THE LABOUR LEADER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 3, 3 December 1931, Page 4

THE LABOUR LEADER.

REFERENCES TO COALITION “TROUBLES JUST BEGINNING „ . , XVELLINGTON, Dec ? Saying that the Labour Party w- ~ now definitely in the position of > * the a H*» r n a tiv e Government, the Lo. • °i the V abour Party, Mr H. E. HoUmf. w iJ° a ddressed the crowd immedi-; ' fitter the Prime Minister, predicted - '• piobably before three years ■were or he electors would hare placed a Lab Goveniment on the Treasury Ben ■ ?. r “°lland was given a verv enthu-y ic reception, and his speech was ’ quently interrupted by cheens and plause. He assured his audience ' Labour would do everything possibc justify the confidence reposed in it. demonstrated by the number of nd tional seats it had gained. +i i wan t _to express my porto those people in New Zeala' " b ° have given their measure of port to the Labour Party and licit

the number of Labour memin the House. (Loud cheers.) We won a number of additional seats. Parliament, as it is conhas a Coalition Party and an opposition. Tlie Government’s struggles Saw just now about to commence. Their will be not only national—||Hjey will be internal, as well.” SffiMr Holland told the crowd of the jjCPry told by the late Richard John Mgddon of the old Scotsman and his Hue, noted for their quarrelling, who Wfere sitting one night by the fire when He wife noticed the family cat and ■e dog lying side by side in front of Ho fire. She suggested to her husband Bjat they also might cease quarrelling, Hut the husband’s reply to this was: PPfes, but you tie them together and He what will happen.” Wt “Now you have two parties tied toHpther. and you will have to wait to Hh what will happen,” Mr Holland Hud. “At this difficult stage in the giastory of New Zealand, you will find, HP in the past, that the Labour Party, gMje official Opposition, will, be prepared |*| give every assistance in the direcHpa of rehabilitating New Zealand. BHf'l want personally to thank my very fjttiendid committee in the Buller distinct, and the electors of that district f.fcr the magnificent majority they have pttren me. May I mention that I owe Kgldebt of thanks to my own daughter, -'•who spoke throughout the whole of the EgHuler district.” Holland said that he was satis.,**l that the majority Labour bad re'Mived on this occasion was vrr fore||Bimer of a stronger majority to come aMgthe next election. The Labour Party ■BMgßjtnow definitely in the position of |li| the alternative Government, and SgßSpredicted that probably before three (jSSwj were over the electors would have i jraoid a Labour Government on the iTptiajnirv benches. Holland thanked the people of •.IfdWiZealand for the support they had given to Labour, and he assured the j Crowd that the Labour Party in Parlia- • ment would do everything possible to jpfirofy the confidence that had been ■•posed in it.