LABOUR PARTY CAUCUS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25881, 27 June 1945, Page 4

LABOUR PARTY CAUCUS

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, June 26. A caucus of the Parliamentary Labour Party was held to-day. The Acting Prime Minister, Mr W. Nash, presided. Resolutions were passed expressing sympathy with Mr W. J. Broadfoot, M.P. for Waitomo, in the death of his wife; with Mr P. Neilson, M.P. for Dunedin Central, in the death of his wife; with Mrs Munro in the death of her husband. Mr J. W. Munro, M.P. for Dunedin North; and with Mrs Findlay in the death of Mr F. Findlay, who was M.P. for Hamilton. Reference was also made to Government members at present on the sick list —the Minister of Mines, Mr P. C. Webb, Messrs R. Coulter (Raglan), C. H. Chapman (Wellington North), and T P. Paikea (Northern Maori). Good wishes were extended to them and the hope was expressed that they would soon recover their health and be back again in their places in the House. Mr Nash also stated that the caucus had expressed pride in the great work done by the Prime Minister, Mr P. Fraser, at the United Nations’ Conference at San Francisco on behalf of all the peace-loving nations and in particular as the representative of New Zealand. A resolution embodying these sentiments was adopted The caucus adjourned until to-mor-row.