General Election letters

Press, 8 November 1978, Page 10

General Election letters

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Sir, — Joan Gabara,( (November 4) says that I saidp on television recently that!: there were no local issues in i Selwyn. I would like to know i what programme 1 appeared on when I supposedly made ' (that statement. The only television programme I have appeared on recently is a rundown on the Selwyn ■electorate and if the state-, ment was made regarding no! local issues it was made by the interviewer or the sitting : member. If 1 did say or even imply that there were no: local issues 1 would be guilty of a mortal sin bell cause as 1 travel throughout the electorate issues appear everywhere, the biggest one! being the sitting member. Regarding my support for the j Leeston Form ■ 1-7 high ! school, if anyone has any| doubts at all 1 suggest they : contact the principal of the: Darfield High School. — Yours, etc.. W. E. (BILL) WOODS, ! Labour candidate. Selwyn. j November 6, 1978. ! Str, — It is indeed “sheer! •nonsense” that there are no I i local issues in the Selwyn • i Electorate., I share this: I opinion with your correspon-i idem. Joan Gabara (Novemberi i 4), but I certainly do not ■ •agree with her reference that! i the Labour Party candidate, I Bill Woods, thinks there are I i no electorate issues. Having I ;attended a number of meet-' lings where Mr Woods has| jspoken, I know he has made! I clear that there are very con-j Isiderable local issues. —: •Yours, etc., A. J. D. COPLAND, , Kirwee. November 6. 1978. Sir, —- Mr Rowling’s televised opening address was obviously impressive to ai selected, receptive, worship|ful band of supporters riding 'high in the clouds as their' (master led them on a pipe: I dream of socialist utopia — building castles in the air, not the least of which, his tax on imports, must come tumbling down. Remember the £lOO ($200) tax refund a few years ago which deceived so many but won them the election” The baby bonus did not catch on. The present Government has recognised the plight of the singleincome family and done something positive about it. Mr Rowling is saying “anything you can do we can do better, we can do anything better than you.” But beware! The socialists are trying hard to sell the nice guy image. — Your, etc., L. H. CARMICHAEL. November 3, 1978. : Sir, — Once again Guy (Fawkes’ Day has come and (gone. May I remind readers ! that Guy Fawkes was

i executed for trying to destroy i : Parliament. Nowadays, when j I you try to destroy Parlia-' ment, you are made chair-1 ! man of the International: I Monetary Fund. — Yours, • etc.. KEITH BROWN November 5, 1978.

Sir. — With the Labour Party’s mass of unrealistic ! pledges taking priority as a: major campaign weapon.: : some people are distracted' • from the most important proi blent confronting New Zea-! • land today, the disturbing: I possibility of the advent of .socialism. Here we have: : striving to become the Government, the Labour Party, the socialist party of! New Zealand, with its leader.: Mr Rowling, as chairman of ithe Asia-Pacific region of! • World Socialist International.: I He was elected to this posi-i Ition at its conference ini (Japan, last December. This ! alarming disclosure has sub-1 1 isequently led to public) | awareness of the Labour • j Party’s ultimate aim. advocat-. iing abolition of individual' (rights and ownership, making! (production, distribution and! (exchange the entire, II machinery of the State — the ( (implementation of materialis-j ■! tic doctrine of socialism | I that “man exists for the ( j State” and not as in Christian i (teachings that “the State: • exists for man.” — Yours, etc.. M. McCULLOCH, , Timaru. i [ November 3, 1978. :! Sir, — The regularity with : (which the Minister of Trans- : I port (Mr McLachlan ) rejects -•the efforts of Canterbury) and .(Lyttelton in particular) to >( forge ahead, suggests that i little importance is placed • upon the results that the t ballot boxes will reveal on 1 election day. The disparity i between the number of elec--1 torates in the North and t South Islands is one aspect 1 which could account for the - dearth of facilities aproved i by the Government, and it is . futile to keep reiterating that - there is not sufficient increase ) in trade to warrant the out- ? lay .of a large amount of - capital. That is putting the - cart before the horse; the ( .’ facilities must be available to 'generate the trade. No doubt • the prime mover in promotiing Port: Chalmers was Mr > Skeggs who has succeeded ir I becoming Mayor of Dunedin ilThis points to the desirability s|of all South Islanders pros'moting their particular area

of interest instead of relying; on our members of Parliament. — Yours, etc. L. E. REID. November 4, 197.8. Sir. — The Prune Minister’s credibility has ! taken another downward • plunge. Mr Muldoon claims ; to have received information j coneerning enrblmen ts from .the New Zealand Consulate (in Sydney. The Consul says • that Mr Muldoon has had no 'contact with the Consulate on this matter. I do not enjoy being deceived by the leader and it is not the first time. I no longer' : believe'him. — Yours, etc, D STANLEY. November 6, 1978. Sir.—ln 1957 and 1972 • politicians made promises 'which they knew or should have known, they had no chance of keeping. In 1978 : some politicians are once • again singing the same old (lolly-scramble refrain. In most professions, there is a disciplinary body that deals ( with irresponsible, incompetent and dishonest members, i To protect the gullible it is (high time such an organisa-

;tion was established in the ! political profession. —Yours. • etc., GORDON V. THOMAS. November 7. 1978. Sir, —We have recently re- ; ceived the Labour Party's pamphlet. “The Canterbury • ; Challenge.” and from it I quote: “Lyttelton ferry’ back "on the rim. The Labour '(Government will introduce; "two new ships to the f.yttel- ( ron to Wellington service to .'(replace the Rangatira .•dropped by National” From '“The Press.” November 2. -’ I also quote: “Mr Rowling said the Prime Minister’s cooling on the manifesto followed a trail of lies' from Mr Muldoon about Labour !• policy. Mr Muldoon in his -•costings had managed to 1 produce from somewhere an hextra Wellington - to - l.ytLtelfon ferry. There will only ?be one and it is not going I! to be another Rangatira.” It vdoes not seem, as if it is Mr i Muldoon who is lying and s!what price the rest of the -•Labour party's promises.— .•Yours, etc, >■ ’ M. WESTENRA. November 4. 1978.