THE .SUBURBS SEAT.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2318, 27 November 1914, Page 6

THE .SUBURBS SEAT.

MR. AISLABIE AT PORIRUA. Mr. A. Aislabie addressed a meeting at Porirua last night, Mr. Wilburn'presiding. Dealing with the liquor question the. candidate said it should be grappled with and settled once and for all. He as not a.Prohibitionist; because he did not see how it was possible to enforce Prohibition when alcohol was so easily 'manufactured in the home. He suggested compelling tho brewers to make the very best standard of liquor only, arid then increase the duty so as to allow him only an ordinary business margin of profit, which would havo a tendency to decrease the monopoly and.-assure us of having a first-rate quality of liquor. Mr. Aislabie also disoussed a soheme for improving the milk supply. Ho was' given a good hearing, and at the close of the meeting was accordod a hearty vote of thanks. MR. MOORE AT NGAIO. Mr. F. T. Moore addressed a wellattended meeting at Ngaio last night. Mr. Casey provided. The candidate said the failure of the Massey Government to see that money was found for all applicants for advances to workers, and eettlers in order to keep building and its aUied'tTa/deß active showed that squattorß have no'thought or'care for anything but wool and moat growing. This policy of inertness shculd'Be ended, and would be ended by electing progressive men to Parliament. Architects and builders, he said, had a large accumulation, of prospective jobs on hand, for which, no money could, be fouud. ■ The Government was entirely to blame for not coming to.the rescue with a scheme of finance which would meet all public demands for money, so that no industry, would be hampered because money was temporarily scarce. Only progressive statesmen knew how to keep all the wheels of industry actively running. Mr. Moore was accorded a full measure of support at the. conclusion of his address. ■'.-''' i '■

THE WAIRATJ CONTEST,

Mr. J: Duncan, Reform candidate for Wairau, had' a very succssful meeting at Ward on Tuesday night, Mr. Bell presiding. The. speaker dealt clearly with the polioy of the present party in power and also criticised Sir Joseph Ward's inability as far as Marlborough was concerned to deal with the land laws. He also condemned Sir Joseph Ward's and Mr. M'Callum'e attitude •over the strike, and referred to matters of taxation, eto. Mr. Duucan denied a report circulated that he had changed his views on the No-License • qiiestion, clearly stating that lie was a threefifths supporter as before. The caiididate answered several questions, and a« the close was accorded a hearty vote of thanks, on the motion -of Mr. Van Ash;' seconded by Mr. Loo. Mr. T. M. Wilford addressed a meeting at Upper Hutt last evening. Commissioner Robertson was' voted to the chair. The candidate, spoke at some length on the graduated land tax, the Australian Navy, and generally advocated the Liberal'Party's,platform. He waa accorded the usual compliment at the close of tli© meeting.

•MEETINGS TO-NIGHT. Dr. Newman, at Roseneath, at 8 p.m. Mr. W. H. Field, at Levin, at 8 p.m. Mr. W. H. Turnhull, at Wadestown, at 8 p.m. Hon. A'. L. Hordman, at Northland, at 8 p.m. Mr. R. A. 'Wright, at Belmont, at 8 p.m. Mr. A. M. Samuel, at Eastbourne, at 8 p.m. Mr. A. Aislabie, at Kaiwatra, at 8 p.m. .. Mr. F. T. Moore, at Khandallah, at 8 p.m. ' Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald, at Seatoun, at 8 p.m. . MEETINGS TO-MORROW! • Mr. A. M. Samuel, at Whitemaii's Valley, at 8 p.m. . , Mr. F. T. Moore, at Porinia,' at 3 p.m. Mr. W..H.- Field, at Akatarawa, at & p.m. ' . Mr. J. E. Fitzeorald, at Plimmerton, at 8 cm..