MR FRASER’S REPLY
TO FARMERS’ PRESIDENT
(Per Press Association —Copyright). WELLINGTON, .May 20. Hon. P. Fraser'sairi that lie regretted that Air AV.' Al.' Alulholland, President' of the Farmers’ Union, who, iii’the present'crisis," had given good service to the' Government', was reported to have” stated in Hastings tluit there were a number of iiieffielient Ministers iri the Cabinet, and that' slackers shown be thrown out of the' team. “I want to (state definitely that there are no slackers iri tlii> Cabinet,” said Mr Fraser. “On the contrary, no Ministers'iinVe over been more industrious, or more closely and conscientiously devoted to their duties. More often than not. their work oceupies them from early morning till hue at night. Ministers have never spared themselves in tlieir efforts to serve' the country, arid this fact ik generally acknowledged, even by manv political opponents of the Government','”
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1940, Page 6
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