POLITICAL POINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 246, 17 October 1925, Page 14

POLITICAL POINTS.

"If we are going to restrict n families to two as set down by the _, of the Arbitration Court award th 8 * our future welfare is doomed" ru Mr. A. L. Monteith, M.P. for WeUh, + East. "ngton

It has been stated that through sure which had been brought to h_ S " on him there was a likelihood of & Joseph Ward not going to the poll in tt_ contest for the Invercargill seat s Joseph states that this is incorrect

"The housewife who provides f 0 hushand and family and makes n a" meet on £4 per week is a greater wizaJ of finance than any politician in the \ e Zealand Parliament."—Mr. Lamont" at Takapuna last evening. '

"What nationality are you!" Al Lamont was asked"at his" Takapuna meeting last night. The candidate who is a characteristic native of Glasgow raised a gale of laughter by the rejoinder "\ou try and borrow a liver from mc and you'll soon find out:" '

"Out of every pound paid by the New- Zealand employer by way of p re . mium for insurance of employees the victim of accident gets only 10/2.' The remaining 9/8 goes by way of commission to the insurance company and agents. In Queensland, under State monopoly of insurance, the worker tmts 17/5."— Mr. R. McKeen, M.P.

"There are six associated banks in New Zealand." said Mr. R. McKeen '"who determine whether there shall' be a slump or a boom in the country If a national bank was started it vouid be run in the interests of the countrr and not in those of a small band if shareholders.

He considered that, with low prices and the increased tariff many fruitgrowers would have to go out" of business. If the Government did not move it was time they got out and made room for the Nationalist party, who represented all the people and' not a section of them.—Mr. G. McKay (X.) Hawke's Bay.

"At nine years of age I was a milk runner, at ten a dyer, and from the a<»e of eleven until I was nineteen I was'a coal miner. Later I was a stone worker, and finally I commenced my present business. No man in New Zealand has.more claims to be called a worker than I have." —Mr. Lamont, at Takapuna last evening. Divergent Views. "I have been informed upon good authority that the National party will come back with 35 members. They will sweep the polls in the South Island, and also win seats in the North. I believe that they will be the strongest party in the House," said Mr. A. B. Sievright, Nationalist candidate for Wellington South.

A Slight Mistake. Towards the close of the open-air meeting held by Mr. Oakley Browne, the Liberal candidate for Auckland East, last night, a man entered the arena and said he would like to propose a vote of confidence.

Mr. Browne caught him by the arm, stating that he did not want a vote of confidence. He would leave the matter until the day of the elections. The man shook himself free, and continued: "I want to propose a vote of confidence in Mr. Lee." (Loud laughter.) Four-hour Day—What Next? He was a believer h a 40-hour week, as laid down by the Labour party. He believed that if trie york of the world were thoroughly organised it would only be necessary fof a man to woik four hours per day. Why, he asked, should a man or woman have to slave from the cradle to tie grave? He contended tha tit was a duty of the people of the Dominion to support the party which was going to do the most good for the Dominion anit the people in it, and give it a chance lo legislate in their interests.—Mr. A. Aslworth (L.).Wakatipu.

The Old Dun [Done) Cow. Mr. Ritchie eulogised the good work done by the Meat Control Board. It had openetl up a trade with Italy for lean beef and for fat pork from the Dominion. This was practically a new market, and it absorbed beef and pork for which there was no market in the Dominion. What the Italians wanted was beef from old. done cows, which were perfectly healthy, and the pork required was from pi?s of from 4001b to 5001b weight, with about four or five inches of fat on the ribs.—Mr. James Ritchie (R), Wakatipu.

Prevention Better Than Cure. Many of the schools were out of date, and had insufficient light. The medical examination of the children was hampered by the fact that insufficient money was being spent on the Health Department, and proper medical examination could not be conducted because of this. The officers were overworked and crippled because of the lack of funds. A good Health Department would be a great asset to have. They were spending many thousands of pounds on patients in their hospitals, but he considered that a good deal of the expense would not have been necessary if proper living conditions had been made possible.—il r - J. Gilchrist (L.i. Dunedin Central.

'■ Can't Fool the Farmer." What did Mr. Holland mean by his reference to £17,000.000 interest payment on land mortgages in the country wnicn had to lie met annually? Did he ./'f unthinkina I pie to believe that if tne State look over all rural lands there would be no rent to pay in lieu oftne interest now paid': If so. how did J» propose to get the present owners out« the land if there would be no rent pay able by those subsequently ot ; c un>"'r the hind? The Labour party s « ' policy had been taken into the pol«» workshop H lH..ii three times for npg during the la>t year or two. but i . would have to conceal the hook a ' deeper than tin v have yet been able do.'before they r.uiH fool farmed* Hon. A. I). Mi-Leod, Minister of Lana ■