MEMBER FOR BULLER.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1923, Page 3

MEMBER FOR BULLER.

RKVIKAV OF SESSION'S WORK. [BV TKLKGRAPil —I’f.U PIIKSS ASSOCIATION.] WK,ST PORT. November .‘3O. Air Holland, M.P., Lender of tin* Labour Party, is addressing largely-attend-ed meetings throughout mining districts the week, lie was accorded votes of confidence in himself and the Lit hour Pally at each iimcting. Speaking to j a en>\\d-’d meeting at Millerlmi yesterday afternoon, he reviewed tin* work oi the two sessions. He strongly condemned taxation, reductions in Cu>:- • runs duty on sugar, the £IOO.UOd vote l*>r Hie Singn|:oie naval ha.se, and a number of ininoi measures, ineluding the lortheammg l.egislainn* Amendment Ldi. He declared that it was inevitable that the Peloiin and Liberal parlies. whose foundation or polities were identical, would s!n amalgamate their I’on'cv; against Labour, la the shoit session of this w ar. In* said, these '•A» n four divisions. A majority against tile l ''ovo; niiauit in any oi.e of which would have faded the present adminisUatioii. and yes. in two ei the divisions tin Liberals voted a- a naiiv for tlie I I (oi\ fi ». incut. (Lice they voted against j thi ( «ovi>: ittmuil. and once tln*y ran fivvjiy. llh* last- session tllcrc ' ere f»ei;t iio-fomidfii' <• motions, and in live division*, i in- Liberals voted lo rhf (Jovernmem in three. Lvcn tin* Lii*cra!s‘ own i.c-roniidfnee '.'•eie dt.w’eated by the votes ol Libei al members. IJeSening !•> an article by Mi .fiiiian (i ian d e in the ‘‘New York Times' 1 in which Mr (L-ande <|Uoird himseif (Mr Holland) as saying that ‘*>’ew Zeabnd could do v.:tii iwo million immigrants to-morrow,” he s*id v. hat ho told Mr Crumb' was that New Zealand eoald carry tea millions of a population provided \\c Inal an olfoftivc o; ganisat ion ef lb.* count jy\s resow refs. ! He had also exj j dimd the Labour Pasty (leimmded that perniauent work, al the siamhud rate of wages, without displacing any worker already here, should be provided for every immigrant upon arrival and further that they wantt d lousing acifiamiodation for the immigl'allls. Failing those provisions, they would oppose Slate-aided immigration.