POLITICAL MEETINGS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIV, Issue 9024, 2 November 1925, Page 5

POLITICAL MEETINGS

MR. COULTER. ON THE STRAND. Mr 11. Coulter, National candidate, addressed the ...electors on the Strand on Saturday afternoon. There was a considerable migratory crowd, and Mr Coulter spoke for some two hours or 1 more. Our representative hands in the 101 l owing report. ‘‘Mr Coulter was on a car* at Strand. Saturday afternoon, shouting for the writer of the “leader’’ in the Bay of Plenty Times. He foamed. Oh, if he could have got at the editor, wouldn’t he deal it out to him. He would get him. He (the Ed i tori hadn't the pluck to come out and hear him. Very funny. He was heckled by a chap who told Mr Coulter that he made a certain statement at a. Farmers’ Union meeting and Mr Coulter denied it, and frothed over the questioner and would settle him if not by “argument” then by other means alter the meeting. You never saw a chap jump at the chance so, as did this man in the crowd who wanted to take to him, rfght off but Mr Coulter got rather white about a. noise. Ho called the EclrforMl “mel- f on.” The crowd laughed of course, and Mr Coulter got rather white about the gills. There’s no doubt he did make a. noise. He called the Editor a “melon.” The crowd laughed of coures, and many cried, “hear, hear.’ Ho promised to deal out some more on Tuesday.” MR. MACMILLAN AT MOUNT MAUNGANUI. Mr C. E. Macmillan, M.P., addressed a fair audience af the Arcadia Hall, the Mourffc, on Friday night. Mr Bain was voted to the chair, and introduced the candidate. Mr Macmillan was well received and gave an address of an hour and a half, dealing with the measures passed by the Reform Government and foreshadowing measures to assist the housing problem. The question of what increase had been given by the Government to assist pensions was also explained. Question time is always interesting. After the candidate had disposed of the local water question, he was asked if he would bring a pub to the Mount,which was the signal for an outburst of j laughter. The candidate was asked if. as alleged -by his opponent, he visited 1 the other side of the rang© solely for the puipose of attending the races, to the neglect of his other duties. This Mr Macmillan indignantly denied. True he had attended the meetings there on rccasions, and attended to his duties as well. On one occasion lie drove to the course in his opponent’s car, and presented the cup—an institution initiated by the late Sir Win. Herries. It was rediculous for Mr Coulter to say he could not get hold of jbim. Mr: Macmillan read many complimentary letters from local bodies on the other side of the range, thanking him for various efforts on their behalf. The candidate was closely questioned regarding the minimum wage, and indicated that the high cost of living justified the raising of the minimum. In reference to the reduction of taxation. Mr Macmillan justified the same j for the reason it made such available for investment in other directions, thus stimulating industry and consequents giving more employment. At the conclusion of the meeting a beany vote of thanks, proposed bv M r Clark, and seconded by Mr Armstrong was carried unanimously.