WELLINGTON EAST.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2319, 28 November 1914, Page 9

WELLINGTON EAST.

' DR. NEWMAN. AT ROSENEATH. Dr. A. K. Newman addressed the elec- . tors of Wellington East in tho Roseneath Schoolroom last- night, ; and mot with a very cordial reception. Mr. T. W. ' Ward/presided, : After dealing with the success of the Reform .Party at tho last election tho . candidate said that .when they came ti the poll on December 10, ho was sure that it would bo found that the Reform Party still.!had the confidence of the people. (Hear, hear.) He stressed the good work done by Mr. Massey in assisting settlers. His small homestead system, of 25 acres, introduced in the North Auckland gum fields, had proved a boon to maiiy gum 7 diggers, who would otherwise have been without: any prospects for the future.' Large estates had been cut up with greater rapidity by the Reform Party than by the previous •'Administration. As : a result some 1j900,000 odd, acres'had been .cut up, and 4000 people settled-by the Massey Government. - Next session Mr. Massey intended to''niche an -alteration in . the 'Assessment Court, to allow objectors to valuations t-o be represented. Railways and finance, were dealt .with by the candidate, who then said'that the Government had been criticised for the rise in prices in New Zealand when the war commenced. "Ladies and- gentlemenj" he said, ."that is all moonshine. No Govnot even the wealthiest and strongest of all, that of Great Britain, could prevent prices rising." He did not think New. Zealand had much to fear now from the war;.they were suffering less than any other part of the Empire. ' He thought they should'talco off duty from wheat, and other food-, stuffs.' Concluding'he said that .there was too much wrangling in Parliament; to-day. Many of the tilings discussed were of little' value, and ho strongly advocated that. much as possible should be done ,'to imiwove ' oOciaL conditions. . Answering questions, he said that he favoured proportional representation, and had voted, for it 'tfrice. On another occasion,: when' a division was taken he believed he "paired", on it. A vote of thanks was carried by acfclamation.

THE SUBURBS SEAT. MR. R. A. WRIGHT AT BELMONT. Mr. R. A. Wright last night address- . ied the electors at Belmont, which is a ' part of the Suburbs electorate. Mr. W. Nicol was elected chairman. The speaker had an excellent hearing, and,his remarks were well received. Ho alluded to the! campaign of abuse which was now in progress, and said that the charges being made, against the Government were so grotesque that they must react on the Opposition; at the ballot 'box.. He was satisfied .that the-electors would resent the po]icy of misrepresentation which was being carried on. .On the motion~of -Mr.- Perceval a'vote of thanks and confidence "was carried -by acclamation. : T :

MR. FITZGERALD AT SEATOTJN. Mr. Fitzgerald (Opposition) addressed a meeting at Seatourt .Kiosk last evening, Mr. Smith presiding. The candidate - criticised the - Government in connection with the'canteens, "the Dreadnought; the Hiintly disaster, and' its failure to reduce 1 taxation and to remove the duty, off the necessaries of life. The candidate , stated that, the Liberals had legislated in the best interests of the small farmer as against the monopolists. He condenmed the Government for encouraging reaggregation, • and gave an instance of one man having purchased .eleven.small settlements aud one education reserve in- recent, years. He. condemned- the Government for their inactivity in connection with lands for settlement,, and,gaid .that,.tl|e-Civil ,Ser,vants were-'worse off .'than ever ....../under the Some of the highest and most;capable,of„-the. Civil Servants had been reduced to the level ."of. schoolboys by,th'e Commissioner's regulations,, which-.w ; =i-e arbitrary and dogmatic. He was glad to know that the chief aim of th<- Liberal Party was to abolish this, .'V uicious; commission system and- to 'restore.the Service to a,man who would, he directly responsible to the people. The candidate received a hearty v.ote of thanks and confidence, and a_ committee was set ug' : to . further his interests. '

iMR. F.; T. MOORE AT KHANDALLAH ■... Mr. F. T. Moore addressed the electors of Khandallah last night. .Mr. John Grant presided. The candidate said that the interests of Khandallah and Ngaio. would be. better served in Parliament by him than any other aspirant. Ho "was determined to see i 'Johnsonville go ahead, and to do this ' trains must- run to . Lainbton. • He •would not allow financial considerations * t,r official objections to govern'the situation. The : district could not wait inde- '. finitely for a new big station at Lambion. Temporary arrangements must be Ifmade at once for local passenger traffic between Johnsonville and' -liambton. ( .When this was done suburban dwellings 1 would take the place of sheep and cattle yards at Johnsonville, which dwellings he would have built by the State, : or built with money found; by the State. i\ He would also have a survey made of a well-graded route for a new main road from Kanvarra to Johnsonville,-and an of the cost which work should be financed by the local,-bodies "concerned obtaining a special Government loan. He said that the Civil Service Commissioner system of control was notfree "from Ministerial influence. He had seen correspondence signed-by Ministers, which letters would be published before the elections- to prove what he said. On the motion of Mr. Anderson . the candidate was- given a vote of thanks.

MR. AISLABIE AT KAIWARRA. ; Mr. A. Aislabie. (Opposition) addressied a meeting at Kaiwarra last evening, Mr. Flaws presiding. Tho present prison.system, he said, was a thorough grace, particularly in' Wellington, where the prisoners were marched through the streets for all eyes to gaze on. The object, he urged, should be to uplift these unfortunates,:insteid of making them harder and more callous. ' He urged tho establishment of prison farms, on which, the men could bo taught practical farmand -prodiice something towards their upkeep; A better system of grading Would, he argued, also bo available. Everything possible should be done to, citizens of these men; Mr. 'Aislabie also explained his bachelor tax proposals. -On the motion of Mr. Cavanagh, seconded by Mr. Hunt, the candidate was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence.

HUTT Si:AT. MB.. SAMUEL AT EASTBOUKNE. Mr. A. M. Samuel, tho Government nominee for tho Hutt seat, addressed another most enthusiastic mpetihg at • Eastbourne last : night. Tho hall was crowded .to over-flowing and the candidate received a splendid hearing. Mr. , Vv". Organ L Mayor of Eastbourne, was _ in the chair, A letter was read by the chairman received from Mr. William Hobbs, announced as a Reform candi- - date for Hutt, who stated .his'intention of withdrawing in favour of Mr. Samuel, andnromising to do his utmost • for tho suc<ps of Mr. Samuel. At tho close of tho meeting a 'hearty. vote of thanks to tho candidate and confidence in tlie Ma-ssey Government was proposed by Mr. Davis aud seconded by Mr. W.. F. Shortt-,_ and carried unanimously. .Tho meeting dispersed with three cheers for tho candidate.