THE MASTERTON SEAT

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10495, 5 December 1911, Page 5

THE MASTERTON SEAT

KR C. R. SYKES AT THE RAILWAY STATION.

• Sparge Assembly <jf' elefcibrsgktb.'''Ma' , ?Mel^ : oMarii'*B.' shed .;»ear; the'.Mastertoiif RaJiway, Station, last Evening, .wjbea Mr G. R'.v Sykes delivered a political address. Mr Barry uole occupied tfoe> ahaiir. 5 ; Air Sykesi prefaced Me address .by -saying that the political campaign luad heeost conducted oii> friendly and' amicaihle limes. He dealt fully with, fhe platform of tine Reform Party, and stated thai he believed! tibiat the Electors of Masterrton and tthe Hif>Tnn'm,TKTn would endorse tie policy that he advocated, and return to power men; Wituo would reduce taxjatjoui and lessen; the hjLgjh cost Oif living., The best and most practdoable wlay to a«sast (the working man was to offer facilities tibiat wall enable, kim to get on tflbe land. Tibia Wiaard Gfpyeonmienft had l not effecbuain

ly carried out. There are thousands v of men. with limited means waiting for tfhe 'chance to get oa the larud, and until the and Nfiftavx* lands were opened up thley would not get -Ghat cbanxse. If th» Bietform Party were returned to ppww, men. would be given ai* opportunity to , get on. a; limited area of land. Several' questions were asked and

satisfactorily answered by Mir Bytes, who throughout ids address j waft warmly aplauded. Mr H., Btamnistea- proposed a hearty vute of ' tihiaaiks, winch was seconded by Mir Gre<elman ana carried uaianimotiily. Mr Ofeelman further moved. "That this meeting has mo confidence in Ma* Masses as the future Prime Minister of-New Zealand." On the ihands being counted., tho miotion • was easily loa*s. ' Th© nveeting tetfmiiiated with ohieera fkxr Mr Miassqy and reform.