Te Arakura

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 274, 20 November 1935, Page 16

Te Arakura

From Our Own Correspondent. Labour Candidate’s Meeting.

Mr C. L. Hunter, Labour candidate for Manawatu seat, addressed the electors at the To Arakura hall on Saturday night. Mr A. J. Baxter presided over a rather poor attendance. Mr Hunter outlined the policy of the Labour Party oil similar lines to previous addresses, receiving an attentive hearing. In criticising the Nationalist and Democrat Parties, Mr Hunter said they wero exactly the same thing. He condemned tho high Exchange blaming it for disrupting* our English trade and flooding New Zealand with cheap Japanese goods. He expressed the opinion that if trade with the East was encouraged, our standard of living was likely to fall to the level of that of Eastern countries. Mr Hunter roundly criticised tho Mortgage Corporation Act and the Mortgage Final Adjustment Act, declaring that tiro mortgage liability of this country was far too high. Mr Hunter, in answer to questions, said the Labour Party did not propose to alter the country quota at elections. He also explained tho proposed health schemes and national superannuation. On the motion of Mr J. Whittle the speaker was accorded a vote of thanks. Personal and General. Mr and Mrs.J. H. Bennett journeyed to Wellington on Friday morning to attend tho funeral of their grand-niece, Margaret Hazelwood. Mi* S. Sorensen, Cameron’s line, is staying in Wellington. A Baptist service was field in the hail on Sunday afternoon( the preacher being Rev. 11. W. Page. During the service Mr Page announced that there would be a Bible study .evening at tho hall on Wednesday next. Requests had been received for a week night service and it had been decided this should take . the form of Bible study. If the class is well attended, an endeavour wolud be made to hold it either weekly or fortnightly. The Sunday school scholars under Mr P. Eado and Miss Firth, have for some time been practising items for-their annual concert, which will take place early in December. Those who enjoyed the event last year will bo looking forward to this year’s concert.

With very few frosts, there is a promise of a good apple crop, the fruit having set well and having got a good start. Plum trees which were overladen last year are taking a rest, though others aro bearing well. Much anxiety is expressed at not being able to get on with cropping work which is still largely held up. Many fax-mers can see a congestion of work piling up around the holiday season. Stock is looking vei-y well and quantities of prime lambs are to be seen.