RANGITIKEI SEAT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 608, 10 September 1909, Page 6

RANGITIKEI SEAT.

i/;S SiMR.- HUTCHISON RETIRES IN FAVOUR MR., HOCKLEY.;• ; > ■'■■'■ ■ : V;'..];(From ; Oar Special Oorrespondant.) Sw^iVMHV 1 - •■:^' ;Vj;v :;-'Martpn, -..September, 9, i> : :|;;^-;SVBo'th'candidates in the.Oppositionintercst for, : J^^:.::"thyiinngitakelßeat'areiwoiking ; :topth and nail, quitei-.^nfidont*.that', i ; theleieclibtt..- According/to Mr.'Hut-'S-S::'::j':chi!oh,: of , 'the. electors i;JSf<-'--«hips'on the ;Main : Trunk line 'between Martonv):J;V:;;;::!ejia,'.'Waiiiura;will votp.ii favourof the Minis-: :&:K districts VU:;Vvj.; D nJeither^side'-of:>the';linef-an 'overwhelming <%:*Winajority" 'of,votes' wiirbe'pplledfor Mr.. : Hocls;- ■&?££' Iy;an'£;himself;:': There .could: be .no doubt but v'-'V'"■;'■•!-!that';Mr. ; 'Meldrum be the"most : L-1.i;r;.:;,,; popjuijj.■ o f:.-tne Ministerial candidates.: .''Freih -%hat:he could gather, Mr.;Georgetti.would poll. /; < : ?■*; ■■•■ bj -many 'votes iis ■Mγ. , Smith.;-. ■"£he contest (ho; '$>■::] '■ 'V. t&ji) ■result; in a; -victory for i ? ?v;;.vi::the: Opposition;," ' ; ' / : ' : ' ■. '.■'',: ' .^^/V.V^:':;.vAsked'WhetKerV.tlie:faot..that.;two; candidates "'J;' ,1 '-/were'-standing'in*the Opposition interest.would i: 'Jf'^ : 'iibt-inilitate:.ngainst the.chances/of: the pa-. ■ i>:: ">. Mr.-iJlutchispn -ireplied emphatically in. the v:'';^v'iiegaUyo' v / He .went, on. to explain that; Mr- . "'■.',-■ ■'■■■ HocHy and : himself each ■ claimed, to' nave 'the i'-i'iiV be'tier, ohahce, of ■ winning the seat.'.» As • there j-1 .if '.'k ■','X wiis'!no time: to fooling of _ ti , *?..''■::•■":: electors 'in any. other r'way, they .had decided ;: ;"lthatrboth 'should-go ; to'_the- first .ballot.. -It-'.':}:*:.,.■:,;.\^ras-al6b.'arranged that,.in the'event of'-only !I.:S/'j v^on'6r of them "getting into the second, ballot,;the. ; ;ff,.:•,.,'-.'■ Jnnsnccessfnl "candidate sbonld then do "his ,ut-■!-''-K';-'.cV-;,'iß(fet-;to' assist the other.-'to' secure the t ".S:-;: : V : :if it had been contemplated.that neither.would. ;r;V;J;: v '':j*et'into' of'them would "'"??' v;*• undoubtedly •-have. 'at once. /< He. emphatically; that the .very -best- of "feel-! : -i'!-- i'-V'ins -existed bet'ffeen Mr. Hockly. and himself. :•;' rf ; : i; .■: Is - there :aiiy ohance that 'one may yet'-vfifh-''Qi^'^'ifawPA'he^was.'asked.;^-:-"':^''.-.■■■'■■ '■[ i,^: '.:■ ..'.v:?'^;;.;ln reply, Jlr.iHutchisoh:said that-itwas;very ?!'''■'•<". "probable-one'ofthebii would withdraw.' ; " •• --?.£/}'!' i. Immediately;?.'.:,-;.." }■■{:■)■■■ *:.-•". ■V-; : *4j: .;'Mr.'.iHutchison!-Yes.:. : ■.::■'-•■,'.'■' .'; ;; :■:■ :,''U is- desired , not xnlyHhat. the Opposition Sft-^t jthe -seat,, but- also that the party. :i jt^Y;;'.';rtonld : :hw ?;?^v::^";;S. ; vME:HUTCmSON'S;DECISION./;; ;,-::,: ; ;;■■■;■;■■:;..''Later.:'; .;K."--'v^'-.- : AThe'.TeeuH : .6f the .negotiations with a.view to ':.":':::v-. ; 'c-.th'e'Retirement'of ope of the: Opposition-candi-, -.■:'.' ; - i.: dates' was made 'known' to your representative i ; :'"i : .'^:-gbj--Mr. Hutchieon" rarly this':evening. . Mr. ! >: iV-': .s.:Hutchison said that :it was agreed between; Mr.. V-U-:- -;■<■'!.^Hockly; and himself ; at their.first-meeting:that JM;::.jv ; . l ; le^Mr' , Hut(misbn)>.:6hould,, before 'deciding; f, , );.!:' ;?.■•' whether ",to. continue ;as; a .candidate; , ; ascertain "; : '.;;; "the feeling,of constitnenta.-. As "a result,of his he had" ghthcred that the feelingap-. ij-i.'-'f-'Peared-to'be in'favour'of; Mr.: Hockly, and ,esT' ''rtv'-'.'j Specially was this.the case in..the eastern .part, of ■':.y..'; ! , : tKe:electoratel ; ..He had, therefore, '■'?.'&i.'y*j\ cided:tdretire. afternoon he had, in con■:v:Kv.iv^sequence',of. this,:decision,y,telegraph!ed to^Mr.; V;4:'.';Hoclclfi;as.follows:— •\''. ' : :-y~ '■■.."'-'■:■:'■■■,;.■"::''{ " '■■''• X-J % f '- : '-: -■',•■.':"-. In 'accordance: with myvpromise at. our ■ ; *:l :;% ?^: SHunterville -.meeting, . having ■; i,' ■:;-':■... ascertained.geheral/feeling _in : theconstitu-.. ;•!:s'' :;f' L :"v:eney,-1-have', decided, to retire, in ■' your fay-'-.'. so asto'ehsure an Oppositi6n-,victory. -. ii ■" i?' ;■; (Signed) cG|OEGE /iHXITCHISON.;.: v, wM'alEO-mentibned'.by.Mr.',Hutchison:.that ;v j;-v;' -.i ; :he: had'.furtKerWritten/;to '-Mr.'' Hockljrrstating. K.s;;■■;;■.- that in fnrthe.r',;'fulfilment;.'of' l his~ promise, he v?;v : li,' : ': .would; :be'; prepared"'to rdo ::eyerythin|: in.his ;;:v'y!?'*,:pbwer;to ensure ''.-. his success.-::■!;Mr;. Hutchison J;". that 1 he would^like;publicly.to'acknow'i: •;' ''i : ■: ledge his obligation; to ■a- great .number of ;•':' J-i ";i ■: tors,: ': especially': in • the -western- portion 'of the S.vi'.Ai l ,constituency,-for the.'support, which they:were, K'-j'i give'ihim. ■) ■■;■: ■'... '-';' ; '.':.':•-' if-. iX v?:'.';.''Askedi-whether;he ; would-be, a.candidate at next:electi6n, Mr/;Hutchison said it was' too ■'-&'c,': : : early; tpVmaka 'a. definite announcement; yet. V reply^hds.- 'received' from i^:v'i'" : #;;Hocklyj ; :who is addressing splendid meetings/in ;tbwisKips>out,.of;HunteryilJe...: . ;. : ;■.:..:■' - ; /a:jMHApi,^ 'IfAii : i? r; "- :: t?-'v" : -::v->""*-r .-:"i>>f>.':,y.".->.- -V ■■;* i /'=- r? ; -■■'•;- : " r r"' ; ' : .?-"i J -■ : -= ■JHssf£ v COM)BMNEI);-;; ;■; [i'>}S'W-''4'' j; .to nesdaj-.eyeniig, when' Mr. G.:,flutfliispn.;-'a.'(!an-. ::,.':-" ■''did&te- inthe Opposition -interest;-addressed'the' §*£;s"'.- eleotore oMtangitikei;;under the , ,presidency, of. K%V-"":-th'e^Mayor> ; ,Mr. -Nathan.--':.;• ■?;■! *.•«.;»,;:,■• i \! l ii% ■■■:■?- : .i-..-Mr': Hutchison prefaced'his remarks' by.makit clear,;that Jf^elected^ha .Jwould'on every ■li'Vfe;-,;.''-'.-: occasion vote'inifavour of any.respl.utio.n having Object. the defeat of .the: present Ad- :?;';!-!• "fe : 'i -ministratiori:".T(Hear,,hear.) -:>Despite-.ite'draw-7?r::'Jj.fAi backs'.-,.^^the..party .system:;was, -in-his opinion,:';S'',i'.S v ;-at-'least'jrefenible.'to' elective; executive j<EvvwVeys'em/'>There 'were ; admittedly- good men in the 'Vi''!' present.T-Minis'try, ■ notably' the::Hons,_'.- J.r A. :•'.;;>.f■;,,.-,. : 'Millar,' -E.;;M'K«nzie/and'T.' Mackenzie,: who, 'W'lfif'-'-' under: other .oiroumstancesAandiwith.. different l ;-'ii.'Sv'.-;;.'eolleagMs/niigW':dp good work on.behalf of the 'y'vS' :.■';, people.'-.'-He was opposed to \Sir viSyi,};V:Joseph Ward.and;the Hon. J., CarroU.whp, in , /.¥:'-v'^'ihe:'ad^inie'iatJonV'of.':tKe'Vpornolips- l in; their. »?.•■;;'-■ *■■'. charge, had, he /held, , 6hpwn'.a' disposition to :■s&<■ ■'?:iconduot-^ihe'-affairs,"-of'-.the''-Dominion.•-.'in;, a Sic 1 ;--.ri.-'?V" manner^that ; was: detrimental; to; the; best in-: is|*,;f,:-;.;;.' terests,;of the people.-;-:(Applause.) "Always a ■/s li-avfiv inostpersistent.preacher.of economy,: the Prime ;;-,][. «r'-':.Minister'hadj.'prpved himself>:the.'mosf-i'extra-e^er, ; held dffico south; 'S'iV-^H - -.vpfithe'liine.'Dealing with-'the question of the. 'f i^ife' '':■. surpluses,;Mr/'Hutcmson: declared.-that .in, it-. : «' ','■'.' : '; ''■■ self a large surplus' was iproof. .of -, bad manage--St.i'-' -If aiprdper system -'of bookkeeping were W\i'.'. : 'l\J:' : "adopted, it, would 'be found: that as a rule, the; i'V^V-V;■■•;,;^^''actual" suiplus'.(if .any);was no;lciger,than' '■i'ti y :; :it ! ought' "to 'be. , vHe proceeded to. say that if J::!,-.;-.;': elected he would ,do' to secure the ex-; : : i; c ';;'■'■ penditure of a '■■fait., share of .the public moneys i's'' ; ' : .'-;"s'<£'iri.the district.; (Applause.)^~lt ; was his belief ?;■»,!;. i,: : ; . '.that ;if.; the', self-reliant laidi down by -'$'?',£■: ■ : : ! -tb*.' , '. late '■ Mr.!";•; Ballance'■'.;•. had'.';, not ,'; been ■/£s■'■'s:'■!■:■ thrown overboard,;; the;-Dominion 'would: have -a-very.'ninch better .'position .than it ; : ;'-j':;V:.;; j; (was to-day.'. He did not'suppose it ; was possible ijvi-li' : 'v '%'•: to I .abstain'ifrom :borrowing ;altogetheri whilst /v- ; ';i' v,;.i; there - public..estate ;.to be;, opened, .:.'':' ; .::'. ;; '.np, and-developed', ..but'/he held; that .there had-'t'i-'i-'i.i.been'over-borrowing-in-the 'past,;resulting -'/i';,: sWv much ".'recklessness ■ and-, waste. .'.(Applause.) •Sβ '?■s£:[ ; :• l-i elt: that the alterations; which had ■beon made ;fi'<'.':]C:p.' ''to- , the -Publio :Revehnes' Act.'gave,/too,;:great' •-'iiif; Ii':) ; : scope V to;; a '.Government.; in -.connection ,with :As ;S■ ; :/.>-V : /tp;:the'future I ''.he;felt certain 'that''if-''the',Qoy-. : ; ; ''■"•,>'- : ::■:';,eminent.were not ohecked.there wouldibo'inoro ■■.Vk v .'.;.?.':.schemes for:increasing taxation and adding to '■■-;'■&: : 'y -vthe:national'debt.' , 'New .Ze&land.was at pre- : ■i'-i:>:.-,'.':/- ':.:; 6 ?nt. r paying jSIOO.OOO ,for ,naval';protec;"i:;J,-...,-:,■ tion,;"bnt:.nnless ohecked in the first instance.a s' , y. jroposal: might;-;be adopted which might pos'•l:Yi\y/' "•hßibly"be J -th?,;beginning of; ? a .ruinous, expendi- ';•:;;'■■;.■"=•:>;.;' tnre. '-; If • theTei-wero any; real Jneed: Whelp 'the '-,>':*.;■ S;)-:M6therlarid/ ; inPne '.would .urge that" -that -. should' 'n-.&'Ai'P.'k. once/be , ,done"sponer;than;himself,','but the ? C'V 'Sp. '■'.. /.fact';Ywas' tiiii>.< the.. Old Country',-/;-.which was ;. ■:; l ife ! ;.v 'he wealthiest'..in: the:,world,.,did*ndf;'require. '■;i&i?is ! [ help. :"He;did;-,not';wew: iTitn':-iavburi the. pro- /■;:«::.;.:-.: ;.posal , ;:that ; .the , .lnddmitable.'.pr'es6nted>.by,vNew s v;':.:!l'^:v, , Maland;s&nld;be;statip i i-fcij : ':-A. :.'v ({9 u i'- applause.)',' ■ Jf'returned.ihp^wpnld;:urge ;iV:'.:.;;:' ■'■]'-}-. that 1 the'■ Dom'intpn.ishould'-getv'a-fair. , , return .WiiV;.'';' : lorHts'-.naval'exnendituie'.''. Referring 'tp-the :.!;•-' '■■:{-■. .questionr of-.-the.: Native.- landsfVMr: Hutchison ':'■ -'.Jlfi-;; Si,said that .-the laws.affecting: them were so enthat.it would be useless to 'try.'to'.iin-' .;'';-,')Vi..,,./iayel,,them..; He .considered(that;steps 'should ';yr.:! '"■., :-.at once be taken to get.these lands taken up, principle should be a : them.,;((Applause/)::lnrcoholusion,. he :;r;;:ri;>,.; '«aid -he favoured; the/establishment of '-S^ti^ r : .which-would .-have; the power'to settle conolu-■7*;;{;"'.';-6ively!aoy, matters affecting the status and the f;::; ; :,;C : ,,::i;-.well-being <>l the servants.of .the- State: There • wasAhe B aid,;.room for a '.revision of- the Cus;.:;;;;:;j J ;;Kv-:tomManff,,sp.as; to-proyide,' not only .a free :> v :; f -,.: r ,. breakfast-table,, but also a free.''dinner table ' : V:.:"S .<:[■ : :«»?;»-.»e»;tea-table,'<besides free' olothing'and ::-::*; ; ,-;. Ptherinecessities.i CLoud-applause.) ■■■■'.- - : ?.*-' i *' ;: '':"'•.'■ '.■'.»«P l J>pe r ;to''a question; Mr. Hutchison''eaid ■'■■nii 1 . .vihecould -assure his. heareTS "that'(if elected) r';S-.:-> ;v -:: he: would not desert Eangitikeiias he had done ;' : ;::;V. ■■- "Patea. , -; anr.this'i eonneotiori,:'Mr. Hutchison :.;.;:/■;;...: explained that-he'left New" Zealand, for Soutlr w : i:-:"w - .to :try/and better; himself, Hβ would \i •ii'-.'.'f.s*- candidly admit, that he made;a;mistake in .''..,.■■ -' '- going. awsyj and; h«.was' not 'going \ to. repeat V .-.,,■;>'.-; ! the .mistake;,. Those people; who "had gone to ■■.'■; 'Jj ' '•- '::■, - (jjneensla'nd -and.: the Argentine . would•. • most •''■: : .;'. ; i-v.f>-:.'.likely : -wtani to tho Dominion ere long also :S.'Kj,:'V'. ; .''l "j-- Upon the motion of Mr Smith, seconded by w4.;:fe : ! :i;vMr,lßullinon, a hearty vote of thanks nas ;'..;', j 7 ..'accorded'the candidate. ih :#i; »;PI.EA FOR AN ALL-WHITE MINISTRY. LAND ADMINISTRATION ■••;:v';jH^v-v'>:■''■■■■' criticised. . -W'? '■}£■.'-':■'' : ;; The mclnsion in the Ministry of two mom-. ft:'-;?'.■■.;!'-;.'-:".'bo'rs'of the Native race was condemned in no' v-'? ■■■■: ,i]':i :■-■; half-hcartod manner'by Mr. G. Hutchison (one : '."' -Iv. l -', ;of the candidates in tho'Opposition interest) at ""'>:'''-'->: i '':''V-.vTaihapo on Wednesday evening. Hβ intro- ?':: educed, the .subject, by. remarking that .in ' his ;'**:.,;:-'■' thero were several members of the '/.S-' X; A-.Ministry, notably Mr. Millar, who were much ?■ .'better qualified to fill the position of Actingr; ':;■;':;■ ;: Prime Minister than. Mr. Carroll. The position ; ":;;!/'.J;^; "■■■ at': present (ho continued) was that there was ■.'■;'•.-.;:■.': :'-tC:'\r- '-one Native at the head of tho Government and A"'')' : '%'.'/;\ another at the tail, and half, a dozen white ?;S*' : in between looking very foolish. a'-.-.-'i'.-.:.;.,--.'A voice , Mr. Carroll i& as white as any of us. speak of Mr, Carroll," replied tho candi-

iate, "with all respect, for I have had' nothing jut friendly relations with him in public life, but I say that his administration of tho portfolio of Native lands has been a hindrance to the advancement- of the Dominion." (Htur, iiears.) , ■ ■■'■ ' : : • / ' Mr. Hutchison : thin' , went on to say that if > iny untoward accident' happened to Sir Joseph Ward before he reached the Dominion the Govjrnor would constitutionally bo under the iccessity'of sending "for-Mr.' Carroll'to form v Ministry. . . , ; • A .voice: Quite .right., ,•■"' .. ~; . ;" Ii Mr; Hutchison: "No, I say _it would bo quite ivrong; it woujd be a reflection on the white ' people of this ,Dominion.' (Applause. , ) ,Of a m total population of 'less' than'a' million, tho t\ Natives,-'who. form; one-twentieth of it, have f r two.'representatives in the .Cabinet, as against seven representatives of, the white race. If I jmagain returned to Parliament.l shall do my te utmost to have the matter righted. I con- w sider' it'is ono reason whyihore should: be a c< :hango of Government. What is more, I am Ii in;favour of'the abolition.of the Department d; which- Mr. Carroll: is supposed to administer, t] [ consider that Native affairs should be administered in the ordinary way by an ordinary Minister of the Ciown:" (Loud applause.) §,