its own scheme, but he warned them against being too lavish in dispensing it far away, because they did not know I What they might require themselves. It had been said that he had come from South Taranaki to oppose the harbor development scheme. That need not be said, because he had said ten years ago, and said so now, that the only chance of developing a deep water harbor for Taranaki lies out here. A voice: Patea!
Mr. Buckeridge: "Not at Patea or anywhere else." When the scheme was brought into existence they would have one of the safest, if not the safest, harbor in New Zealand, and he pointed out j he had advocated that when he had no idea of contesting the seat. The harbor, he said, must be developed,, but they must also make provision for handling
the shipping that came here, otherwise Jhere would be congestion, and in this connection he would agitate for a duplicate line to the Breakwatpf, and, if elected, would do his best to secure it. That would be something ho had thought about before anyone elseHe had said that the greatest honor was to be chosen to contest the election, but the greatest honor was when he had been selected to act as secretary to the Taranaki Bishopric scheme, being considered the best man for the position. He had considered it a two-man job, but after the election would do his best to carry it through. One objection they had to him was that he did not live in the electorate. Well, that was easily altered, and after Wednesday, he was going to look for a house. (Laughter and uproar). STARTING BEHIND SCRATCH.
In concluding, ho said that he had Btarted six weeks behind scratch, but he had caught up to and to-day, ahead of the other fellow. He had got into the second lap, his nose was ahead, and there he was: going to stay, and when numbers went up oil Wednesday (light they were going to see Seform first, nondescript nowhere. A voice: Where do you get your nondescript from? He knows where he is. Three cheers were here given for Mr Smith. QUESTIONS. Numerous questions were then naked. A speaker, who wanted to take the platform, asked why he had said that Sir Joseph Ward was a dog. Mr. Buck- ! eridge had stated that Mr. Massey took ! his ,lap-dog with him. "If you're a ■ sport, you would not utter those re- : marks'." The speaker was ushered to his seat by the police. A questioner asked whether, in the event of a soldier being unable to pay interest on loan at the end of Uie year, lie would favor it being paid off each year at the rate of 1 per cent. Mr. Buckeridge said that if a soldier found that lie could not pay the interest, after two years, it would probably have been better if he had never had the loan,
as it might, put him in a position that ! would be serious for him. He pointed out that the Repatriation Board was always prepared to meet such cases. It. was not always advisable for a man to borrow too much money, even if it eouW be obtained cheaply, as unless it could be ! used effectively it would only be a burden. ne did not know of anybody having lieen gaoled in New Zealand for pro- i fiteering. He did not know how many times Mr j Massey voted against old age pensions. He had told them more than once that he was not a politician. What are you standing for? The candidate: I'm standing for run-, ning the country on sound business lines. lie would do all he could to assist the ; Government to fiive workers their homes at the lowest, possible cost.
The record of what the Massey Government had done for workers was the liest the Dominion had ever seen. Tim Massey Government in three and it Iml year-i had fronted over 400 dwelling? whilst in six and a half years the pro vious Government erected'over 200. Sine: the war the Massey Government had au horised over 200. Since the Mnssey Government hai «mc into power 35 per cent of the b : ; states had been cut up. If prohibition was not carried, In rould oppose any extension of the hour I'om 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. fie did not favor the right to strike .3 he did not consider this constitutiona ir for the benefit of workers. A questioner asked what was the usi f increased production when the store; re full and you can't get the stuf .way? Mr. Ruekeridge said that there wouh e increased shipping now, as ships wen eing built. Tie would want to knov iiore than he did now before lie wouli avor nationalisation of shipping in Nev 'calami. as they were up against a bi;. hinjr. It had been said that the'' liould have bought out the TT.S.S, On. .'hieli was part of the P. and 0. Co. Tin mperial Government, were going ti a.ke control of shipping, and it lnich' e that the British Government wer< sine 1 that company for the purpose. T o. alright; if not, ail wrong. Jt wouli ot he possible to bnv the Union Com iiv for three millions. He did not favor sectarianism bcin; nirodnced into politics. Jf not elected on Wednesday, wouli 'on still buy a, house in New Plymouth Mr. Bnckeridgc: I said that I wouli .nswer any reasonable question. He was quite <s«re that Mr Massey die lot vote against old aire pensions. ll< iad made it easier to obtain for womei iv reducing the age from (in to GO. He did not know anything about tin go-slow" policy in New Plymoatli '.'hich might be singular in that respect nit he had employed three men at half .-crown an hour to erect a ga.rnsre. whei ie could have (lone the work himself. Questioner: Whv. as a business man lid you pay 2s fid per hour for ivorl hat yon could do yourself? Mr. Rnckeridge pointed out that h fas busy as secretary of the Repatria inn Hoard at £1 per week, which barel; laid postage. If he had sacked on nan, they knew what would happen. He did not. favor a State hank at th irpsent time, as the first thing was ti mild up the financial stability of th ountry. The issue of paper mone; ras inflating the currency, and the sov reisni now was worth only 10s. Finan ial ideas had been altered by the wai He believed in all men being paid wel or the work they did. On the motion of Mr. -T. Brown, earty vote of thanks to the speakei ml of confidence in the Massey Govern aent, was declared carried amidst an -ppeal for a show of hands. A vote of thawks was acocrded the hairman. Cheers were then given for Mr. Bnckridge, followed by counter cheers for Tr. Smith.
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