GENERAL ELECTION

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11491, 19 November 1931, Page 6

GENERAL ELECTION

INDEPENDENT’S WAIL DISSATISFIED OVER SOUTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK (Press Association* BLENHEIM, Nov. IS. Mi. W. J. Girling, the Independent candidate for Wairau, delivered an address to electors, announcing himself as a straight-out Independent. He made as his main points that Mai-1-}>orough had not- been treated fairly over the South Island Main Trunk and oilier matters, and that a goodly number of Independents in the next Parliament to keep the Governmentup to the mark would be an excellent thing. The candidate had a cordial reception and received a vote of thanks and confidenceNAPIER'S ELECTORAL ROLL LARGER THAN IN 192 A ELECTION (Press Association 1 NAPIER, Nov. IS.

In view of a belief held in many quarters that Napier’s population has not recovered since the earthquake, figures now available from the com. pilation of the electoral rolls are exceedingly interesting. The toial number of electors registered shows an increase of 759 over the figures for 1928, the two aggregates being 12.108 and 12.04-9 respectivelyU It is significant that: the increase is greater than that shown by any other electorate in the earthquake area. CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH LABORITE ATTACKS UNITED AND REFORM (Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH: Nov. 1?. _ Mr E. J. Howard. Labor candidate for Christchurch South, opening at Addington, attacked the United party for its desertion of Sir Joseph Ward’s programme. He blamed the Reform Government of the war and post-wu* period _ for failing to tax the money coming into the country, and so remove he necessity for borrowing, and stressed the need for development.

CHRISTCHURCH HAST COALITIONIST OPENS CAMPAIGN f Press AsßoCTatinn.l CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. IS. Mr G. F. Allen. Coalitionist candidate for Christchurch East, opened his campaign to-night. He appealed for support for coalition as a safe government for New Zealand, in ,the present time of great financial difficulty. The candidate was given a vote of thanks and confidence. EX-MINISTER. HECKLED MR TAVERNER. AT DUNEDIN CPresj" AssocTnHau- 1 DUNEDIN, Nov. 13. Mr W. B, Taverner, official Coalition candidate for Dunedin South, opened his campaign this evening. The candidate received a noisy reception from a hostile section : of the crowd, and for the first quarter of an hour was subjected to a running fire of interjections, which eventually died nway, and he was allow'ed to proceed with little further interruption. Mr Taverner traversed the position of national financeSj emphasising the necessity for stability and gave a criticism of Mr Holland’s speeches at Wellington and Dunedin. Thq candidate was accorded a vote of thanks.

WAIRARAPA SEAT. MEETING ENDORSES COLONEL McDGNAImTIs OFFICIAL COALITIONIST. (Press Association* 1 MASTER TON, Nov. IS. The official coalition candidate, for Wairarapa-, Colonel McDonald, ' addressed the electors, at Carterton tonight- and was accorded a most attentive hearing. He paid particular attention to tlie shrinkage In revenue and the economies effected in an effort to balance finances and made reference to the relief given to fanners by the recent legislation. A hearty vote of thanks was carried by acclamation and also a resolution that the ■ meeting endorsed the selection of Colonel McDonald as officia 1 Coa 1 ition candidate, and as the most suitable person to represent the district, and pledging itself to do its utmost to ensure his return to Parliament. MARSDEN SEAT TWO COALITIONISTS IN THF FIELD (Press Association.! - r WHANGAREI, Nov. IS, Mr.. W illiam Jones, ex-M.P,, who is contesting -the Marsden seat as an Independont-Reforin-Coalitionist, opoiied his campaign at-Maungatapere. He said lie was not owing to Murdoch s choice as the Coalition candidate, but resented, the deprivation of (ho electors’ right to make their own selection. He would have favored an extension of Pnrlialifc ’ bu , t Die expenditure of ■l.-00,090 on an election designed to return the same personnel was ridiculous.

ELECTION JOTTINGS , c -t t „ llis ,. ini^ l meting in the-con- * t'-rr - r Wanganui seat, Mr W A,. Veitrli, official Coalition candidate', met- with a good deal of opposition troin a large and noisy section of the cr°\\ d. There were interruptions throughout Mr pitch's speech, making it difficult at times for him to oontimie. He appealed to the audience tor a fair; hearing, stating that his opiwuent, Mr. M. J. Rogers, would be displeased if lie knew his supporters were behaving ,in such a manner. Respite his appeal the meeting broke u, ’ ,n dlJord<?r j ust a tter ten o’clock:. 1,10 Country. Part - T "-as described as completely superfluous by Sip 'Jam« l arr, Reader of the Legislative Coiincil, m a speech at Auckland. He said he Coalition was doing everything that could be done for the farmers. , 7 a , s ldle C oahtion Government that had dealt with fertilisers and had-ef-fected a reduction of 121 per cent.-in county council rates. It had' also provided a tribunal for adjusting difficulties between' farmer andmortgagee ,with„ power to postpone,- remit or reduce interest payments where necessary. This had all been:accomplished m six weeks. 'A victory for Labour is a victory l°r our obiective —Socialism, 1 ’ , declar1f r * J^ aPar general secretary of the Labour Party, in the New. Zealand Worker. In thus parading! naked and, unashamed-the essential purpose °* . e labour Party’s political stratcgy» Mr. Nash, perhaps unconscious !”• has (says, the Dominion) emphasised the broad issue of the present election. Simply stated, it is a choice between national reconstruction on sound economic lines and a Socialist policy which in the United Kingdom.’and in Australia brought these two countries under Labour Government, to the verge of bankruptcy, and laid- theBritish people under a crushing burden of -taxation. It is a straight-out choice, from which lher 0 should bo no possibility 0 f being side-tracked.