Timaru by-election

Press, 31 May 1985, Page 16

Timaru by-election

Sir,—The statements by the president of the New Zealand Party, Mr McDonald, that his party “achieved its principal objective in the last election of toppling the National Government” and that “the Government was generally making the right economic moves” should be noted carefully by voters in the Timaru by-election. Those suffering from the Government's high inflation and high interest policies and superannuation surtax will not be amused. No wonder the party’s candidate was temporarily speechless! The admission by Bob Jones and his president that a poor showing in Timaru could spell doom

for the party gives Timaru the opportunity to show that the New Zealand Party was only an aberration on the political scene. — Yours, etc. J. F. GARVEY, Westport. May 29, 1985. Sir,—Superannuitants ought to recall pre-election promises not to devalue our hard-earned money. The subsequent betrayal ended hopes of overseas holidays and visits to see children and relations overseas in that dirty deal. Older people who need a car in retirement find cars are now' five times the 1974 price, as are other imported items such as petrol. Property and house prices are a scandal, having shot well beyond any ordinary New Zealander’s savings. Interest rates must please the Bob Jones class but simply put an end to any young couple’s dreams of their own home as long as the present kind of Government carries on in New Zealand. These are a few points to consider when voting in the Timaru by-election. — Yours, etc., ROBERT HOLMES, Picton.

May 29, 1985.