SUBURBS SEAT.
About 60 persons were in attendanco at the mooting addressed in tho Baptist Schoolroom last night by Mr. A. W. Croskorv, official Labour candidate for the Suburbs electorate. Mr. Needham was in tho chair. The candidate dealt at length with tho housing problem, contending that the Government should cheapen the cost of materials by going in for State sawmills and preventing exploitation in other building lines. Ho also took tho Government to task for refusing to prohibit nil non-essential building- until every person in tho Dominion was comfortably housed. 'L'lie "wicked condition of affairs" in connection with land aggregation and speculation in farm lands was enlarged upon by tho candidate,, who went on to urgo tl'io nationalisation --f the coal mines and various other .''dustries. A State bank with the sole right of . note issue was also advocated by Mr. Croskery, who, at tho conclusion of his address, answered a number of questions. Mr..Dunbar Sloane, Liberal candidate, addressed tho electors at Ohnriu last night, Mr. S. Bryant presiding. The candidate dealt at length with tho land question, pointing out the evil of young 6oldiers and civilians with limited capital entertaining tho freehold. Tho absurd system of sinking so much capital in the freehold and finding themselves stranded for laok of capital to successfully work tho land, was, ho said, tho cause of many failures. My advice is: "Young men with limited capital, never touch the freehold," said the speak:"', The Stiito must be an ideal landlord, and under a good and secure tenure young farmers would bo able to keep their money "in the business" and prow fat stock and good pastures rather than slaving from morning till night (o n:>v interest and instalments of capital. Mr. Slnnue said that the present lack o"f shipping fnr the transport of our primary produce. was nio-t serious, and tho 1 signing of the Peace Treafy was scarcely more important than s-cnriii'-cient shipping for New Zealand. In this matter, he added, it would appear that the leader of the present Government had failed, lidneation was touehed on, also taxation and railways. Mr. Sloano was accorded a vote of thanks and contidenco at the closo of tho address.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 48, 20 November 1919, Page 8
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366SUBURBS SEAT. Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 48, 20 November 1919, Page 8
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