OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 September 1941, Page 6

OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

THE ELECTION ISSUE (To the Editor) Sir,—ln Mr Robertson’s address, re medical service, on Monday evening, the 22nd inst., he made the statement that “there is only one Government in this country, elected by the people." True: elected by the people, to attend to the more important affairs of the country, and not to infringe upon the rights of the people, and private enterprise. The Savage Labour Government was elected by an overwhelming majority by the people to test that Government out, and to see what they were made of, and chiefly to get rid of the previous unsatisfactory Government; but from the Savage Government has developed brazen Socialism, unsavoury in a democratic country. The elections are at hand; one listens to various controversy on the subject, for and against; but the elections are the people’s just due; and did not the present Government pass legislation to the effect that they would not extend their term of office? Then, why any doubt about the elections at all, unless the Government intends to go back on its written bond, and we all know what happened when the previous Government took an extended term of office from the people. With the elections falling due the war effort would still continue to the best, for when did New Zealand people ever fail to rise to the occasion? One even hears the excuse that it would be unfair to our boys overseas to have the elections whilst they are away; but would it be fair to our boys to let them return and find that democratic New Zealand had been delivered over to a band of Socialists without an effort? We, the people, want the elections, and let. the people express once again, what' they do desire/Socialism or Demoracy.—Yours, etc., DEMOCRAT. Masterton, September 29. LOCAL CHURCH HISTORY (To the Editor.) Sir. —in response to an inquiry from a Masterton reader regarding names of candidates for Confirmation in old St. Matthew's Church. I would thank you for sufficient space in which to answer ] that reader and perhaps satisfy others as well:— Under date April 16th, 1871 (the Rev. Amos Knell register) appear list (No. 4) of candidates as follows: John and Ernest Beauchamp Haro, Henry Edward Thorby. Donald Donald, Joseph lorns, Barbara Mu trie, Ellen Mary Baker Catt, Isabel and Sarah Tone, Sarah lorns, and Jane and Elizabeth Evans. The second such ceremony (No. 5) held at Masterton, includes the following names of candidates for Confirmation at the hands of Bishop AbrahamNathaniel John Tone, John Yates, Henry Vallance, Agnes Bell Yates,' Fanny Elizabeth Bennington, Sarah Stinson, Annie Maria Hare, under date? Easter. 1873. Number eight, and third of Masterton's Confirmation services (under date Sunday, April 19, 1874), should cover the ground sufficiently for the present inquiry causing same to appear,’ in the further list of well-known pioneer family names: Charles Anketell, Henry and John Bannister, Clarence Fletcher Hare, Thomas Cox, Elizabeth Yates, Jane Agnes Bennington, Elizabeth Antektell, Laura Elizabeth and Julia Maria Mace, Louisa Ann Jones and Harriett Hornblow. With assurance of pursuing the subject under similar inquiry.—I am, etc, N.J.B. " Masterton, September 29.