General Election

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30286, 12 November 1963, Page 3

General Election

Sir, —At last something different in this campaign oilier than the 1958 “Black Budget” has emerged through Mr Holyoake and other Tory candidates. In spite of the insults and acrimonious criticisms of Labour, South Island members in the House by South Island National members for their "parochialism," we now find it expounded that a district not represented by a Tory is doomed to stagnate. Are the intelligent electors of the south prepared to put up with such a threat? Tills definitely explains Mr McAlpine's relegating Harewood as an international airport, fould further proof be required by the doubters? Mr O'Reilly, Tory candidate for Timaru. quotes progress in Invercargill, Hastings, Hamilton and New Plymouth. These districts have proi gressed in spite of a reistrictive Tory Government. ! Don't forget this is the party which, on paper only, pledge i themselves to govern in the interests of “all" sections.— Yours, etc., . TOM BRYCE. November 9. 1963. Sir. —A Social Credit government would not need to have stupid, antiquated

tolls for our tunnel, thus avoiding the unnecessary work and cost of collecting them. When the job is done and workers gone, under our present childish and dishonest money system, we must go on wasting motorists’ time, petrol, and money stopping to pay tolls while polluting the atmosphere with unnecessary exhaust fumes. It is time we woke up to the fact that we are being swindled by a horse-and-buggy money system in a motor-mechanised age. and until we elect a government with modern ideas regarding finance, we will go on paying tolls and wasting the time we do.— Yours, etc.. M. E. PHILLIPS. November 11. 1963. Sir—l was surprised on reading your leading article of last Saturday that after many years of Social Credit teaching there are those who still think that this philosophy means inflation when its whole background, its whole meaning, can be summed up in the word equation. I like to think of wise Cleobulus. King of Rhodes as long ago as 630 8.C.. when he said: “Keep the golden mean:” in other words. “Keep the balance.” Can anyone imagine anything more unbalanced than the existing money system? It seems to me to be toppling. —Yours, etc.. M JENNINGS. November 11. 1963.

Sir.—l have just read the report of Mr Kirk's meeting in the R.S.A. Hall. Lyttelton, and I think his speech was straightforward, frank, and to the point. For many years I had been a member of the National Party and taken a delight in sporting my colour, but on listening to the debates in Parliament I have changed my colour and I am only sorry I cannot get out to show it off as I celebrated my ninety-third birthday on November 1. and I still know how many beans make five. It is up to everyone in New Zealand to take an interest in what is going on and vote accordingly.—Yours, etc., (Mrs) E. MURRAY. November 7. 1963.

Sir, —We hear a lot about the difference between National and Labour. Well, the important difference this election is that Labour has a progressive and positive policy for increased production and overseas sales. The Nationalists have not put forward a policy at all. That is a very poor attitude. Obviously Labour is the choice.—Yours, etc.. T. H. BITMEAD. November 9. 1963.

Sir, —"See. saw Margery Daw. Jenny shall have 'a new master. . . .'' That's the boyhood version. Jenny having retained her female asinine attributes, the worst that can happen (“they" hope) is another see-saw. Numerous people want neither see-saw nor swings and roundabouts. Time was when hall walls bulged, rafters rattled, for the party quality; now’ a telephone box W’ould do. Street enrolment tables for weeks, compulsion notwithstanding; street canvassing; later, frantic appeals to vote, show our democracy meets consumer resistance, a buyers’ market. “Captive” set-owners inevitably face 26 "backdrops of uniform greyness " Inescapable street corner amplifiers! St. Andrew’s Day will still see

a 10 per cent plus boycott, itself a power. Humbug could be saved if the two main parties conferred, using a European precedent, arranging periods of office, with suitable alterations, for the next 20 years. It would please head office, strengthen conformity,—Yours, etc., C. F. SAUNDERS. November 11, 1963.

Sir, —To one who appreciates the high standard set by "The Press" the leader in Saturday's issue came as a shock. Had the writer made a sincere attempt to inform he could have mentioned the amazing results attending Social Credit administration in Alberta. From bankruptcy to complete elimination of State debt is an achievement unparalleled m economic history. Their success at the last elections in gaining 60 of the 63 seats is unparalleled in political history. This, mark you, after 28 years’ continuous office. Neighbouring British Columbia could have been mentioned. In eight years their Social Credit Government eliminated all State debt and also paid 75 dollars to every local body ratepayer. What strange coincidence that the only two States anywhere without a debt are the two Social Credit States.—Yours, etc . E WC. November 11. 1963. Sir. —“T.W.C.’s” letter of November 7 is typical of the Labour rank and file, who cannot see past the end of their noses. The original social security payments <or pensions' were not started by the Labour Party at all, and decent old age pension increases had to be forced on the Labour caucus in 1936. —Yours, etc., MAINLANDER. November 8. 1963.

Sir, —The allocation of radio time was agreed by National and Labour, who gave themselves twice that of Social Credit. Messrs Holyoake and Marshall, Nor’dmeyer and Watts, Cracknell and O'Brien met. the last pair maintaining that equal time to each party would be fair, as a full ticket was being nominated by each. National and Labour overruled them, which, to decent people, smacks of Hitler’s technique. Liberals and Communists deserve time in proportion to members nominated, but received nil, which is definitely unfair, if not dishonest. “As ye sow, so shall ye reao.”—Yours, etc., FREEDOM. November 11. 1963.