WELLINGTON EAST

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 63, 11 September 1943, Page 8

WELLINGTON EAST

Speaking at Breaker Bay last evening Mr. L. T. Jacobsen, National Party candidate, explained the party's policy relating to the control of New Zealand's currency and credit. He said that a non-political currency commission would be set up to handle this important matter. Parliament would determine the position in the event of a dispute arising between the Government and the. committee. . . The speaker stressed the determination of the party to overhaul the liquor laws and see to it that the • excessive drinking was curbed. The laws would be strengthened to give the fullest protection to women and children against moral offenders, The' National Party would not reduce wages, lengthen working hours, nor interfere with social security, but it would do everything to safeguard the r interests of the workers and alleviate the sufferings of the old folk who were so badly neglected by the Labour Government. ' ' '

A Better Place,

"The Government must be given credit for two things, for making New Zealand a better place for trade union secretaries to live in and for making things better for criminals," said Mr. J. Maher at Greytown last night. "They are very silent about the war criminals, and I would not be surprised to hear that they were opposed to any real punishment of Hitler and all the other thugs who started this conflict. The Government should come out in the open and declare the punishment. it considers these people should under-, go." .. '

Neglect of Electorate,

"It is absurd for the Prime Minister to claim that this electorate has been as well or better attended to than any other during Mr. Nash's absence overseas," declared Mr. J. Hogan, Independent. candidate for Hutt. J Oneis inclined to ask, Why have elected representatives at all? Actually, the electorate has not been, attended to since Mr. Nash's return, let alone while he was away. He has obviously quite lost interest in the needs of his own constituents while enjoying the 'bosom friendship' of international notabilities."