POLITICAL

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1928, Page 5

POLITICAL

MR GEORGE FORBES

[By Telegraph, Per Press Association

CHRISTCHURCH, October 17. In an address at Cheviot, Mr George Forbes, referring to the establishment of the United Party, said that the movement had been started to form a strong party that would provide a good alternative to the Government. He believed a great change was coming over the political situation of the Dominion. His opponent bad said that -the speaker had been kicked out of the leadership of the United Party and that" he had fallen in up to his neck, xiiat was rather crude. He never bad been leader of the United Party. Hr was leader of the National Party, a party which had helped to bring about the, party of unity and ho resigned from tho leadership of the National Party, when the United Party Was formed. There was considerable feeling ' throughout New Zealand that a change of government was necessary. One of the charges made against the United Party by Mr Coates was that it was an, unnecessary party. Mr Coates would like to get an insurance cover against third party risks. Because he could not get it, the bogey of a Labour Government had been raised by Mr Coates, but Mr Forbes did not think that old scarecrow could do much scaring at this election. If the people entrusted the government of the country to the United Party, they would get a good government. As far as the sins of the Government were concerned, they were more sins of omission than of commission. Ministers were sittingdown at their job and letting the heads of Departments run the business. Instead of government by Parliament they were getting government by Departments. Ine candidate whs accorded a vote of thanks and confidence.

THE PRIME MINISTER. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 17

The Premier ( arrived from Wellington this morning and -received private deputations and callers. He visited Addington Sale Yards and. attended a private luncheon to Mr E., Skevington (Lord - Lovat’s representative). He will deliver a policy speech in the Municipal Hall this evening.

IN EXPLANATION.

AUCKLAND, Oct. 17.

In explanation of Sir J. G. Ward’s borrowing proposal, the “Star” has been furnished with the following authoritative statement of Sir Joseph’s proposals which are stated to have been misinterpreted: In the first 12 months of office to arrange for a loan of seventy millions at 4§ per cent, at 95 per £IOO, sixty millions for farmers and workers, spread over eight to ten years, and ten millions for the immediate completion of all Alain Trunk railway lines.

' AT TEMUKA. TEAIUKA, October 15

Mr T. D. Burnett, M.P., Reform candidate for the Temuka electorate, addressed the first meeting of the campaign at. Temuka to-night. ■ He condemned triennial Parliaments as too short and advocated four-year Parliaments, and he considered that the salary of £450 to members was too small for other than members who were financially independent. He admitted that mistakes had been made in connection with the purchase of land for soldiers, but denied that any Government could nave done better under the circumstances which prevailed following the war. He advocated more science in farming to secure a fiiaximum production from the land. To secure this, only men and women of the right temperament should be put on the land. He condemned too much dependence on the Government, saying that if too many gathered round the old milch cow she would go dry. A vote of thanks was passed to the speaker at the conclusion of the meeting.