SUBURBS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1305, 7 December 1911, Page 6

SUBURBS.

MR. BELL AT ICAROKI. The Parochial Hall, Karori, was crowded to the doors last ovening, when Mr. W. 11. D. Bell, Reform candidate for the Suburbs, gave his final address. The chair was occupied by Mr. Chas. Cathie. Mr. Bell said ho had opened his campaign at Karori, and he was completing the round there, this being his thirtysixth meeting. The people, he said, had to pass judgment on the morrow on the Government. They had to either give tho Government a further lease of life or turn it out of office. Tho candidate proceeded to deal with his charges of jobbery against the Government. Ho dealt at some length with the Government's recent action in extending the Suburban area on tho Manjuvatu railway line. This, said Mr. Bell, after detailing what had occurred, was au absolutely open bribe. It was as glaring an instance of jobbery as one could possibly get. Continuing, Mr. Bell proceeded (o give instances of waste and extravagance 011 tho part of the Government. New Zealand would still have to borrow, as there was a lot of the country which still had to be developed, but tho money must be economically invested or ire would

feci tlie pinch of greater taxation. After (1 paling briefly with Hits platform nf (lie Reform parly, Mr. lSell tinted tho elector? to vote—whether duty were for him or against him. As New Zealanders they were liounil to vote. In the course of the next few days he hoped lo lie asking tlicm to vole for him—lit the .second ballot. (Loud applause.) The meeting concluded with a voto of thanks and confidence, proposed by Mr. .1. Frost and seconded by Mr. 11. Cook. The motion wis carried unanimously, amidst applause. Ml!. MOORE AT KAIWAHRA. Mr. F. T. Moore, Labour candidate, for the Suburbs scat, addressed a crowded meeting of electors at Kaiwarra last lii[jht. Mr. T. Brown occupied the chair. The candidate said (hat ho had ail excellent chance of getting into tho sccond ballot. At each of his final meetings in eight leading centres of the electorate ho had been very enthusiastically received and applauded for the fight he had put up for Labour. His policy oil the land question to sccure all • unearned increment for the nation and his proposals for the establishment of State Mercantile and Financial Departments to secure for the nation the immoiiso profits now made' by middlemen and by rings and combiues was heartily approved by every audience he had addressed. lie was sure that Labour was destined to be the ruling power in tho very early future, and that the Liberal party would presently disappear as a factor in politics and that its followers would become. Labourites as they had done in Australia. A vote of thanks and confidcuce was carried unanimously, coupled with cheers for tho candidate's success. MR, J. E. FITZGERALD'S CANDIDATURE. Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald, the (icvernment candidate for the Suburbs and Country Districts, addressed large meetings of the electors last night at Ngaio, Johnsonvilis, Ngahauranga, and Kaiivarra, votes of thanks and confidence being carried at each place. The candidate said he would bo satisfied with nothing less than the strictest cconomy, and straight, clean administration. He declared himself in favour of an increased graduated land tax on large estates, the reduction of tho age limit under the Defence Act, and tho paymcnt-for-work System of classification in the Civil Servicc. Ho also advocated the granting of an up-to-date suburban service on the Manawatu railway line, tho enlargement of accommodation at mental hospitals, classification of mental defectives, and military pensions to all. Maori, war veterans. Mr. Fitzgerald also urged that the people should be protected against trusts and combines. The speaker also referred to tho recent utterances of Mr. Luke on his connection with the Liberal party. He was glad that Mr. Luke had made his attitude quite clear, so that there might be no misunderstanding as to who was the true Liberal in the field. lie preferred to offer no opinion on tho choice of tiuio made by that gentleman in declaring his chango of policy, but he did not think that the Liberal party would bo embarrassed by tho new tui'n given to events. MR. LUKE AT JOHNSONVILLE. M- J. P. Luke iddressed a crowded meeting of the electors in the Parochial Hail, Johnsonville. last night. Mr. 0. Jerusalem presided._ Mr. Luke dealt with political questions qjj the lin"S of previous addressos. After h; had answered a large number of questions, the candidate was accorded a v.oto of thanks and confidence, on tho motion of Mr. A. Mildenhall; seconded by Mr. T. Wilkes.