POLITICAL.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1925, Page 3

POLITICAL.

(Special to “Guardian”.) AIR SEDDO.VS CAAU'AIGN. GRE V Alt) CITE (ht. 7. Air Seddon had a splendid reception ut- Aloana last night. Mr X. Peat being chairman. lie addressed on general lines and answered questions. A Vote ui thanks was passed on the motion of .1. Williams and .seconded by A. Thom| son. To-night he speaks at Te Kinga and 10-momiu at Otira. I.AlitM'l! CANDIDATES. [iiy TKr.Ko it a i’ii— run rm:ss association.) WELLINGTON, October 7. Mr \Y. Nash, the Labour candidate for 11 utt. in his opening speech regretted lhe eonditiou ol Mr W’ilford s .health pn venled him coming into the light, hut Mr Nash -aid the Labour Party was not lighting Air Wiliord, hut: was (unresting the seat on general principles. He claimed lliere "as no difference between the Government and the National parties and that the fanners owed a lot to the Labour

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J3i 1 (■< iil tii l<* i n'«*. Mr ('. H. ( lumimm. Lnlioiir c.iiuliii Into for tho suhmhs. snitl tin* him! suui housing quo.stions were vital as 'working puoplt* olUmi luul t<» pay halt thoir will’s for rout, II i< party hatl proposals which would ivsuh in the* (•rvd ion ol a mitnliH' ol houses. \ \i‘ rolltornlod tin* “ rso-llohl ” policy /MMK-lit tlu* larnii'is. Mr Chapman it*coi\a*il a vote oi thanks am] ronlidenrt*.

MR ,). R. CORRIGAN'S (AXDIDATT R K. lIAWKRA, October 7. Mr .1. R. Corrigan. tlie Nationalist candidate lor Raton, opened his campaign yesterday before a crowded audience. 110 rocoivod a good hearing till question time, when some hots words were exchanged. A motion favouring the formation of a Nationalist Government was carried, while an amendment urging all decent men and women to vote the National Party out ol existence was lost.

The candidate dealt exhaustively with tlie fusion negotiations and advoiated doini£ away with narlv covernincnt, the sotting ini ol a natiomil stable and strong government which would work in the interests ol alt the people. lie criticised the cost ol government and advocated the relorm ol the Legislative Council; also a system of profit-sharing with public servants, lie criticised Reform's land policy and favoured trade within the Umpire. M.OTI'KKA SKAT. M FRCH ISON. October 7. Mr R. I’. Hudson, the Reform candidate for .Motucka. opened his .Murchison district campaign at Pikomanu last evening, addressing a very largo Catherine of railway construction workers. Mr Hudson received a cordial and attentive hearing and alter satisfactorily answering a large number of questions received a hearty vote of thanks. The Government candidate will got more support al Pikomanu than is generally anticipated. I'.I.TH AM. Oct. 7. W. C. Green, ol Rahotu agreed todav to contest Kftniont as a Nationalist. He and Mr llawken are the only ca ndidates. TAIHAPE. Hct. 7. AV. S. Glenn. Reform candidate for Rangitikoi. opened Id' campaign yesterditv when he addressed a meeting at Pukeokahn and Taorora. receiving votes of thanks and confidence at each place. The candidates dealt chiefly with Dominion finance and the Government's land policy and emphasised that the electors need care in choosing between Coates, Forbes and Holland. A NATIONALIST’S ATTACK. MAR.TON. Oct. 7. Alfred l.yon. National candidate for Rangitikei opened his campaign and dealt principally with critcism ot Reform expenditure. He deprecated the importation of railway experts, thereby creatine a hie pension list. He blamed Reform and Labour for consenting to the writing off of a quarter of a million losses on stores and embezzlement. The speech was mainly one of attack and did not hear on the national policy. HON R. F. BOLLARD. AUCKLAND. (Tct. 7. The Hon R. F. Bollard addressed a meeting at Taupiri last night and said that if the Government was returned to office for the next few years it« administration would for greater progress t-han <w?r before. Prudent-

finance had resulted in New Zealand s credit being as good as Britain s, ffe stressed the improvement in the railway service under Mr Coates' administration also the excellent work of the postal service. The railways were now able to compete with the motor services. A vote of thanks and confidence in Mr Bollard was carried with enthusiasm.