WELLINGTON SUBURBS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1303, 5 December 1911, Page 8

WELLINGTON SUBURBS.

MR. LUKE AT BROOKLYN. Mr. Luke, Independent Liberal candidate for Wellington Suburbs, addressed a well-attended open-air meeting at Reuben Avenue, Brooklyn, last evening. .Mr. A. Fuilford occupied tho chair. The candidate dealt with several of the measures that became law during the I,'ist Parliament, referring more particularly to legislation having an important bear- j ing upon tho welfare of the industrial community. The extension of the advances to workers scheme would, be said, provide an additional incentivo to thrift. Mr. Luke said that to ensure that the State should develop on sound lines, and to establish a nation, it was necessary to provide the freest opportunity for a good education for all classes of tlio community In the matter of providing work of an industrial character, some regard must l» had to a revision of the tariff and encouragement of local industries. Mr.. Luke was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence on the motion of Mr. F. Fraser. Later in the evening Mr. Luke addressed a meeting in St. Uilda's Hall, Island Bay. Mr. J. A. Edwards acted as chairman. Mr. Luke spoke on tho lines of his earlif.r address, and was again unanimously accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. MR. J. E. FITZGERALD AT KARORI AND ISLAND BAY. Mr- J. Fitzgerald, the Government candidate for Wellington Suburbs and r,° . r ' v icts. addressed meetings of the electors at Karori and Island Bay last night. He was given votes of thanks and confidence in both places. The speakcf'i reviewing his platform, stated tliat he was determined that strict OMnomy should be observed, and that the best men .should he secured for administration of the affairs of the country- He stood by the present Government because he was in favour of tlio Liberalism as enunciated by the late John Ballance. Hie candidate advocated the bursting-up of large estates with an increased graduated land tax, which would place more land on the market at a reasonable price and dispense with the necessity of purchasing land at high prices for close settlement. He also favoured the rating and taxing of the unimproved valuo of Maori lands to help to pay for their roads, railways and bridges, and to brine them into cultivation. He claimed that the Reform party was the same old Tory party that had opposed progressive legislation, aud there was no guarantee that, those measures might not be seriously interfered with if the socalled Reform party got back to power, llio candidate also dealt with the Civil Servico classification, advocated the medical inspection of school children, classification of mental defectives, and tho provision of adequate accommodation at mental hospitals, MR BELIj AT JOHNSONVILLE. Mr. W. H. D. Bell addressed a meeting of about 400 electors in'the Parish Hall, Johnsdnville, last evening, 'Mr. W t A Sampson in the chair. The candidate spoke on similar lines to his other speeches, and was given a most enthusiastic hotiring. At the close of his address IJr. Robertson moved a vote of thanks and confidence in Mr. Bell, adding* that the meeting had no confidence in the present Administration. This was secondod by Mr. AYilliatu- Cook and carricd amidst applause. Mil-. MOORE AT PORIRUA. Addressing a well-attended meeting of electors at Porirua last night (Mr. Berger presiding), Mr. F. T. Moore said that ho was-a very ambitious man, with a highly ambitious programme to carry out, when he got a seat in Parliament. Tho essence of his policy was to create a national co-operative joint stock companv, in .which every elector would bo a shareholder, nnd Parliament tho governinr board of directors. This was Labour's co-operative commonwealth scheme, "in which everybody would be a workin* partner drawing the full share of tho wealth each individual produce! Being a lifelong practical business man, ho was quite suro, of the practicability of this scheme State debentures would be issued bearing five per cent, interest for tho purchase of the whole of the means of production, distribution, and exchange in the country so that everything would bo owned tattle people and worked liy the people for the good of the people. This was Labour s ideal form of political economy. A of thanks fljid confidoDcc was earned with applause.