WELLINGTON EAST

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 65, 10 December 1919, Page 8

WELLINGTON EAST

DB. NEWMAN AT 'ROSI3NEATH. Dr. A. K. Newman, Reform candidate for Wellington Bast, addressed a meetin" in the Roseneath School last, evening. Mr. W. Burbidge presided. Tho candidate said thai the National Government had made a. very gro.it mistake in heepir.il Parliament going for bio years longer than they had any right to do. However, the "poo" thing ' was dead'; it was "nobody's darling," and no one regretted its decease. Referring to partv polities,' Dr. Newman said ho thought that either the single transferable vote or proportional representation was preferable to tho present electoral system of "first past the post.' The candidate stressed the. need for better educational facilities iii the Dominion. Some of the present schools., he _ said, v/ere very antiquated. With a riew of trvin" to remedv the present unsatisfactory state of affairs, the Reform Government had obtained the sanction of Parliament to borrow JC3.000.000 to be devoted to educational purposes. The candidate referred to the work done by the last Parliament, especially in connection with housing. The Government had let contracts for the erection of 'more workers' dwellings, and 'by this inoaTis it was hoped Hint tho <li of housing people properly would be ameliorated. What" was wanted was a nolicy which would make life easier and happier for the tisodU'. Til a young country like New flealnad thov should not liiivo misery and want. Mr. Al.'Ken'sie, 'the Liberal'candidate for the T>=t 'doctorate, had complained that the "Wellinjrton members of Pavliapient had '"'i voiced the needs of Hie district sufficiently and hid done nothing to lift Wellington out o'" tli" pocket in the hills. Well. "■h"n Mr. M'.F°n7> was elected he would Ond tlmt Wellington would be still in Hie nocket-but. Mr. M'Keir/.ie would not be elected this time. Dr. .Newman urged ("l*at 110 delav c hould be pcmitted in pushing forward the hydro-electric scheme. Were ""IReient energy eoneen(rated op the. Mangahao project, tho work could be carried out within tlive years; if completed speedily, i l ' would nrove of the utmost benefit t« W"lli*"'tin. Tie believe' that the Public Health Department o n uld be made mnoli me"e .•ffici"pl. and tliat in the n»ar future the Dm" "lion "mid be mad" tWoughlv !i""!thy. The pensions of iotally di---"hM were carmbl" cf n srent of Tfo believed Hint■ill 1-vanehes fie Ci'-il Service 1'" placed on the same foolinT, so .fliat et times when 'bonuses or ip ?nl,'i.vv were prono=ed tlier® would be no such difficulties as hed arisen i" connection vitli the renoi'M promise of a bonus to the 'Post and Telegraph officers. Tfe I'hemret Hiat to lower the eo=t. of living it would be Tieoescorv to remove Customs ■Inties on the fetid 'of the orome. Dr. Newnrn "included by oninhasMng Hint he bad always kfpt the pledges he Iwd made to the electors, and.' that was the poliev lie i»tendfd to pursue. ~\ Vote of tlinnks and confidence wns recorded rir. Newman at the conclusion of his address.

ILR \ L. MONT 171 ''' 1 ! AT ORIENTAL BAT. •

Mr A. Ti. Montpith addrpss"d a meeting n't tile To,v Kiosk, Oriental Buy, Jnst evening. Tho candidate sncke unon the matter nf housing, and stated that the \\ 7 <H;er-' Dwel'msts -Art was a dead letter. The original intention was that the worker with very small snvinjts could secure a. dwelliw—all that was needed «■!><! a .Rlfl denosit—but to-day a worker with a large family who wanted a sixroomed house had to pay not ,£lO, hut anvthinsr from .5100 to ,Cl5O. The T)njinrtmont of Labour had in liaml the erection of abnaf 100 houses in "Wellius:(on. and it would take about IP months if, complete their nropramme. This prncrarar"e would ,M i( solve the nn<;iIj rm (hat existed. in this city. Dee'imr I with the cost of livine. the sneaW drew attention to the Cost of T.ivimr TommisI s'on's findings. and stated thai Ujp GovJ eminent should iol waste money by «etiinsr nn commissions and not siviiifr effect ■ In their fiwlinrs, The commission hud lie"" Treat wm-1;, but the fiov°ninient ii-d i""or"d 'he su':ffestin:s made. D°al- ' :.|. r 'v-ith (tie Government's policy on this ' ~~r.nl (Hi"-iii>n. the soraW drew eHenf-.,' f (1 i]i„ -'if TvuV' and Oom- ! v 1:. I°ill. which deleented very i M-i-ii'V noivers I" Hi" finvenii"""!. \uyI i,i|" feui" 1 pvnnieeri"!! was liahl" to a j r,ne (if ITiOll. ai"l n"! one oa-e lud 1-en i <Va!t with by the ffnvpnirup"'. "\Vl>c" fin C-ovcrnment candidate lolls you .that: I»te flovernmenl will d"'il w'ih Hip co'-t „!• |;vM<<r. ask li'iu why they did not avail i'.niii t.'p!ves of the powers eoiiferred 'tnon '.lien' iiv I'm-li'Muenl under (lie abn'-c----nientinned Act." said. Mr. Mrnl"ilh. Today the people wanted relief the ever inerease in this direr!inn. and enuld not look t" the nre-:ent parlies, as they I'tv" !':>i!erl iii the naM. The snealcer div>lt at --.'UP leiiftlh with Ibe matter i f land aegrrealion. riwcedin". he said Mr. Jluisey had mentioned that New

Zealand wanted a progressive public works policv. The peuple of Wellington had a sample of the Massey progressive policy in the .building, of the new^ Parliament, House. The : contract, was sigued in 1912, and was to bo finished in two years; 1920 was nearly with us, but the contract was not finished yet.

MR. AI'KUN/,110 AT NEWTOWN. Mr. L. M'Kcnzie addressed a meeting at Rosson's tearooms last evening. He traversed the ground covered in his pre-

vious addresses, dealing with the urgent need of better educational facilities, and advantages to be gamed by nationalising technical schools, He outlined (lie financinl posiliori (riven in .'Sir Joseph yard's speech, and pointed out the needs for increased production to lessen the which would otherwise have to {all upon the ratepayer. Cut. up the lands ami people them; produce the gooos and Ihe markets awaited them. This was the wisest, wav to reduce the debt per head, said Mr. M'Kenzio. Continuing,, he urged the wisdom of opening new coalfields under Government nisitiagenienl. and stressed the need of Staie-ownod boats to earrv the coal. The candidate referred at. length to the needs of increased industrial activity, ana' quoted the cablegrams from England in support of his argument. After referring to the local renuirements and his personal' 'word of public, service, the candidate received -a hearfcv vote of thanks and confidence.