MR C. K. WILSON AT WAITARA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 407, 25 October 1911, Page 5

MR C. K. WILSON AT WAITARA.

[|lY Ti;i,W:lH]')l. I'RKSS ASSOCIATION.] WHilars, Last Night. j Mr C. K. Wilson, t.lio accepted Op- ! position candidate for Taumarunui, | after speaking from To Kuiti downwards, addressed a largo audience in j Waitara on Monday evening, the I Mayor occupying the- chair. Tne j candidate said he. would support J Mr Massey in the programme ho had i outlined, and, in connection therewith, ; he dealt with the statu of affairs in the King Country, contending that the district was not making the progress it should on account of tied up native lands. 11 r» said the Opposition would alter thin; tln-y would no longer put up with a policy of tailioa, and would not have a Maori aristocracy. They would individualise titles, and, as far as put. the native on the same footing an the palceha. The candidate ai»o naif] the Public Works plicy had \>< <-n a failure. The Government had promi'!!:d the hackhlocks a quarter of a million for four years, hut had failed t-j carry out their promise. Turning to land settlement ho favoured giving y'J'-mg men land rent free for three, four, or live years to ensure more effective settlement. He criticised the railway management adversely. In answer to questions, he said the education volo gave little satisfaction, hecause hoards were starved. He favoured compulsory military training, and would like the labour problem investigated by the best heads in the country, to see if a remedy could not be applied to avoid collisions between the interests involved. At the close of his speech the candidate received a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. Following this Mr W. Forbes, whr> is also out as a candidate for the seat, announced his retirement in favour of Mr Wilson, and said ho was standing for the adjoining electorate (Taaanaki) as an Independent Opposition.