NEW BLOOD WANTED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 84, 30 November 1931, Page 7

NEW BLOOD WANTED

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(To the Editor.) Sir, — It has been claimed for Mr. Clinkard that he has spoken on every question which has come before the House. I think that one must admit that this claim is quite true. Mr. Clinkard has eertainly "had a go" at every coneeivable question which I consider suggests courage rather than wisdom. Also we are told that our member 's speeches compare favourably with those of other members of the House. Just whether this statement is a compliment to Mr. Clinkard or a reflection on the other members is

a matter for conjeeture. Let us see what his speeches contain. We are told that our member's speech on the financial statement occupies five pages of Hansard; a great effort, all must agree, if measured by the yard. The whole speech has not been published, but we must conclude that an exeerpt contains the gems only. One such exeerpt contains in one place a prediction made some years ago, that if prices of our exports fell we would be short of money, with attendant financial difficulties. Now, what a pearl of wisdom from our member. The balance of Mr. Clinkard's speech is made up apparently by quoting voluminus figures which could be obtained by anyone of average intelligence. These trace our National debt from the Hall Government up to the present day. I fail to see anything elever or even useful in quoting these time worn figures. So far as I have seen our member's speech on the financial statement contains nothing original; not one suggestion which will assist to bring about a better state of affairs; of the "Morass" which Mr. Clinkard so glibly talks about. I would ask the electors if this is our member's best effori/ is it a sufficient recommendation for again returning him to Parliament? Has our member made any practical suggestions which would relieve the position of the 50,000 unfortunate men who are out of employment? I would like to know also, why Mr. Clinkard works so hard to keep the import duty on timber, and at the same time advocates the lifting of the wheat duties, is it because the wheat growers' notes do not eoncern Mr. Clinkard? Surely the same protection should be extended to the whteat growers as the timber workers receive. To-day we require men of action, who are capable of looking to the future, and not men who are content to dwell on the past, and to my mind voters would do well, if they considered infusing some new blood into our

politics. — I am, et