MOTUEKA SEAT

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1932, Page 5

MOTUEKA SEAT

RIVAL VIEWS

TWO CANDIDATES’ ADDRESSES

(Per Press Association— Copyright.)

NELSON, November 4,

Hon. R. McKenzie,, the Liberal-Lab-our candidate for the Motueka’ s'eat, stating-reasons why he is opposing the Government, said the Government 'proposed to interfere with the currem:y r of the country, and to form a Federal' State Bank. The country was already well served by its commercial banks. He also opposed the Government’s present treatment of the publio servants. He would have suppoited a graduated 1 scale “cut" ofi the salaries of the highc!r-paid official; but the ordinary public? servants ■ could not afford the 15 per cent. “cut”. " The Government had no public works policy to speak of to-day. Many of its schemes were now under the. No. 5 scheme, which found employment for many men with sometimes doubtful •permanent results, but the Ministeis were great schemers and also great bunglers. Hei opposed the Government’s railway policy'and its building of bituminised roads alongside the railway, and then the opening of the Way for biotor competition, This was .short-sighted. He considered the Government should tax. the lorries so that they could not compete with th© State railways. “How would the working people be expected to support 100,COO unemployed 1 , as at present,” he asked. There were plenty of opportunities for opening up the country to provide work/ for a very man and woman. The Government had started on. the wrong track with the unemployment question. He supported some of the Government public works proposals, hut not many, and if elected lue would give the members ; piece of his mind, Q ud ajso some directions to follow. K. J. Holyoake, Official Coalition candidate for Motueka seat, in his opening address after paying a tribute to the late Mr G. O. C. Black, said that there was no doubt the Coalition Government was one of the greatest factors in hastehing an economic recovery. It wais announced at Ottawa that a monetary policy would be followed to bring about a rise in the price of primary produce. That Was far more Vital to a recovery than any internal currency scheme. Nothing could be more dangerous than to introduce political influence into financial control. The Ottawa Conference marked the commencement of a new era with truer Empire trade, the immediate•benefits of’ which would r b#" J of* ■ com* sicierable value to primary industries. Labour had . objected to the Ottawa agreement, their speakers having ineistod that it, should be denounced at once.

Referring to the isocial services, 'Mr Holyoake said that the yearly amounts being spent on health, on pensions, on superannuation iand> education totalled £7,661,000, which figure alone showed there was much consideration for those served'.'