GENERAL ELECTION

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 10142, 30 October 1925, Page 5

GENERAL ELECTION

GISBORNE SEAT. —( Mil. LYSNARJVT HAITI. THE REAL ISSUE^ FOR NOV. E T , x n „d 60 electors assentI) Sar in the interests of his candldaYuS >r the “ r Wr a iSSW were returned, he ■ would Mr Coates every assistance, stressed the fact that the Reform party had had the hard row to hoe. I? 'would have been impossible to have done much more than the Government had done. He hoped that, ; when Mr. Coate mas ,to power, he mould have a strong woikng majority and be able to take a strong hand on the question of necessary legislation. He stated chat pamphlets had been cumulating in the district to the effect that one of £ the candidates mas withdrawing... a great deal of coquetting ' was going 011“ to meaken his . arid fomi’s position. If the talk of the man in the street’; mere listened to, a great deal could he heard of one Anther candidate pulling out of the election. If either of Ins opponents di l withdraw' he considered -that it ivould merely facilitate his ;re-elec-lion. as he mas sure that the people desired the return of the Coa'tes Government. A considerable amount of capital had, said Mr. Lvsnar, been made by the members of the Labor party out of their allegation that the reduction . in taxation had been made at the cost of the worker. But there was no justification for the statement whatsoever. A pamphlet was circulating in the district stating that, if the Reform party were returned to power, there would be a further reduction in w'ages: But this had been denied by the Minister of Labor. Another leaflet stated that the reduction in taxation had been made up by an increase in Customs, which w r as untrue as far as the workers were concerned. Another leaflet stated how' the Customs had risen during the last few years. That was unfair. In 1921, the Customs duties had been revised . and many of the necessities of life had' been freed from taxation altogether and the duty on luxuries had been increased. The duty levied on luxuries such as spirits, etc., in 1919 had amounted to £1,695,000 but in 1923 it had been increased to £2,539,uJj. The amount collected by the Customs Department on automobiles, etc., had in 1919 been £2,244,000 but in 1923 it had increased to £3,494,000. Some of. the articles on which duty had been taken off included cocoa, dried fruits, invalids’ and infants’ fgggs and many other articles, had been freed if it' could be shown they were the manufacture of produce of British possessions. It was, therefore, not right to suggest that the reduction in the income tax had been made up from, an increase on the necessities in life. The increase in trade had been also largely responsible for the increased revenue. It had been circulated that there were a number of men receiving incomes of over £125,000. There was no justification for that. During the war, the taxation had been increased and after the war the taxation was found to be so heavy that the people could not make sufficient money out of their businesses or properties to meet the income tax. Consequently many had to mortgage their properties to find the necessary moriev for the Government. As a result of this, there was not sufficient money in the lard to employ all the labor" and unemployment had become rife. Each year as the income tax had been reduced, unemployment.had decreased and trade had . been stimulated. There were no incomes of over £125,000 in New Zealand. _ In the whole of the Dominion, including banks, financial institutions and companies, there were only 395 incomes of over £IO,OOO. , . Air Lysuar then proceeded to deal with the shipping- strike again. At r previous meetings he had made certain charges against the Labor party hut Mr. Holland had been to this oistrict and had gone and had not answered those charges. Air. Lysnar s£fS4'.'d that the administration of the Reform party had resulted m m oecrea«e in unemployment. The old-age pensions had been increased by the amount of about £120,0C0 and row no reduction was made for a house owned by the pensioner. Widows pensions had been increased by oy gi £IOO,OOO. The pensions to the bund had been granted. '’; \ Voice: Entitled tout, tool; , Air. Lysnar: Yes, I agree with you. Continuing, he stated that lie considered that a contributing insurance fund should be provided so that men in the prime of their lives could be able to pav money in and then be enabled to draw the money out m the wav of a weekly allowance after they reached a certain age. More money had been spent on the administration of mental hospitals. There was still room for improvement m this Department, but the Alinister had promised to legislate in the next session. Much had been said, continued. Mr. Lvsnar. about the Government and it's housing policy. But the truth was that it had advanced about L2U.JUU. COO which had built about 33,DU0 houses. Dealing with the railway construction policy of the ment, Mr. Lysnar stated that he considered that it was in the interests of the electors that lie should be in a poliLon to be independent. Ml. Smith had quite an erroneous idea rewarding the policy of the Govern merit in authorising expenditure on new works. He had said that the Cabinet authorised new w oiks anc. that the Nationalist party would alter the position. At the present day, Parliament legislated for aH works,.so it could be seen that Air. Smith had quite an erroneous idea oftbe posi turn. Air. Lysnar claimed that there were only two real parties in New Zealand—Reform and Labor. today there were only three Liberals contesting the present election. -■> for Air. Coleman he was merely a pawn in the hands; of the Labor partv and lie was subject to recall. A Voice: Does that not rest vrta tll Alr! e Lysifar: ..No,' the < oiiti-or in the matter: Mr. lie continued, could be the best man in. Poverty Bay, .but, when, he pledged himself to the Labor constitution which stood for the federation of all labor of the world, lie was tied to the statements of his. leadeis. . constitution distinctly stated ‘. apblied to the workers of all "“Hons. In conclusion, Air. Lysnar-saidjiat the question for the electors say whether our present Pai bam cut was or was not to prevail, ther the oath of was oi was not to be displaced by ' * p-i constitution of the Labor p 5 , was the oath to the people who sent

tlt fckcd e whetlier he would kc in faLysnar lid that the question had been considered for some time by Government. He though .* of meetir.o- the general question oi to ‘s^r^’S insurance, such as w s ® small Emriand By contributing a small Amount per week the money could,. be drawn when needed. The question A was a difficult- one, that would have ' to be met in. some way. r _ - , C On the motion of Mr. A\. A. h>nutn, seconded by Mr. H- Wilson, a, hearty . vote Of thanks - W -passe* rto-Mhy Lysnar for his address. .' MR. SMITH AT.NUHAKA. Mr: the electors '.'in the Isubaka ■ ■ , • -evening, : Mr. chair. The candidate was given a

very attentive hearing. Several questions ; were asked and satisfactory answers given. At the conclusion Mr, Snr.th was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. ' - • ' MR COATES’ TOUR. ENTHUSIASM AT NAPIER AND • Hastings.-: • - yft T" VOTES OF NAPIER,, Oct. 29'. The Prime Minister addressed meetings in Hastings and Napier to-night. At both places ho was received with much enthusiasm. by very large crowds, the Municipal Theatre being unable to hold those wishing to hear him. Air Coates’ addresses followed the same lines as those elsewhere, consisting of an outline of the Government policy and a reply to criticism of opponents. Both meetings were orderly and the few interjections made Were inoffensive, there being no evidence of the presence of the extreme element. Both meetings carried I votes of thanks and confidence enthusiastically with applause and cheering.—

WILD SCENES OF ENTHUSIASM. POLITICAL QUESTION TO BE FACED. HOW PREMINER SINLENCED INTER JECTER (Special to the Times.) NAPIER., Oct. 29. “The Great Rangatira of Politcs” was-the name given to the Prime Minister when he faced one of the largest audiences the town has ever seen at Hastings to-night. The stirring tunes of- the bagpipes were heard when Mr Coates arrived and when lie left the town. .. . T “We‘ve lost about three voices already”, said the Prime Minister, with a voice just beginning to show signs of the vigorous campaign. “But I suppose another will come along in time” . (Laughter)

“I ask you to consider fully the political question that lies ahead” said Mr Coates, when the tremendous wave of enthusiasm had subsided. “I say this”, continued the Prime Minister with force, “that no set of men were ever mere anxious to get back to the two party system ’ of government than the present members of the Government party. (Applause). “We are straight forward and honest and I ask you to take no notice of what has been said about Mr McLeod in regard to the fusion breakdown. If you want to blame anyone blame me and no one else. (Applause). “No”, said Mr Coaites, “this sort of thing does no good. I want you remember that the decision rests with me and I have not been in the habit of being influenced by this one or thait one. There are broader principles, ladies and gentlemen, and it is upon those that I base my decisions. (Prolonged Applause).

‘ ‘Yes”, said a powerful voice from the gallery when the Alinister was sneaking of the economics, “hut at the expense of the employees.” Singling out the sp.m'-snmn. i!u Premier askd: Are you a railwayman or a post office man? When the uproar had subsided, Air Coates said : “I suppose' von are leferring to the ’cut’ in the bonus.” A voice from the gallery: “Too right”. AiV Coates (deliberately): Then you say that you were the only people at the time of the slump that were not to suffer. (Applause and cheers.) As a soldier settler, it gives me particularly great pleasure to second, the motion of thanks and .oiifideneo to the Premier, said the seconder, when the Prime Alinister had concluded his speech amid the wildest enthusiasm punctuated with cheers.

PREMIER’S: TOUR, •; • ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT HASTINGS. trenchant answer to INTERRUPTER, HASTINGS, Oct. 29. Air. Coates arrived this afternoon. He was met at the railway station by the Mayor, Mr. H.-M. Campbell, Reform candidate for Hawke’s Bay,'and a large number of the public and afterwards: motored from the'-station, to his hotel, being preceded by a kilted piper, crowds giving hearty cheers. In the evening the-'Premieraddress-ed an overflowing house in' the theatre on the lines of his Napier address. . In the course of his speech, when speaking on the economies made in the railways, an interjector said “At the expense of the employees.” Mr. Coates: “I’m not built that way. You refer to the ‘cut.’ Do you think that you were the only people in the country’s hour of trouble that should not have suffered in the country’s need ? It was right that everyone should bear their share of the nation’s trouble.” (Applause.) The meeting was enthusiastic, there being practically no interruptions. Tile speaker was frequently applauded and at the close of the address the applause was loud and sustained. , , A vote of thanks to the speaker and confidence in himself and in the was carried with a few dissentients. . The Prime Alinister .was loudly cheered by the crowd as he left on route to Napier.—P.A.

VOTE OF NO-CONFIDENCE AT WHAKATANE. WHAKATANE, Oct. 29. Captain Colbeck, the Country party candidate, addressed a large meeting here last night. He received an attentive hearing, and at the close the following resolution-was passed: “Tins representative meeting of WhakatanQ farmers and residents thank- the candidate for-his address, but is ’-strongly of opinion that the candidate, by standing for election, is not acting in the best interests or the farmers, both of the electorate and of New Zealand as a. whole; and passes an emphatic vote of • no-con-fidence in the candidate and his party, ancl requests liim to withdraw irom the campaign.—P.A.

WAGES REDUCTION BOGEY MINISTER TNVTTES RED LEADER TO ACCEPT ASSURANCE. . GORE, Oct. 29. ' Renlvin" to . Mr,.Holland’s statcmfnt, 'the Hon. G. J. Anderson. Minister of Labor repeats. Ins pievious declaration that- lie opposed to the family allowances scheme of the Secretary of Labor whereby wages will be reduced /s 6d weekly. Mr Anderson adds: Now Mr Holland’s allegations.jjp...the subject have been proved .tqi > be'. without foundation it seen it he will follow the right:and proper course of stating publicly he accepts my assurance.” *-Vr ■ NEW ZEA-tilNb ENROLMENTS.; - WELLINGTON. Oct. 29. The; main • and supplementary ro Is for this elect on show that there are 757.423 persons on ..the rolls, as coni-, pared with 700.111 in. 1.922, an increase of 57.312 which is no doubt principally ’due to the operation of the new' system of conipulsory : registration.—Special.

EX-LIBERALS DOWN AND OUT. ‘ LABORITE ON NATIONALISTS. : “THEY CUT ~NO ICE.” . ; .. .O i _ WELLINGTON, Oct. 29. The one thing that is most evident in the greater number of the North Island constituencies is the manner in which the electors aro recognising that. cx-Liberals are down and out. Some their, strongest candidates are fighting tooth and nail for their own seats, in •several cases with defeat staring them in the face. Some are, however, hoping to avengo themselves on Reform by vote-splitting. Air. Peter Fraser, who represented Wellington Central in the last Parliament, speaking here last night, said: “I have just returned from some of tho country electorates, and I find that nobody is taking any notice of the Nationalists. They cut no ice, almost like their leader, who it seemed at one stage, had! become lost in tho Cheviot hills. It is a straightout battle between Labor and Reformers.”—Special.

NATIONALIST CANDIDATE RETIRES. AFTER AAIUSIXG MEETING. AUCKLAND, Oct. 29. • Upon the advice of the executive ol the National party, Mr. F. W. Grigg, chairman of the Waiteinata County Council has decided t-o retire from the contest for Eden seat at the coming election. The executive consider the' time at Air. Grigg’s disposal is not sufficient to acqua nt the electorate proper y with the National party’s programme and views. At the same time, the executive expressed the fullest confidence in Air. Grigg’s ability and integrity, together W-th the hope, that he would allow hmiselr to be nominated in plenty of time for the next fight. Mr. Grigg’s first meeting it! the city portion of the electorate last night was far from successful, the audience getting more amusemont out of it than anything else. —P.A. NELSON SEAT. NELSON, Oct. 29. Air A. Gilbert has been appointed the official Government candidate for the Nelson seat. —P.A.