EDWIN JOHN CLARK
Mr Chairman, let me put something in perspective, things are not quite as black and white and as simplistic as you are stating.   Even when it regards the by-elections, the by-elections that were being fought were fraudulent on their own.   The National Party, on many occasions, used less than upright and honest means to gain victories, and the diminishing chance in the ballot box was really one that is being pushed for its own sake, but I do not believe that anyone who was active and concerned in those days, would have ignored other options and just pushed for the ballot box.   You hope for a miracle, go for the ballot box, that is fine, but to ignore other options would be very foolish indeed.