PATEA BY-ELECTION.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17103, 26 March 1921, Page 10

PATEA BY-ELECTION.

THE EEFOBM CANDIDATE,

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEBRAM.) • HAWERA, March 24.

Mr E. Dixon (Refortn) has opened his campaign for the Patea by-election: He held two. well-attended meetings at Mokoia and Waverley. The candidate considers rigid economies throughout the Civil Service are necessary. He favours the establishment of a credit of ten millions in London. He wante to see the farmers' income-tax abolished, because it is a needless worry to the farmers'. The farmer was entitled to charge for income-tax purposes the work of all the members of his family. If that were done there would be no tax to pay; the land tax was sufficient. He disagreed with Government control of prices, and thought the present was no time for costly commissions. He believed in .the freehold system of land tenure, 'and thought that the Government, before opening new country for settlement,, should first'road it properly. Seed growing-and experimental farms should be fostered. The railway freights should be overhauled, also the Customs tariff. Preference to British manufactures was favoiired. Mr Dixon | said he considered rapid hydro-ejectric I development necessary, and suggested that if unemployment became acute the electric works in hand could provide employment. He praised the Government for its repatriation work and its progressive educational policy. Mr Parr was one of the most progressive Ministers of Education the country had, ever I had. Mr Dixon favoured dental attention for school children. He supported .Mr Massey ; because the only strong \ rallying point to-day was the Massey I Government and the Reform Party. Votes of thanks were carried.