MR. FLETCHER AT ARO STREET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1268, 25 October 1911, Page 6

MR. FLETCHER AT ARO STREET.

Mr. R. Fletcher addresjed the electors of Wellington Central at the Aro Street Schoolroom last evening, Mr. C. Foster occupying tho chair. Tho candidate spoke generally on tho lines of his main address at the Town Hall last week, but dealt rather more fully with railway matters. lie conmared the New Zealand

railways with Hie Victorian lines, to tho advantage of the Xow Zealand system, both as regards the actual working and the amount paid to wage-earuprs. In his opinion, the ilou. ,1. A. Millar was the l)cst Minister for Railways Is'ew Zealand had ever had, and this Department was administered better than anv other Department in New Zealand. .At the close of the address a number of questions ' wore put. The candidate said that if tho • majority wished it lie would be in favour of allowing the people to vote on (lie finest ion of whctlinr they should have the present licensing system or State control. • .Askoil if he would be in favour of divid- ; inij the work 011 the wharf between the men who appeared there everv day rattier than give it to a favoured few, Mr. Fletcher said he was in favour of giving the work equally if possible, but ho thought the men who had been there for a considerable number of years should have preference over new-comers. Tin meeting concluded with a vote of thank: and confidence.