the retirement of Sir Joseph Ward and his colleagues from the National Cabinet is in full accord with the agreement entered into when the National Cabinet was torraed, and is unanimously approved by this meeting; that this meeting i s in hearty accord with the general policy embraced in the manifesto issued by Sir Joseph Ward." To this there was one dissentient on some points. The meeting also passed a resolution eulogising the leadership of Hon. Mr Mac Donald during the absence of Sir Joseph Ward Messrs Forbes and Dickie were reappomted whips to the Party. A vote of continued confidence in Sir Joseph Ward as the leader of the Party was also passed unanimously. Si r Joseph Ward said that every member of the Party recognised that the country was passing through difficult tim^s from the point of view of future constitutional requirements, and expressed his intention to do all in his oower to assist the country in reaching those requirements.

T L ™ee*inS of the "Parliamentary Labor Party was held this afternoon, all tne members being present. It was unanimously agreed that the country should.be guen the earliest opportunity of choosing a new Parliament. Mr Holland wa« appointed chairman of the party and Mr Walker whit)