HUSTINGS GLEANINGS
The council had built 35 transit houses, but what had been the result. The Government, instead of completing 60 houses in the past six months, had completed only 24.—A. E. Mansford, National, Palmerston North.)
“Our annual conference does formulate the policy of the Labour Party. It has done so since 1916 and it will continue to do so. Its policy comes through the decisions of the branch meetings, which are set down for discussion at the annual conference.—C. F. Skinner, Labour, Buller. Milk zoning had been introduced during the war to save benzine and tyres, but the Government then introduced the Milk Act, which was just a further development of their policy of socialism. The result was the same muddle and dissatisfaction all over the country.—A. E. Mansford, National, Palmerston North. The Opposition had been complaining about big taxes, but taxes were all right when the people got something back for their money. He could remember the days when the people were taxed and got nothing back. Labour was taxing the i ones with big profits, and distributing the national income. Men who had been overseas would know 'that it was the countries with the lowest taxation which had the lowest standard of living.—H. S. Beattie, Labour, Hawke’s Bay.
“To those who may still be in doubt which party to vote for, I would say this: if you vote the National Party into power, and after some time yon wish to vote it out again, you will have that opportunity. If you vote the Labour Party back into power, I am not so sure.”—Dr. R. A. McDowell, National, Avon.
“My friend Miss Howard embarrasses me sometimes. She is a very fine woman, with great drive and vigour, but she asks me about the prices of all sorts of embarrassing things. She comes waltzing into my office and says, T am going to put this question in the Blouse, so you had better have a look at it.’ I read it through and then I say, ‘Oh for heaven’s sake, Mabel. No!’”—D. G. Sullivan, Labour, Avon.
It had been a matter of growing concern to thinking people that the crimes of murder, attempted murder and assaults on women and children had shown a marked increase. As a student of the problem of crime and punishment he was against brutal punishment which only brutalised, but he could not accept the present tendency of the Government to pour out its sympathy to the offender and forget the sufferings of the victims. F. E. .Barker, .National, Hawke’s Bay. “Perhaps that is why I never got married—l saw too much of the seamy side of housekeeping,” said Miss M. B. Howard, Labour, Sydenham. She was replying to the charge that she could not understand the problems of women which she said had been made by her opponent, Mr R. Hunter. “My opponent, Mr Walls, stated that the farmers were right behind the Labour Government. I’ll say they are. They are right behind and pushing so hard that the Labour Government will topple over on November 27.” N. Jones, National, Dunedin North.' “To indulge in personal attacks on members of the National Party would be to lower the prestige of our party. We won’t do it. We allow the insane stupidity of the National Party members to just fly past our heads like the wind.”—P. Fraser, Labour, Brooklyn. “There is hardly an action you as citizens desire to take or the purchase of any goods you wish to make without your having to obtain a permit, a coupon, a licence, or permission from a Minister of the Crown. Those losses of economic and social freedom are not designed to meet war conditions but speci ally prepared by the Government to get complete control of, the people.”—A. E. Mansford, National, Palmerston North.
“Coal ships should be unload- « ed in half the time it is taking the shipping companies. I believe we should have modern coal-carrying ships operated by the State. It has been mentioned in the House, and I think the Government will do something . about it.”—R. Walls, Labour, Dunedin North. * S< * “I have heard much comment upon the intention to increase coverage in other parts of New Zealand and it has been stated that Gisborne was left out in the eold. To clear the matter up, I have communicated with the Minister in charge of broadcasting, and now I have a definite statement from the Minister that Gisborne will be one of the principal centres which will receive attention.” — D. W. Coleman, Labour, Gisborne. She had taken great delight in the discovery in the railways regulations of a section specifying people who were entitled to carriages to themselves. They were “people suffering from infectious disease, criminals, lunatics and Cabinet Ministers.”— Mrs W. J. Poison. “The Prime Minister is never happy unless he is gloomy,” commented Mr Sullivan (National, Bay of Plenty). “He has his best face on at a tangi or an obituary ceremony.” When a questioner claimed to have a “strong knowledge of farming” the meeting addressed by Mr W. Sullivan, National candidate for Bay of Plenty at Christchurch, Mr Sullivan asked him a test question: “Which end of a cow gets up first?” Mr Sullivan asked. The questioner was silent.
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