GENERAL ELECTION
LIKELY TO BE HELD Dl l K IM. \N\OIM IMI NT SOON ATTITLDE Ol I.A BO I K PARTY •From Our ParJian.entai y Reporter! WelliiiKton, Tin Day. II is expected that an oflieial anplans rcuardiiiK the general election will he < omniunicatcii to the House of Representatives by the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, later this surprise lo members for the reason hold the elections at the normal The Labour caucus. 1 is reported. manlier of members favouring a postponement. hut the Parliamentary Labour Party is not the deciding factor. the formation of n National Govern’M i'!, Labour monibei. declaring that the more experience they had 4jf the altitude of many of the Opposition members the less attractive is the idea of working with them, though they credit a : mall section of the National Party with whole hearted support for the war policy. While the leaders of the Government are anxious that nothing be done to wr-aken th • war effort, they are against clinging to office oven under the stress of the presenl circumstances, for they recall their decisive objection to prolonging Parliament's life during the
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 23 September 1941, Page 5
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186GENERAL ELECTION Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 23 September 1941, Page 5
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