TAURANGA SEAT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 246, 17 October 1928, Page 8

TAURANGA SEAT.

MR. MACWIIXAN'S CAMPAIGN.

| ATTACK ON LABOUR, POLICE.

Our.'',' ' SfeSKSi'S®, AR^/TUeacia^'^' !Macnnilari, if .P.,wHo is. tfee T^ut^gfi '^ti;.opened ;; -.m Tb viroha ? ( Coulter, the Siajror, presided, an 4 thaoked Mr. Maemitlan'fdr his i assistance >, £ to local bodies 'of ' the district during his term of office. .; Mr. 4 38Wcipillan said the fight for the control .or"the country would really be Reform andljabour.Tlie Baited ■ party 'Wosa be better - described .as.ihia benighted ,party, while/ the * Cqswtiy party consisted 'of a.- '■ gruntled lAtaeuibers. , ofX; ike F^f jneir» ,; ryai^.'- 'i : : Labour, parity; would spell abaolutcripn Ito property" : holders, Mr.! -Mkcmillan declared. A .plank, of the platfonn was.the right of every elector to vote f on proposals for loans based on the security of the ratepayers' properties. This would very soon dissipate any equity belonging to the owner and would assist in "the socialisation of the distribution and. reviewed the legislation : ms sod-by . Reform arid !sald ; the Rural Advances Act and the Rural Inieripediate Act were excellent enabling the proVisfojn of. ; farmers requiring moijey .on fixed riiorteage or on; chattel, security. 'Thff'jp^fecJ; tax and colle&tip&of heavy had greatly j^trderi punishment of those who illegally inter-fcights-of-.tha .people.; -<*, • j-* f : i. ; ; spept pn education had iri<n , cased from 21/5 per head ot popufa£iolfc:in 3912 'to-'52/1 per: ,714,422 had ; beefc lent to #.W«^a^.to ; . t build homes, r • .Xo;S Other. - lent ®3 per bent of a: AVorkC£ t: Jin' this i respedti'y ..The ■ ilO/ a week to 17/6, and had' reduced the eligible age for women from 65 to 60.

Mr. MaCmillan explained that he had his. vote on the Licensing Bill last session because it was utteirly futile to send it to the Upper House. Mr. Macmillan was" accorded aunanimous vote of.. thanks and confidence.

AUCKLAND EAST CAMPAIGN.

j.: Mr.. Jas. B. Donald, United party candidate -for Auckland East, addressed a representative gathering of friends and supporters in the Grafton Library Hall last evening, Mr. R. T. Michaels presiding. Mr. Donalj} appealed to all his supporters to fight a clean fight. That there was a strong demand for a change of Government no one could deny. The I Reform slogan last election, "Coates and Confidence" had resulted in "Coates and confusion." The United party would represent the people as a whole* and not one section of particular, friends; The financial muddle of the Reform Administration had had a disastrous effect on the Dominion, and the only man toi lead the country back to prosperity was Sir Joseph Ward. • A motion of confidence was carried. -f-

AUCKLAND SUBURBS.

■. The official Reform candidate, for the Auckland Suburbs seat, Sir James,Gunson. addressed a meeting In the Foresters' £all, Birkenhead, last night. : 1 Mr. E. G. Skeates presided. Sir James; who spoke on lines similar to his first Speech, pledged, himself to support the harbour bridge proposal, The meeting closed with a yote of confidence in the candidate.

MB. KAIX AT OTAHUHU.

Tb® Refdntt. candidate for Hauraki,' Mr.; A. W. Hall, delivered an? address :n -the Gaiety Theatre, Otahuhu, last evening. Tie Mayor (Mr. IL B. Toddj .resided,.. 1 ... . .• • ,

.- The. candidate referred to, the loyal support accorded him by the three other fief or in candidates eliminated by ballot. Kfo «*mpaigft Was being waged without any bitterness. He did not believe J in pledging hiirtself to any outside organ* ieations, but would support the Government on a no-confidence motion.! '■ The meeting closed with a vote of thanks.

REFORM IN MARSDEN.

.Telegiaplj.—jp ress^Association.) . WHANGAREI, this. day. addresses were delivered Ma> i "Mr. Jones, Reform M,P. for W [,re9Bed . a meeting attended S, tlnrty persons m the afternoon, at 7T * V °, te of was .accorded. In the eTttfag he had a par- | tjCDlarly good hearing at Kamo; where pBO people were present, and a vote bf confidence lh the speaker and the party he represented was carried by tion*; •