WELLINGTON NORTH

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 304, 18 September 1943, Page 9

WELLINGTON NORTH

Speaking at Webb Street, Hr.. 11. Herring (Democratic Labour) claimed that Mr. J. A. Lee had been the first to contemplate rehabilitation schemes and to come to light with a practical Bill. This went to a pro forma second reading in the House of Representatives, but got no further. Its provision for deferred pavmen ts attracted the favourable comment of overseas economists, though treated here with but scant attention. "We presumably have in New’ Zealand somewhere that gold reserve valued now at round about £2,000,000,” said Mr. Herring. “Had Mr. Lee’e advice been taken about three years ago, New Zealand might now be the possessor of an up-to-date iron and steel plant at Onekaka, and be therefore self-reliant in this industry.” Mr. Herring also dealt with the mother endowment scheme, stating that in his opinion £1 should be paid for all children irrespective of the male parent’s income. He said that the Democratic Labour Party in the Christchurch East hy-elcction, had raised the matter of mother endowment and the Government had seen to it that the child allowance was made payable for the first child, so

it seemed that a by-election was worth more than years in Parliament ’Mr O H. Chapman (Labour), speaking at Moore iStreet last evening, said he proposed at the first opportunity to cuss with the Minister of Defence the question of (boarding allowance paid to men serving on home defence. There seemed to be an anomaly in that some men received -4/6 .daily for this allowance ami others only 3/-- . It appeared that the illicit union f-o long concealed between Communism aim Labour had at long last been regularized and the parties to it made !1 . p,!a T respectable, said Mr. T. C. A. Hislop (National, 'Wellington North) speaking at St. Andrew’s Hall. Mr. Eraser bar! said that the workers, by their political organization aud industrial organization, had to capture the State: that the Labour Party was based on the class struggle. and it did not aim at palliative.?, lhe arrogance of -some of the Independent, candidates was amazing, said Air. Hislop. ■None of these gentlemen in the Wellington electorates, so far as he could ascertain, had ever held any public or oilier position to justify their naive claims ot ability io guide the people N( ’"' land in the days ahead. The Democratic Labour Party was based on tlie i? 1 ; 1 "”’ 01 princiules of the Labour Party and .ed by a gallant soldier. Though not. in agreement, with his party, one respected its consistency and courage.