What The Candidates Are Saying

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28445, 27 November 1957, Page 16

What The Candidates Are Saying

Leaders’ Ages “Mr Mathison has said that age is nothing for the leader of a party. I disagree, because I have seen two Prime Ministers work themselves nearly to death—Mr Peter Fraser and Sir Sidney Holland.” —Mr R. G. Gerard (National, Ashburton). Home Ownership “For the vast majority of people home ownership is best: there is no question about that. Our policy has always been to encourage ownership, and particularly for young people that is the best way.”—Mr A. H. Nordmeyer (Labour, Island Bay) at St. Albans. Production Where did money come from, an interjector asked Mr G. Lynne (Social Credit, Sydenham). “You, my friend, provide the money because you produce.” replied Mr Lynne. The questioner: Under Walter, we’ll be paid to reproduce. Foundation Stone “I deplore this type of vandalism, and think that the action of whoever was responsible was very poor,” said the Minister of Railways (Mr J. K. McAlpine) in Mosgiel, referring to the Christchurch railway station foundation stone. “I do not know why it was done unless the people responsible thought that they would get a new name on the stone after November 30.” Dairying “We will try to get dairy farmers to go back to long-term price agreements.”—Mr C. F. Skinner (Labour, Buller). Marx And Social Credit “Mr Owen’s economic theories are as phoney as his ‘quotations’ from Karl Marx. If he took the trouble to read Marx he would not have to invent quotations, and would also find that currency reform theories are an old dodge for deceiving workers into thinking they’re getting something better.” —Mr R. Nunes (Communist, Island Bay). Advances “Under the last ysar of the Labour Government. £3.482.000 was advanced to dairy farmers for finance between the time their butter was bought and sold. On September 25. this year, it was £20,991.000. Who is turning the printing press now?”—Mr A. H. Nordmeyer (Labour, Island Bay) speaking in Richmond.

Businesslike "Government is a business. Business always relies on young and able executives. The National team has the youth and ability to give you government at its best.’’ —Mr T. L. Hayman (National. Waitaki). Homework “At school you learned of 12 pennies to the shilling and 20 shillings to the £. but you never learned where that money came from. Do some homework now, find out where money comes from, and at what cost. Then vote for your freedom from money, and not for your subjection to it.’’— Mr D. G. Long (Social Credit, Petone). Free Air “Broadcasting is a medium that should not be in the hands of the Government. I think a type of independent commission, free from restrictions, departmental .organisation and Ministerial paternalism. is definitely needed.”— Mr K. O’Brien (National, Onslow). Reasoning “Mr J. J. Maher (National, Otaki) says no man should ask a girl to marry him until he has saved £lOOO. So that’s the reason why I have stayed an old maid under the National Government** —Miss M. B. Howard (Labour, Sydenham). Tangents “In the last week of an election campaign, so many candidate! go off at tangents that it is difficult for electors to keep in their minds the hard facts of policy.”— Mr! D. V. Sergei (National, Riccarton). Tax Gatherers "I am only an amateur alongside Mr Watts. He collected £252 million last year. The best 1 have ever done is £137 million.* —The Leader of the Opposition (Mr Nash) in Christchurch. Reserves “The secret reserves of the Bank of New Zealand are between £4om and £som. They must be charging too high a rate of interest to have such large reserves."—Mr W. B. Owen (Social Credit, Lyttelton). Character “If we give the Government to the party that makes the wildest promises we have lost our character as a people."—The Prime Minister (Mr Holyoake) in Auckland.