TO-NIGHT'S MEETINGS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 110, 6 November 1911, Page 6

TO-NIGHT'S MEETINGS.

Mr. C. A. W. Monckton (Otaki). To Hord Schoolhouse. I Mr. W. H. Field (Otaki), Waikanae old Schoolhouse. Mr. R. A. Wright. (Wellington South),' Masonic Hall, Berhampore.. Mr. W. H. P. Barber (Wellington ! South), Newtown Library. Mr. J. P. Luke ((Suburbs), Porirua Hall. Mr. ,W. H. D. Bell (Suburbs), Schoolroom, Normandale. Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald (Suburbs), Ani glican Schoolroom, Khandallah. j Mr. D. M'Laren (Wellington East), I Roseneath Schoolroom. OTHER FIXTURES. The next meetings of- candidates who are not speaking to-night will be as follow :—: — Dr.' Izard (Wellington North), Syd-ney-street Schoolroom, Tuesday,' at 8 p.m. Mr. M. J. Rear don (Hutt) Trentham, Tuesday. Mr. F. G. Bolton (Wellington East), Victoria Hall, Tuesday. Mr. A. L. Herdman (Wellington North), Kelburne- Church Schoolroom, Friday. . Whilst -recognising the need, of party organisation, Mr. M'Laren deprecated the "pure party insanity" exhibited by a candidate who, to get a slap at the Government, advocated the erection of windmills on Mount Victoria and the Tinakori Ranges for the purpose of generating electricity to supply the city's needs, and gibed at the Government's water-power scheme just beacuee everything was not done at once. It was | pitiful to find two ex-Mayore associating themselves with such puerile criticism, whilst the City Council had appointed a committee to negotiate on the waterpower question on practical businees I lines.' It it was a joke it was an empty one, and the windmill might be left for the wind of the woold-bc politician to drive. There was a need, in the best interests of the Dominion, to get away from parochial politics on national lines of policy. The development of our country's powers meant "also increased national responsibility. "I am trying to avoid being a polij tical scold, and were" I dictator of New Zealand tomorrow there is very little of the legislation would bo repbawcl, the administration's another matter. It is administration that has corrupted our politics, disgusted honest men, and filled i the House half full of professional politicians. Even a bad' act honestly administered might be tolerated, but the j best Act on the Statute Book dishonestly administered, is a menace" to the wellbeing of a democracy, and should not be tolerated by a people who have ouo spark of regard for honour." — Mr. Byron Brown at Gibb's Mill. / The intention of Mr. C. A. C. Hardy to have no committee or scrutineers in connection with the election contest now in progress is (says the Ashburton Guardian) no new resolution on Mr. Hardy's part, but is in accordance with his invariable practice. Ever since he entered Parliamentary life Mr. Hardy has dispensed with committees, not because he despises the help of voluntary workers, but from a, conviction that, it is better to be independent of such aid. For £he same reaeon, he has made a practice of declining votes of confidence at his meetings, and, when such are proposed, requests that they be put. Mr. Hardy in these respects occupies , a. unique position among New Zealand politicians. In addition, he never employs an election secretary, but attends personally to all correspondence.