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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 October 1928, Page 9

Consolidation of country schools for econmical and practicable reasons and the provision of free conveyance of children.

The extension of the School Medical and Dental Services, especially in the country districts. Hie education of the Maori children, as far as possible, under the same system as the European.

ELECTORAL REFORM

The United Party disfavour* the present unfair system of electing Parliamentary members. It will make - provision:—

To ensure that candidates represent an absolute majority of the electors by the adoption of the system of preferential voting. To provide the Maori electors with a roll for the four Maori electorates. In the absence of such a roll, the scrutineers will'be allowed in the polling booth. DEFENCE. New Zealand shall honour its moral obligations to the Motherland by co-operating as far as possible in the matter of Imperial, Naval and Aerial Defence. A policy of co-opera-tion with Local Bodies to provide aviation grounds at some main centres by which commercial aviation can be developed and co-ordinated with defence in times of national emergency will be carried out. The Territorial System will be maintained. Unnecessary expense and dislocation of business at present occurring will, where possible, be avoided. In the event of war, involving New Zealand and the Motherland, all the nation's resources will be used for oar national defence. TOURISTS TO NEW ZEALAND. A well directed, regular system for people to come and go through New Zealand under the Tourist Departmnent. SUMMARY. The absolute necessities* for this country include: Increased money supplies for business people, farmers and homes for workers, both in the country and towns. The bringing to completion at as early a date as possible of the main railway lines that have already been' authorised. ' , The maintenance of effective mail and passenger services to England via Canada from Auckland, and America from Wellington. The establishment for the South Island of a weekly mail and passenger service between the Bluff and Melbourne. Instead of stopping people from coming to the country to adjust our financial system and methods so as to require a further addition to. our population. To leave no room for unemployment. To remove the shackles disastrously imposed upon traders. THE UNITED PARTY. The United Party stands for King and Empire, and its policy will be to build up a strong, self-reliant people by giving the freest scope for the development of individual enterprise and initiative. It will provide such measures of sound, economic and humanitarian legislation, that will secure to our people the greatest possible progress, prosperity and happiness.