MR HOLLAND’S MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23436, 26 February 1938, Page 27

MR HOLLAND’S MEETING

ro THE EDITOR

Sir, —Your report of Mr Holland's meeting at the Concert Chamber does not do justice either to Mr Holland or to his opponents. Having a nodding acquaintance with Mr Holland. I went to the hall intending to stay for a short time, simply to see how Mr Holland shaped. A large number of people in the audience were noisy, but it is, I think, far from the truth to describe it as an organised attempt to prevent Mr,Holland from speaking. Sitting, as I was. near the back, I heard, I think, nearly everything that Mr Holland said, and enjoyed the meeting so much that I stayed until the finish. The police controlled the noisier element with tact and common sense, and the whole affair struck me as a great triumph for Mr Holland, and proved that, while the Dunedin audience likes a little noise, it can, at least, be fair. I wish you had reported Mr Holland in full, and would like to hear the opinion of some leading citizens who were present at the meeting.—l am, etc., Central Ward.