No Politics In Sport
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day. An emphatic denial that the Government had any political aims so far as control of sport was concerned was made by the Minister for Internal Affairs (Hon. W. Parry) addressing delegates from 12 provincial councils of sport in Wellington. The Minister said he personally had no wish to see political interference in sport, and that also was the attitude of the Government. Its concern was first with the physical welfare of the people. Allegations that the Government contemplated regimentation of sport or making sport compulsory was nonsense. There was no thought of State control. He added, however, .that unity was essential among sporting organisations and he wanted an assurance of unity to support him in his representations to Cabinet.
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Northern Advocate, 1 October 1943, Page 6
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127No Politics In Sport Northern Advocate, 1 October 1943, Page 6
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