ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
HARBOUR BRIDGE.
ADVOCATED BY SIR JAMES GUNSON.
ADDRESS AT BIRKENHEAD.
j • The construction of a : fridge afeross Harbour" was advocated by ?.Sir- Jame&Gunson in an; address at- . jJaH,.Birkenhead,; last. Evening,; , when the Mayor (Mr. ■ Ske%tes),presided over .- a gathering of ;&lfti!s,soo electors. j ; that' it' was a, matter .a- lot of c W : if returned to\Ptfrlia T endeavour to see. that .the bridge was ih "concrete" formi as qufckly ag, possible. He considered thai' the (government should shoulder the responsibility, through either the Public Works Department / the ... Main Highways that contributions; : ito the -cost from the .Auckland "City Council and other . localy bpldies "which would benefit. ;' " i
• : Referring to unemployment Sir James said that the Government should seriously consider settling men on land which was at present unoccupied. In cases, where : land was very poor, and it would cost a lot to make it productive, he would be in favour of free grants of land beings made. . .
Tber candidate received an attentive hearing, ..and at the conclusion qf his address a vote of thanks and confidence, an amendment of no-confidence in the Reform Government being defeated.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 246, 17 October 1928, Page 8
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