NATIONAL CANDIDATE

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 110, 5 November 1935, Page 4

NATIONAL CANDIDATE

There was a good attendance of electors at the Masonic Hall, Berhampore, last evening when Mr. H. F. Toogood, the National candidate for Wellington South, delivered an-address. Mr. J. O. Shorland presided. There was a considerable amount of interjecting ' bu' it was mostly good humoured. Mr. Toogood spoke of the difficult times the National Government had faced and said that while some'parties in New Zealand would not admit that the Government had been successful, other parts of the- Empire - admitted that success.

At this stage,there; (was a considerable amount of interruption from the back of the hall, but, rit soon passed over and the candidate went on to outline his policy. He spoke in favour of establishing industries which,.-he said, would give every child a chance in life, lighten the burden of taxation, extend the social services, and banish unemployment. Without industries all the future generations had to look forward to was a public .works shovel and a public works job. v

A voice: At nine bob a day. Referring to social services, Mr! Toogood said New Zealand had gone a fair way,-but. the time had arrived when the social services of the country could be expanded. The Government had taken a practical step in that direction by' investigating the possibility of a V compulsory national superannuation scheme. If New Zealand could find £4^500,000 for the relief of unemployment during a depression money could be found for national superannuation. National health insurance, was also practicable, Mr. Too-1 good said, and was highly-desirable. Mr. Toogood also discussed the unemployment problem and said that it was the first manifestation of a financial depression and the last evil to go j after the depression had passed. The) fact that the numbers of the unemployed were decreasing was definite evidence of returning prosperity. The return to. useful employment would have to be helped with capital expenditure at first but industry was1 essential to any permanent scheme.

After answering a number- of questions Mr. Toogood moved a 1 vote of thanks to the electors for listening to him ' and to i the chairman, and then declared the meeting closed.