What Candidates Say

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30286, 12 November 1963, Page 14

What Candidates Say

Freedom “The only man to have any greater freedom under the National Government was George Wilder.” —Mr L. N. Valentine (Labour, Awarua). Moon Shot “Mr Nordmeyer is offering you the moon; but you'd be better to leave such a long shot to the American cosmonauts.” —Mr T. D. Flint (National Lyttelton). Triangular “There will be a Labour Government in Britain. There is a strong possibility of a Labour Government in Australia. What is the logical thing? Complete the triangle and have a Labour Government here.”—Mr J. Mathison (Labour, Avon). Apprenticeship “The Social Credit financial policy is a refreshing contrast. Money will be made

the servant, not the master of man.” —Mr G. Goddard • Social Credit, Dunedin North).

Repercussions "The Labour Party introduced radio into Parliament. People can now have politics at their bedsides —and this is the result.” said Sir Eruera Tirikatene (Labour, Southern Maori) to the eight persons who attended his Christchurch meeting. Beer Sizes “We feel that just after the election the public is going to find itself vulnerable not to a price increase, but to a beer shrinkage,” said Mr R. J Tizard (Labour, Pakuranga) He suggested that a 12-month pact between brewers and the Government not to raise beer prices would expire on December 18. Amphibious "We heai a lot of talk about how poor business is in New Zealand, but 129.618 television sets were sold at a cost of £25.923.600. If that’s not prosperous I will jump in the Otago harbour and walk home."—Mr G. R. Thorn (National, Dunedin Central).

Depreciation “Children -vould starve to death on £lOO a week in 20 years if money goes on losing value the way it is now; but thank God we'll have communism by then.”—Mr W. J. Collins (Communist, Fendalton). Jealous Looks “Farmers have a responsibility to the nation to irrigate our land. There are hungry <yes in the north looking to see if our land is being exploited to the full.”—Mr M. A. Connelly (Labour. Riccarton). Father Christmas “Mr Nordmeyer thinks he is Father Christmas and everything else all at once.” —Mr R. M. Neville-White (National Pakuranga). Well Health is a state of physical, mental and social wellbeing and not just the absence of disease.’*—Mr W. J. Julius (Social Credit, WaiLaki).