What The Candidates Are Saying

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28429, 8 November 1957, Page 16

What The Candidates Are Saying

Deposit Wauled “In Christchurch, support for Social Credit has waned—in a byelection Mr Owen lost his deposit. I don't wish Mr Owen any harm, but the Consolidated Fund can do with his deposit.”—Mr H. R. Lake (National, Lyttelton). Bankruptcies “The prosperity of a country is recorded in bankruptcies, and those in 1956 were greater than for any year since 1934. the year before the first Labour Government; and that is in the Year Book—the Year Book does not lie.” —Miss M. B. Howard (Labour, Sydenham). One A Week “Someone went into all the taxes paid in the production of a loaf of bread from the growing of wheat by a farmer.” said Mr R. H. Morton (Social Credit. Selwyn). “He found that there were 52 different sets of taxation in the cost of a loaf.’’ “Not An Auction” “This is a General Election, not a political auction sale, but I am afraid other people will try to make it so.’’—The Prime Minister (Mr Holyoake) in Invercargill.

Advice To National “They have made a big mistake in changing leadership. I frankly think S. G. Holland was a better vote-catcher than K. J. Holyoake is going to be.”—Miss M. B. Howard (Labour, Sydenham). Inflation “Inflation of prices is our problem; not the inflation of money.’’— Mr R. H. Morton (Social Credit, Selwyn). Differences "It is said that there is little difference today between the main parties. It is most unsafe to accept this. There is a world of differences between their principles, their methods, their administration, and their records. They are poles apart.”—The Minister ot Finance (Mr J. T. Watts) in Fendalton. Inspection “I believe that State Advances Corporation inspectors are not doing a good job,” said Miss M. B. Howard (Labour, Sydenham) after she had told a story of a nine-month-old State house in Aranui that was found to be “full of borer.” "That should not happen if housing was being built in a decent way by reputable builders and being looked at by good inspectors.”