GENERAL ELECTION

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 58, 6 September 1938, Page 12

GENERAL ELECTION

WELLINGTON SOUTH

NATIONAL CANDIDATE

Mr. D. P. Howlett, National Party candidate for Wellington South, addressed some 150 members and supporters at the Masonic Hall, Adelaide Road, last night. Mr. H. J. Mcllroy, electorate chairman, presided.

Mr. Howlett gave a brief outline as to how he intended to conduct his forthcoming campaign. He stated it was not his intention to criticise his opponent, but he reserved the right as a citizen to criticise the Government if in his opinion it would, be in the interest of the community.

Mr. Howlett dealt briefly with unemployment, and commended the Government in its endeavour to solve the problem. It was true that the Government had created employment, but it had increased its own expenditure. Under the National Party scheme to foster private enterprise, since private enterprise employed the majority of employed, encouragement would be given to those channels where an expansion would create more work of a permanent and lasting nature. _ Mr. Howlett stated that an M.P.'s 30b was a full-time one, and, if elected, he would be in the fortunate position to render full-time service. As a resident of the electorate he would be in a position to pay attention to its affairs when Parliament was not in session.