WELLINGTON EAST.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1302, 4 December 1911, Page 8

WELLINGTON EAST.

ADDRESS BY AIR. BOLTON. Air. F. G. Bolton, Government candidate for Wellington East, addressed . a hiTge meeting of electors at Oovdirg's Corner, Courtcnay Place, on Saturday night. After dealing with the question of the cost of living, he expressed himself as in favour of au Absolute Alajority Bill instead of the Second Ballot Act. This would mean a saving to both the conntry and the candidate. Ho favoured the establishment of a State ferry service to connect up the railway system of both islands, and expressed himself as strongly in favour of the development of the water power of the country. He considered Hint the Government were wise in making haste slowly by commencing with Lake Coleridge, which was the proposition most likely to pay when instituted. Tie favoured the development of our iron and oil industries', and as far,as possible tho State keeping control of them, instead of parting with them to syndicates. In addition to the making of pig iron, ho would like to see the steel industry established in this country to supply local requirements. He referred to the licensing question nn<l to his attitude on same, and contended that in advocating something more than a bare majority he was in accord with the opinions of the general public, ivho wanted permanency of settlement of this vexed question, and added that many leading temperanco reformers were of the opinion that the bare majority was not a proper one for this question. With respect to education, he favoured a full system of grading of teachers and encouragement of the teaching profession by every possible_ means, in order that the community might get the vcrv best, possible teachers for the training" ci the I'ouiu. lie. iiiiffl advocated a.

system of uniform school book'. With respect to Ihe large estates he favoured an increased graduated l""id l»x» »'»l '"" (•reused absent'- tax, a" the besl. menus ol breaking up the bin estates, lie cfinsiilcred that if his policy of Die Crown purchasing the Xalive hinds and then leioiing them out wi-iv allopled, ihe price of the huge c.-tulos would necessarily come' down liv rea-'.in of Ilic competition, and this would enable Uiomi rc<|iiinii|; land lo buy at a reasonable price, or Hie Slate In step in and purchase where necessary. If returned it was not his intention lo mere, ly si! in Die Mouse, lull In do sninolbing in the direction of carrying mil the important reforms which lie iidvocaled. The onlv iirj{(liin'/it against him seemed to be that he was a Military reformer ill certain directions, as, lor example, cost of living, but none of the reforms he advocated were antagonistic lo the Liberal platform- Ihev were an extension and improvement of tin and he lell. sure Hint Die eleclorH would recognise this when the time, came 1 Ist llieir votes. A vote of thanks ami cinilideiien was carried by (icchimiiliou, and cheers were given lor'the candidal... Ml!, M'UIU'IN IN TIIK OI'RN AIR. Mr. ]). M'Lnron, Labour eandidate for Wellington Must, nildri-.Mil Iwo largo mediums on Saturday cvrnih)!, the first at Oriimuioml SI reel, Nowljiwii, and later on at Cuiirleiiiiy I'lnce Must, At Colirlenay I'liicn I here' was all audience of frinii eight, hillidreil lo a. thousand people. Mr. M'Lnron crilieiM'd adversely the line of action hitherto tnlieu by tho Governinfill, in disponing of the Crown lands by way of sale. Since IK'.HI (hero had been some 10,71111,11011 acre* oold outright, and of .our.'.. Ihe freeholders on bolli sidei „f Die Mouse had endorsed this linn of policy, The amount of liiml privately ii.eld'lhroughoiil. Iho country, in iiis inenl, gave Millicioiil scope for IrallickiiiK in lands, and he stood in supiiorl of Iho men of small means, llioiisaiuls of whom hud already Mriircd assislanee in oblainiiiK home-.|/-iids. uiider Ihe Crown leasehold iiyvlcm, Miii full support would be Klvcn at all finics Inwards the cncourae,einenl, and developinenl of our local iwlil*Iricn. lie also upheld the enactment nf Kiind laws on behalf of all classes of «iii,'e-eanior.s, mil merely for their pood ahtiie, bill also because lie, realised that if Die pmplc secured i;ood remuneration for their services, the shopkeepers and traders in general would receive' a benefit from Ihe auiimenfed spending power nf the people, lie honed to be in Die Mown next year, and take part in Iho work of local irovcrnment reform, which was very uccecMir.v, ami ho believed that, from his iiraclieal experience of over ten veers on local bodies, he could render helpful service in such work. Ifo upheld our national system of education, and looked for improvement both in regard In Iho literary side and tho physical training of youlh. After references to social and industrial legislation, which he had taken pari in amending, and which he believed would bo to the advantage of the Dominion, Mr. Ifliaren concluded, in each address, with an appeal to the peonlc to vole Labour, not on personal grounds, but in support of tho principles for which tho parly stood. At' D.-umniond Street a vote of thanks and confidence was taken on a show of hands, and was carried unanimoufly. At Cotirfenay Place a vote of thank's and confidence was carried by acclamation and cheers were given for the candidate.