LABOUR'S PLATFORM

Grey River Argus, 22 February 1928, Page 5

LABOUR'S PLATFORM

TO ASSIST THE FARMERS Eiiminaung iiiiuuiemen FALLACY OF REi'UBM’S RURAL CREDIT SCHEME. DAR GA VILLE, February 21. Mr. Holland, Leader of iiiv Opposition being formed under the Act. Tue three hundred electors at Daiguvillc last night, Mayor F. A. Jones, presiding. The address was similar in many respects to those given at Helensville, Russell and Whaugarei. After dealing with the po.Ttical aspects of the day, -as they applied to Rural electorates. Mr. Holland dwelt at length on rural credits, ‘Samoan and land questions. In speaking of the intermediate Rural Credits Bill, the speaker said tfie Government hail broken faith with the Commission, and the Act now in force would not give the relief to fjymers which the Government claimed it would. The conditions were such that no one could take advantage of them and he yet had to hear of any association, addressed a meeting of over Labour party’s remedy for putting the finance of the country on a sound basis was a State Bank with agricultural banks as an adjunct, to assist the farming community. The need of to-day was lower price of interest, instead of tax reduction. I In* la te: had only benefited to any extent the big financial and merchant institutions who made tens of thousands sterling cut of it. He prophesied that when a Labour Government came into office in Britain and New Zealand, the middle- ! man would be cut out as far as was . humanely posible and the producer I secure the full benefit of his labour. | He anotinced it was hoped that Mr. J. G. Barclay, a local farmer, would be the official Labour candidate, to ; oppose the Prime Minister for the I Kaipara seat next election. Mr. Holland had a particularly good hearing and the meeting closed with a vote of thanks.