POLITICAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 November 1922, Page 6

POLITICAL.

TARANAKI SEAT. MR. BELLRINGER AT KORITO. Mr. C. E. Bellringer addressed between 30 and 40 in the Korito schoolroom on Friday evening last, and met with a very cordial reception and an attentive hearing, being frequently applauded for his remarks. He spoke on ihe lines of his previous addresses, and showed that he had a good grip of the needs of the Dominion and of this electorate in particular. On the question of education, a most important matter, he was wholly in favor of a policy of the utmost assistance. A vote of thanks to Mr. Bellringer for his able address, and of confidence in the Massey Government, was carried unanimously. Those returning home from the meeting had rather a trying time, the district being enveloped in a dense fog from th? sea. Motorists had difficulty in keeping to the roads, and accidents were narrowly averted.—Contributed. MR. ASTBURY ON THE OOAST. j\lr. Asfbury liaa been addressing the electors of Oaonui, Warea and Rahotu, meeting with good attendances. At Rahotu on Wednesday, the hall was comfortably filled with an audience of ladies and gentlemen, Air. Butler being voted to the chair. The candidate spoke vigorously and forcibly on the administrative deficiencies of the Massey Administration. and no doubt scored on their action in trying to force dairy pool legislation through in the dying hours of the session without enabling those interested the time for due consideration of their proposals, and the coercive clauses of the Bill. Quite a sensation was caused when a gentleman, a prominent Reform supporter in the past, came forward and announced in's intention to support Mr, Astbury owing to the attempt to coerce the dairy factories, etc., of this coast by the Government legislation relating to the pool. A number of questions were asked, and the passage of arms between speaker and questioner created much fun. the questioner being completely flattened out. to the delight of the audience. The usual vote of thanks closed the meeting at 11 p.m.Contributed.