Government's handling of its finances has been dropped by the National Liberal Party.

NLP chairman Mr. Geoff Parker threatened to file an injunction yesterday to delay the election, now scheduled for October 5.

He said his aim was to delay the vote long enough so that audited reports, now five years in arrears, could be produced.

"We felt people's rights are being treaded on,'' he said. "People don't have the information they should have to assess Government's management ability over the past five years.'' But the Party's plan foundered yesterday afternoon when a lawyer advised them that the NLP constitution prevents it from suing anybody.

"We were not aware of it until about lunchtime today,'' Mr. Parker said last night. "We've had great difficulty finding legal assistance because most legal firms are tied to one party or the other.

"Although we seem to have a case, the NLP constitution does not allow us to sue anybody.'' Mr. Parker said one option before him was to carry his injunction forward personally.

"There are other options that we will discuss on the weekend,'' he said. Mr.

Parker said his case rested on the fact that Bermuda's Constitution requires the auditor general to produce an annual report on the accounts of the Government of Bermuda.

When told of the NLP's plan to delay the election, Premier Swan told a Press conference: "I'm surprised Mr. Parker has made such a statement. His leader only last week called me and said `Premier, get on with the election.''' The NLP yesterday announced Mrs. Dessaline Waldron will run for the party in Warwick West.

Mrs. Waldron, 45, is a mother and a charter president of the Somers Lioness Club. She is employed by the Minuteman Total Patient Needs Ltd.