VISIT TO CORE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10492, 1 December 1911, Page 5

VISIT TO CORE.

CBy Telegraph — Press Association.)

GORE, Midnight. Sir Joseph. Ward and his party arrived by the second express*., They ~'£*££.weilcomed ,T by..,{t^ei r • Mayor and, ; liberals," arid were played by the, Pipe Band to the Db<minion. HaM, where there was. at packed audience. Just the meeting; Mr W. F. Index; a solicitor ,< rose ; Up in the front of tSbe hall, and said that a report had been oirouiliatedi that he intended organising an. interruption on ibeihallif of the Opposition .party, whk> he arden/tJy stupporited. "He dented this- as a falsehood. Hisi assurance was accepted by Sir Joseph. The Premier said thie higher a man ascended the ladder of life in any respect the more KkeJiy hie was; to become tlie object of kindly and! sometimies 1 otlbarwispe disposed people. It was levelled agaanist the present adlniinistiration., that the leader of Khie Opposition and some of those who were seeking re-election, offered age as the reason why the .present administration should be removed from office. Was age, he asked, a valid reason why an old (a'ssuming that he was old) servant sEbouH be put 'off the road" after hie bad proved to be of valuable service? (AppSiause). He wanted to ask his audience, he continued, if they believed tih© tarra-' <liddlllas> 'that were advanced by some of lid)s opponents. (Cries ot "•Lies'"; As to the burden of taxation, being increased and taxation generally being increased, he complained t'lvait his opponents, did not te)l the wlioto truth in. connection wiitli these matters. Since he had been hgad of the administration, the miileag© of railways had increased by 404 miileg 33 chiaiLns', and,. further, .since, the Liberal Party had been in power the mileage had been increased from 1800 to 2807 imiles, or an increase of 998 mollies 1 chain. Sir Joseph asked how nu"y countries, could be advanced from tOie primitive state without borrowing money. The speaker explained at great lengtm the purposes, for whvh the loams were borrowed. Out of a total amount bom-owed since 1891, 86 per cent earned it's* own interest and its own sinking fund, and no taxation of any kind had been imposed on the people for it. Less than £3,000,000 required to be provided for by taxation. He explained the taxation and Dreadnought position a's in previous .speeches. He referred to Southland and settlemieuift.', stating that seven, large estate®, costing £218,000, were cut up, settling 1083 people. He contended that the Government had pursued the land policy wi/tih great vigour, and that there was no suggestion, at any time to repeal the optional tenure. A motion of thanks and confidence was carried.'.

The nominations for tlio Parliamentary elections have closed, and all sorts of men have been nominated. On December 7th those with least meiit will bo put out, and on December Uth the chosen members will be known to tllie country. There will be great excitement till then, but it is • preferable to ake things calmly a.nc'i ■drink Crescent Blend Tea, which sooths the nerves and gives the palate pleasure. You can get it from your grocer at 2s per lb.*