ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 November 1928, Page 5

ELECTION CAMPAIGN

BANKS AND TAXES. DISCUSSED BY MR COATES, i POSITION OF THE FARMER. (By Telegraph—Special to The Stax.) TE AROHA, Oct. 31. What can a State Bank, off dr Now Zealand that it has net got already? the Prime Minister asked at Tuaikati, when dealing with Labour’s advocacy of a State institution as a method of solving New Zealand’s financial problems. Mr Coates pointed to the experience of Australia, and said that the Common wealth Bank had not been any great help to the farmers, ami. the interest rate wals tlie some as 1 in New Zealand. “Unless a State bank can give us some advantages that we do not possess already,” the Prime Minister said, “I think the money that would be required to. establish it would be better employed in other directions. ” Some time was also devoted by the Prime Munster to the Labour Party’s attitude with regard to. Samoa. He said that the leader of that pairty (Mr H. E. Holland) had stated that the Hon.' O. F. Nelson had not had a fair trial. ‘ ‘ ’ would like to know of anyone who has not had oj fairer trial than Mr Nelson,” the Prime Minister said'. The Royal Commission, comprising of the Chief Justice and a Judge of the Native Loud. Court, said tiua-t it would (be better for Samoa if he were out of it, amid their finding was upheld iby the Man--1 dates Commission of the League of Nations, and the League endorsed the finding of the Mandates Commission. The Privy Council, also said that Mr Nelson had' no case, yet we find Mr Holland 1 upholding him. As a matter of fact, Mr Holland has been identified with almost every revolutionary movement in Ms time. He has associated himself with the disaffected in Samoa, and really he is a: little “tin god” amongst them.

The Prime Minister said that electors who were called on to consider the candidature of Labour candidates should also take into consideration the associations and activities of the acknowledged leader of that .party.

AT NGARUAWAHIA.

Mr Coates received a reusing reception when lie spoke at NgaruawoMa last evening in support of the candidature of Mr Walter Savill, a farmer whom the Reformers believe will win back to Reform the seat that was lost to Labour at the by-election. On the question, of taxation of farmers, the Prime Minister said that when the farmer paid land tax, he did not pay income tax; conversely when he pay income tax he did- not pay land tax. His inforimafLQn 'was that the State collected more from farmers in the waiy of land tax than it would collect if all the farmers paid only income tax. TMs policy had- been consistently approved by Parliament, wMch recognised. that as . the . wealth and prosperity of New Zealand depended on the primary products, every inducement should be given for the investment o£ capital in farming., operations.' ’ )■ The most significant feature of the meeting was the announcement that Mir T. Parker, Liberal candidate: at the byelection, who. polled about 1200 votes, had advised his supporters that, after a careful survey of the situation it would be. bettor for Raglan and the Domain ion generally that they should" now give their votes to Reform. The. announcement was received with 1 applause. . - ... „.- -.- * i To-night Mr Coates speaks at' To Atoka, whore the sitting candidate, Mr G. E. MacMillan, is opposed by Gonutay Party and Labour candidates. • =

LABOUR LEADERS OBJECTED TO. WELLINGTON, Nov. 1. Airs Young, whose no-mi nation, for Wellington Central caused so. much surprise, states -that her reasons, arc: First, there is a* plaice for women members* in Parliament, and, secondly, she is dissatisfied* at having Messrs. Holland, Fraser and Semple at the head of (the Labour movement in* New Zealand; as she considers them Red Feds and extremists, under whom the Labour movement cannot hope to progress.