GENERAL ELECTION

Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1928, Page 6

GENERAL ELECTION

THE NO AJ IN ATI ON S

WELLINGTON, October 18

Nominations of candidates for the general election to- be held on 14th. November will close at noon on Monday 29th. October, sixteen days prior to the taking of tlie poll. The election of the four Maori members will take place on 13th. November, but the nominations will close on the same day as those for the European seat.

GISBORNE, SEAT.

GISBORNE, Oct. 18

The United candidate for the Gisbdrne seat, Mr W. Lissart Clayton, opened his campaign to-night at Matawhero. The speaker spoke largely on general lines. He condemned Air Coates for the Government’s interference with private enterprise, especially in collection.with the bus services competing against the railway. The United Party stood for the moderate section of the people.

“During the past three years,” he said, “the people have seen one of the meanest •Governments that New Zealand has ever had, and tlie most i neap able ATi ft i sters. ’ ’ He favoured immigration, if it is carried out with discrimination. In time to come, Australasia Would he threatened by Asiatic hordes, and what would New Zealand do if she had not sufficient population to defend her shores 1

The candidate pointed out that Sir Joseph Ward was- tlie orignator of State Advances, from whence sprang the rural credits scheme. At the conclusion of his address, the candidate was asked if lie would again visit the district and explain the full policy of his Party. The candidate was accorded a vote of thunks.

AIR. COATES AT DUNEDTN

DUNEDIN, Oct. 18

The Prim© Alin is ter addressed a crowded audience at the Princess Theatre to-night. All New Zealand’s recent troubles, lie said, had lieen economic. They were due to outside considerations. The country had lyid to accept lower prices for its products. In each of the last three years the country had had a surplus. He said that taxation had decreased £1 per head since 1914. It was now £2 per head less than in Australia. The Government was making provision for returned soldiers who were “cracking, up.” Air Coates dealt at length with Sir Joseph Ward’s speech at" Auckland. He described his .scheriie to borrow i; 70,000,000 as “borrow;' hedm and •burst!” Credit would be gone, he said, and the exchange system would break down with evil effects on the prices of primary products. Sir Joseph Ward had made a complete'change of front in a year, and had Hitherto lost no opportunity of criticising the government’s borrowing. Tlie scheme was an ill-considered expedient: to purchase temporary prosperity without' regard to the fact that the war debt and war obligations were keeping taxation high.

MOTLEKA SEAT. NELSONp Oct. 18. Till- R. V. Hudson. M.P., opening his r ampaigu for the Mo toe k a seat, at a well-attended meeting, said he was proud to say he nad represented the electors as a member of the Reform Partv for fourteen yea.rs. He sa-d were only two distinct parties in the field—one being ' the Labour Party and the other was anti-Labour. The speaker said he had strongly supported various Government measures introduced to assist farmers and workers, and an advance of 95 per cent, for workers’ homes was strongly approved. A heartv vote of thanks was carried bv acclamation.

col. McDonald opens. GARTER TON, Get. 18. The firjt gun i n the Wairnrami political campaign was fired at Greytown last night when Colonel T. Vf. McDonald gave his opening address. He attacked the Government on its alleged vote catching policy, quoting Hon. Hawkin’s (utterances in the News letter. He declared in favour of continuance, fund strongly condemned an imposition of flour duties, fie twitted the Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Lands for making contradictory statements regarding land for settlement for the farmer if land was availah’e. The crying need of the ,-country was a land settlement policy, for which Reform had not clone anytfiing. He supported Sir Joseph .Ward in his proposal to raise seventy millions, and advocated the provision of bursaries to givfacilities to train the rising generaton in agricultural matters, and the use of the land to the fullest advantage. He strongly condemned the system of the Government whereby regulations were made hy the head" of Departments who were allowed to override the statute, instancing the motor regulations. He supported the idea of subsidies to rather than a protective tariff to allow favourable competition against outside manufactures to be maintained. Such-action would not increase taxation. He criticised the income tax, maintaining the small man was saddled with, an extra burden taken off the big. man’s shoulders. At tlm close of his address a hearty vote of thanks was. accorded the candidate.

WALLACE SEAT

INVERCARGILL, Oct. 18.

Mr Robert Howell, who had announced himself as a candidate foi Wallace seat in Labour interests, announces he has definitely retired fiom the contest,

A QUEER RECOMMENDATION,

AUCKLAND, Oct. 18

“Any man who can make money in Dunedin is pretty clever,” were words in which Mr John S. Fletcher (formerly of that city), the United Party candidate for Grey Lynn, was introduced to an audience of 150 people at the opening of the campaign last evening.

The Chairman, Mr W. J. .MacMillan, who offered this testimony, paid a high tribute to the business ability of the candidate, whose Scottish tongue appealed to a large section of his hearers. To the frequent interjection of Labour supporters in the hall, he returned ready answers.

REFORM OPPONENT

INVERCARIEL, Oct. 18

Mr S. M. MacAulister, solicitor, has agreed at the request of a representative deputation to-day, to contest the Invercargill seat at the forthcoming elections. He will be an Independent Reform candidate.

CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH SEAT

CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 18

Mr W. H. Manhire, a retired storekeeper, will be the Reform candidate for Christchurch South.

LABOUR. OPPOSE HON. YOUNG

HAMILTON, . Oct. 17

Mr Frederick W. Schramm, solicitor, of Auckland has been approved bv the Labour National Executive as candidate for the Hamilton seat.-

AIR TAPLEY’S OPPONENT

DUNEDIN Oct. 18

Mr Charles Robert Smith, Deputy Chairman of the Cooperative Dairy Ob. of Otago, has been elected as the United Party’s official candidate for Dunedin North.

AIR SYKES

MASTERTON, Oct. 18

Addressing the Masterton electors tonight at a well-attended meeting at the Municipal Hall, Mr G. R. Sykes, sitting members and Reform candidate, had a good, though a quiet hearing. He vigorously defended the Government’s policy and administration, citing what it had done for farmers, workers' and -other sections of the population. He maintained that the Opposition criticism was largely tommyrot. After answering several questions, Mr Sykes was accorded a rote of thanks.

A REFORM SUPPORTER

NEW PLYMOUTH, Oct. 19

Mr Bellringer, M.P. opened his campaign last night, addressing a good meeting and receiving a vote of thanks and. confidence. He declared himself a whole-hearted supporter of Mr Coates, though he opposed the wheat duty and the Licensing Bill.

CANDIDATE FOR PATEA

HAWERA, Oct. 19

Following a caucus of 8o delegates at I’atea last evening, Mr James Douglas Hislop, of Wellington, was announced as the United Party candidate for Patea.