What The Candidates Are Saying

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28447, 29 November 1957, Page 16

What The Candidates Are Saying

Safe Landing Apologising for his absence from the meeting of the South Pacific Air Transport Council in Wairakei, the Minister in charge of Civil Aviation (Mr T. P. Shand) sent a telegram saying: “I am at present on circuit, as it were, in somewhat turbulent conditions, but hope to make a smooth landing on November 30.” Starvation “As far as I am concerned, the Japs, can starve so long as our people are not threatened with starvation. Nothing should be imported into New Zealand that can compete detrimentally with the same article produced in New Zealand.”—Mr J. M. Deas (Labour, Otahuou). Stability “Social Credit is the only party to offer the elector stability. Labour and National promise you the moon, but say nothing about your stomach.”—Mr P. J. J. McMillian (Social Credit, North Dunedin). Definition “Labour is defined by the dictionary as pitching and rolling in a turbulent sea. That exactly describes Labour’s policy in this election.”—Mr D. J. Riddiford (National, Petone). Housie “A delightful game on board a ship; but if you start to make one game legal you are running into all sorts of difficulties.”—the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Nash) replying to a question whether Labour would make “housie” a legal game. Torch Bearer “I carry a big torch in defence of youth. There is not one of their problems which sympathy, understanding and activity will not settle. I’d also carry a torch for equal pay for equal work.”— Mrs D. V. Sergei (National, Riccarton). Variety “Age cannot wither nor custom stale the infinite variety of Mr Nash’s evasive answers.” —Mr B. E. Taiboys (National. Wallace).

Commendation “There is one thing for which I commend both National and Labour politicians. They have kept New Zealand out of the World Bank.’’—Mr B. T. Daniel (Social Credit, Karori). Vote Wasted “A vote for Social Credit is a vote wasted. If the Social Credit theory would work, then we need not.”—Mr T. L. Hayman (National, Waitaki). Hpmes The Monetary Commission proved that banks built new premises on their own credit at no cost to themselves, said Mr E. B. Elliot (Social Credit, Island Bay). “You try writing a cheque to pay for your own home. You’ll get a good home all right—at Mount Crawford.” Handicap “Since 1943 .we have been running from behind scratch with a handicap of four—the four Maori members of Parliament.”— Mr G. R. Terry (National, North Dunedin). Way Of Life “Social Credit is not a playground for cheap political comedians; it is a new way of life.”— Mr F. Poole (Independent Social Credit, St. Kilda). Stable Price “There is only one thing I know of that has not gone up in price, and that is an art union ticket.” —Mr J. H. Rapson (Labour, Otago Central). Wizard “The Leader of the Opposition (Mr Nash) is New Zealand's greatest financial sorcerer—the wangling wizard that was."—Mr F. W. Buckley (Social Credit, Onslow). Candidates “We will establish a better housekeeping and consumer institute.” Mr L. R. Adams-Schnei-der (National, Hutt). First interjector: Put Aunt Daisy, in it. Second interjector: Better have Dame Hilda Ross or there’ll be no cosmetics. Third interjector: And you’d better have Miss Howard, or we’ll have no undies.