THE NATIONAL GOOD

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 75, 20 June 1927, Page 8

THE NATIONAL GOOD

LABOUR PARTY APPEAL MR. JORDAN AT TE AWAMUTU (From Our Oum Correspondent.) TE AWAMUTU, To-day. The member for Manukau Mr w I Jordan, addressed a very* good attend* ance at Te Awamutu on Friday nisrht T l^ e^Ma^2 r ’ L * G * • Aj *mstrong. pre. sided. The speaker based his remark* on a statement made by the A. and P. Association recently, when it was claimed that New Zealand desired less taxation, cheaper money and plenty of it ,and a condition undowhich town and country could pull together for national good. The speaker read a statement (quoted from the London “Times”) by Mt Coates, inviting immigrants. He al* quoted from an official booklet circulated by the Government in England. It was made to appear that there wai plenty of work in this country. N» doubt there was scope for more popu. lation here, but the Government madi» no adequate arrangements to absorb the incoming population attracted hr its publicity. Immigrants had cairn out here fully believing statMjents circulated in Britain that thev would hi speedily absorbed on their **ri»al tail those promises had a right to be honoured. Statistics showed there v*re lesi men on the land in 1926 than in Ut* year previous. Yet the Minister *( Agriculture claimed to have absorbed thousands of immigrants. Plainl'’, then, if statistics were right, Mr. No*worthy was wrong. Statistics aha showed that over a quarter of a millict acres had gone out of production tim year. The financial position of the country was less satisfactory than general? represented. The net indebtedness hid increased by £22,000,000 in 1925-Lt Since the war New Zealand had creased the national debt from 170 a 236 million. That did not encourage belief in the political slogan “Look forward with confidence.” The speaker advocated a State Bank. Such a bank need not aim to pay lar?f dividends or amass huge profits, but give easier terms of finance to t!» people. The State Insurance Office hid produced a benefit for the people an<s l State bank would produce similar ber«* fits. In conclusion the speaker dealt with the aims and aspirations of the Labour Party, which desired to see unity in the country and to use its energies will the support of the people and for thi benefit of the people as a Whole. A hearty vote of thanks was a* corded the speaker for his instruct:* address.