ON THE HUSTINGS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 270, 7 November 1908, Page 6

ON THE HUSTINGS.

TAKANAKI SEAT. dn Wednesday morning Mr. Malone mot tin- suppliers nt Huri'ord Road factory, and dealt especially with the dni.'y regulations and other local matters. 11< said it was not true that had it not heeu tor the. Opposition the regulations as first published would have been forced on the farmers. The -Minister in charge had from the first determined to give every farmer an opprotunily to give evidence by hitter qr in person before the Stock Committee, and n> shape the regulations to reasonable form. The Minister was not leading fin attack on the fanners, hut headiii'/l an advance by the farmers theinselvi s that would result in increased pro til* to every one. engaged in the particular industry. Similar regulations and inspection, initiated by the dairymen themselves, in Denmark had led to a.i annual 33 per cent, increased profit n a lew years. Taranaki would make a similar profit and bless where under po. litical incitement it enrsed.

Mr. Malone had a good meeting at Tataraimaka on Wednesday night last. Mr. I. Poiiwarden was in the chair. Mr Malone's speech was extremely well received by mi appreciative audience. Mr. Malone pointed out that he had never

accused the silting member of getting too much money spent on public buildings. What he had said was that the Opposition were always howling

against what they called excessive expenditure on buildings at the cost of the roads, but Mr. Okey had proved by his own action that such howling was not justifiable. Mr. Okey,'priding himself on getting all he wanted, a:id praising the Government for treating him impartially, had obtained for the year IUO7-8 for public works £7852, divided up into £4250 lor buildings, .11350 for tourist tracks, and £2052 fo r roads and bridges! The total expenditure by the Government in the same 1 year had ibeen £1,380,068 on roads, bridges and railways, and £220,035 on buildings. Xo questions .were naked. The usual compliments to the speaker I and chairman concluded the meeting.

TAUMARUNUI SEAT. | (Special to News.) I'aemako, Last Night. I'mler short notice by Mr. Jennings, largely attended meetings of electors tool; place at Kaeaea.. Aria, Mairoa and I'aemako. After each address, Mr. Jennings received votes of thanks and c-onlidciicc.

Since leaving Wailara on October 15, the candidate has addressed 45 meetings, and lias had to travel ov-r 800 miles by train, traps, steam launch, and the past five days on horseback. The candidate has now to undertake the further portion of Taranaki province before election day and will have ample opportunity of growling and sympathising with the settlers o'ver the condition of the roads.

Says that prominent Opposiitn organ, the' Wellington Post:—Mr. Maasey "has a cat in his hag, and he allowed it to mew a little. for the amusement of people at Greytown. Tt is an old cat—the machine-made speech for Ministerial candidates. Mr. Masscy snared the animal ahout a fortnight ago, and has mostly kept it in close, confinement. He has told us all repeatedly ntout Wb prize; he has whirled the bag under the Prime Minister's nose, and Sir Joseph has frankly declared that the Leader of the Opposition may let the cat out of the hag as soon as he likes. Mr. Masscy, after arousing great public curiosity, * and possibly making the Wellington City Council eager to secure the specimen for the Petherick Museum, has shown us only the whiskers and the tip of the cat's tail. Let us have the whole of the beauteous beast, once and for all. The drollest part of this speech interlude, which tends to become tiresome, is Mr. Mnsscy's belief that he has hold of something new, something to make the Ministry anxious to charter the Mapourika and hide its shameful head among the scent-drinking islanders of sunny seas. The machine-made speech is an old invention; it was in use prior to the last general -election, and probably dates back a decade or two. It is wise enough for a Government to "brief" its candidates, especially as many of them sadly need coaching, but it seems to have been tie Government office boy who framed the . introduction of the harangue which Mr. Masscy is hawking around the country. It is not the machine-made speech tint should interest Mr. Masscy so much 3s the machine-made Ministerial speeciiiflcra.