MR. CLINKARD REPLIES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 85, 1 December 1931, Page 7

MR. CLINKARD REPLIES

ANOTHER

ELECTOR.

(To the Editor). Sir, — I am not going to he drawn into an eleventh hour controversy, which I know from past experience to be the tactics of a few gentlemen in this town. But I will say tb my friend, Mr. Vaile, that I have not referred to him in any way. When, however, an attack was made by him and his supporters I was forced to defend the purchase of Galatea and quoted the following facts:— (1) When Matamata estate was taken for sub-division it contained 39,526 acres and with the help of 700 acres of turnips carried 32,000 sheep and 300 cattle. Galatea with 22,000 acres, carried 20,000 sheep and I am told 4000 cattle without turnips or manure. Mr. Vaile has condemned this purchase from Messrs. Troutbeck, but has been and I presume is still anxious to sell Broadlands at £3 per acre per 10,000 acres. I was therefore justified in making a comparison between these two estates, and in order to do so said the conditions of the stock was the best test. Galatea had maintained stock by natural inerease and I had for years seen the fine stock turned off. On the other hand I had seen lambs coming off Broadlands in the poorest possible condition. Mr. Vaile is in error w;hen he says I do not know anything of Broadlands. I know too much to advise the above [ purchase. I had no need to search I flies nor have I seen such. Mr. Vaile has again and again stated his price. I have looked through Mr. Hampson's letter and wish to say that as Mayor it was at my wish that Mr. Vaile was asked to act as assesspr. I was in the court daily and Mr. Vaile did his job quite well. As to Mr. Hampson's long story re the freehold, the towns lands were an endowment for the town. I still hold that it was bad business for the town fo,r those endowments to he sold and the Government of the day to take the money. However, that is past and the question before us is of to-day and to-morrow. — I am, etc. CECIL H. CLINKARD. Rotorua, Nov. 30, 1931.

(To the Editor). Sir, — The letter in to-day's issue over the pseudonom "Elector," whilst calling for only contempt in its character of an attaclc from under cover, so bristles with misrepresentations as to need at least a short contradition. It is perfectly evident that your correspondent does not read Hansard, | or reading it, is incapable of exercis1 ■ ing normal judgment. The publica1 tion to which he evidently refers was the opening portion of a certain speech, and not, as your correspondent would appear to infer, various portions taken here and there for propaganda purposes. Obviously the publication was intended to emphasise the present financial position of the country, and to show the electors | who are capable of understanding it, t the eountry's greatest problem. The 'i balance of that same speech as re- | corded in Hansard would be considerably enlightening to "Elector," and this writer has no hesitation in reU commending him to borrow the voli ume. | It is unfortunate for New Zealand % that we have a large number of un- | employed and more unfortunate | that sehemes advocated by Mr. Clin- | kard as far as baclc as 15 years ago | were commeneed only in the last J three years. These when completed / will go a long way towards solving our unemployment problems. These, ;$ and his advocacy of the establishment of wood-pulping industry, have been | discussed in public by Mr. Clinkard | for some years, but unfortunately if there are some people unwilling to | hear. / Your correspondent is entirely at f sea in his statement concerning | wheat duties, but since he appears to | understand Mr. Clinkard's attitude to- | wards timber it is difficult to believe | that his misrepresentation of that | gentleman's attitude towards wheat is | not deliberate. 1 This writer agrees that to-day's I outstanding requirements are action, II capacity and vision, and in all three ! Mr. Clinkard's past and present utteril ances, together with the formidable § list of achievements during his short II term in Parliament, place him in a I position high ahove that of any of his I&4 Av.v\A-nnTrfc .T QTYI afp

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Rotorua, Nov. 30, 1931.