GENERAL ELECTION

Grey River Argus, 10 November 1931, Page 6

GENERAL ELECTION

OPPOSITION LEADER Crowded Meeting at Wanganui (I’er Press Association). WANGANUI, November 9. The Wanganui Opera House wab crowded to-nlighft when the Leader of the Opposition, Mr H r E. Holland, expounded the Labour Party’s political platform. The speaker reiterated the main pofints which, he made in hi s policy speech at the Wellington Town Hall last week. ■ Mr Holland refuted The assertion that, the Coalition hi the House was a .statesmanlike move. He held that tho Coalition was brought about purely to. prevent Labour from gain ing office, and also to prevent the United Party committing “Hari Kari. ’ ’

Mr Hoilland said that a Labour Government would form a State Bauk. It. would pay subsidies on all I fertilisers for the fanners. It would also hold an investigation with a view to the establishing of some means of guaranteeing the farmer a price for hi»s produce foir a period of at least five years. The Labour Party would oppose the introduction of new shipping lines into New Zealand watersi. The only customs taxation that the Labour advocated, wa» that which protected a local industry, said Mr Holland. They objected fo the custom taxation that was used for revenue purposes A vote of confidence in the Labour Party was passed by the .meeting.

Timaru Seat COALITION SPLIT. REFORM PICKS ITS MAN. TIMARTT. November 9 The Executive of the .Reform Party and the Executive of the United Party have failed to agree on the Coalition candidate for Timaru. Therefore the Reform Party Executive to-night decided to support '.the candidature of Mr H. N. Armstrong, who will contest ‘he Timaru seat as the Reform Coalitionist. A LIBERAL CANDIDATE. CONDEMNS THE COALITION. TIMARU, November 9. Mr T. H. Langford, candidate for the Temuka seat, addressed the electors to-night. He declared that he always had been a Liberal, and said ho would always remain one. Therefore ho had decided to stand as an Independent on this occasion. Mr Langford said he was opposed to the Coalition. He favoured provision being made for the unemployed. The greater part of Mr Langford’s address was devoted to the financial situation.

A. vote of thanks to the candidate was carried by the meeting. PALLING OUT AT ROTORUA. ROTORUA, Nov. 9. Efforts on the part of the Reform Organiser, Mr D. G. Edwards, to reconcile the Reform Executive m the Rotorua electorate to support the United Coalition candidate, C. 11. Clinkard, have failed, and although Mr Edwards states negotiations are still proceeding, Mr E. E. Earle Vaile, who is opposing Mr Clinkard |as an Independent. Reformer, has definitely intimated that he will go to the poll. WELLINGTON, November 8. Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes has as yet made no announcement of the date upon which the General Election will be held. The delay in announcing the plans of the Government is partly caused by the difficulty which the Reform Parly and the United Party arc known to be experiencing in various electorates in the allocation of seats for the Coalition candidates. This is admit I ted by the Government press, despite I the Prime Minister’s statement 'that I the cause of delay is only the unccr ' tainty as to the end of the session.