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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 168, 18 July 1941, Page 4

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| CONTEST ALL SEATS I 1 PAN-N.Z. PARTY POLICY I ( ; J The Pan-New Zealand Political ■ ■ Union intends t.i form branches ■'throughout the Dominion and contest every seat in IMe next olccction, ; according tu a statement made by Mr. C. Pailey, president of the union, who addressed a meeting at Taka- ' puna la.-t evening on behalf of Mr. ill. T. Head, the organisation's candi- ' date for ih" Waiemata seat. Mr. ■I lead spoke brieily on agricultural : policy and the prosecution of the war." .Mr. C. M. Calbraith was in tlie . chair. . 1 Mr. Pailey said thai the union had . been accused of being an offshoot of i the National party. This was by no ; means the case, lor it was opposed . both to the policies of the Labour 1 ! party and the National party. There had been an example seen of the real . people governing New Zealand durj ing the local body elections, when j threats had been made against one I of tin.; candidates, while the depression had provided an illustration of I :!)<• power behind the National party. liehabilitation of returned soldiers I was placed lirst on the party's maniI festo. said Mr. Pailey. There should I not be a recurrence of what hapi pened alter the la.-t war. The party j favoured the practical application of : adult apprenticeships and the use of ; marginal land. A returned soldier j and his wife should be pensionable j at the age of .VI, while anomalies in ■ soldiers' pensions should bo overcome by conference between the i Government and the U.S.A. i The parly would make members iof Parliament earn their pay. Ail i they did now related to pensions and i social security. The party proposed | to make them work; to cut. the conj stituencics down by 20 and attach 'each M.l', to a Cabinet Minister. I The abolition of the Upper House, j which was described as being "sheer | bribery." was also proposed by the ! parly, while another innovation in- ! freduced would be preferential vot- . ing. Monopolies injurious to the public would aI so be prevented, and | private enterprise encouraged. Mr. Pailey said the party approved the Government's scheme of hous- ! nig, but would take it. further. An , end would be put to "rack-rooming"' and th" bed-sitting room and socalled "Hat..'' rackets. When State ; tenants had proved satisfactory for j la years it was contended that'their j rents should be reduced by 20 per I cent, while tor tenants of pensionable age the position would be re- ■ viewed earlier. Py a grading system I and the extension of powers to local j authorities slums would be done 1 away with. j 'I he speaker said a strong part of I the party s policy was iis opposition |to the growing strength of union ; bosses. j The Pan-New Zealand party would < make provision lor the election I annually of secretaries by postal bal- ! lot, and stipulate also' that. they j should have worker) ;it the trade in i quest ion, and should not receive | more wages than any workman in the trade. The headquarters of the | trade union secretaries would be at ■ the Placement < Mlice, and if the , union was a small one the secre- ; tary's salary would be guaranteed bv I the Stati'. Mr. Head, in his remarks on agrl- • culture, contended that the price ; paid to farmers should he based on j actual costs, and computed at. the end of the season. Partners should , be given the choice of ;i free market jor guaranteed price. II.; ,dso advocated long-term loans to farmers at : low rates of interest, through the | State Advances Corporation. On war I policy lie contended that the N./lvK j should be immediately mechanised. I Poth Mr. I lead and Mr. Pailey were accorded votes of thanks. " I