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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2322, 2 December 1914, Page 7

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IDB. NEWMAN AT:VIOTORIA HALL. Dr. A. K.. Newman ■ addressed the electors at Victoria' Hall, Adelaide Road, last night. The building was; crowded, and, though-a noisy section of the audience persisted in interrupting, the candidate succeeded in obtaining a good\ tearing, many portions of his address' being received with applause. . Mr. H. Bpear was in the ohair. ; Dr. Newman said that whan he had appeared in the same hall three years Bgo he had gone there to help to turn sut the then Government, and put a better one in its place. The Reform Party; had been placed in office, and now had a splendid record to recommend It for a further term. , The question before the Selectors ; was whether they were to keep a. good : Government or put one in its place that was no good He was sure the- publio of New Zealand were going to return the same Government again—a Government that already brought about many reforms and one that intended to go ! 6ti witli others. Dr. Newman proceeded to review, the work of,the Massey Adminis-' ■ tration in connection with land settlement and the cutting up of large estates by the application of the graduatedtax. ■ In no time inJ the history of New Zealand, he said, had land been settled so rapidly as during tho two nnd a half years in which the Reform Party had been in power. The Government, too, had extended the provisions of the old age pension scheme, and still further extension was contemplated, for the Reform Party was out to help the '.....weak;.and the distressed, and to assist the-people with large families. The Honey of the Reform Government during the war was "business as usual." ■For all 'the necessary works of the country there was money aavilable and ■ tho Government intended te go on'with those necessary works. The candi- : 'date also referred to. what had been '<■ done by the present Government to place the finances of the country on a sound footing, and touched upon Upper House reform and matters of in. . torest. After a number of questions had been Answered, Mr. Andrews, proposed a Vote of thanksand confidence, the meeting closing with cheers and countercheers. • ,