“BROKEN PLEDGES”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 503, 5 November 1928, Page 6

“BROKEN PLEDGES”

TRAIL LEFT BY REFORM UNITED MAN’S CRITICISM “The Coates Government has left behind it a trail of broken pledges, was the assertion of Mr. G C. Munns, United Party candidate for BosKill, when he addressed about Ido electors at the corner of Woodward and b:ew North Roads, Mount Albert, on Saturday evening. (Mr. H. H. Evans presided. . _ . . . Mr. Munns did not delve deeply into statistics, but confined himself to a round criticism of the Government s handling of land development and to an outline of the United Party’s intentions. , _ “I am satisfied that, in spite or the appearance of the United Party, there would have been a tremendous swing back to Liberalism this year. New Zealand is waking up to the fact that things are not as they should be in this country,” said Mr. Munns. “The Government declared that it was out to prevent land aggregation, but I do not know of any big estate being broken up,” continued Mr. Munns. “It is a crime for a man to get a grip on a big area of first-class land. Development is hindered.” “Then take the Motor-Omnibus Act,” he went on. “The Auckland City Council sent a deputation to Wellington, and, like a bolt from the blue, the suburbs found the buses taken away. That was done by Order-in-Council. Some suburbs have been seriously affected by this legislation, done by the Tory Reform Party, well supported, to a man, by the Labour Party.” At the conclusion of the address, the candidate answered a number of questions and the meeting passed a vote of thanks and confidence in Mr. Munns and pledged itself to support him as the future member of Roskill. The motion was unanimous.

Mr. Munns addressed a women’s meeting at Dominion Road. Mr. D. M. Fraser presided. Tho candidate outlined his Parliamentary platform and dealt with matters of significance to women. In replying to questions, the candidate said he was in favour of the twoissue on the liquor question and believed in the bare majority. The candidate was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence at the conclusion of the meeting.