Mr. Oram’s Campaign

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 215, 10 September 1943, Page 3

Mr. Oram’s Campaign

Air. Al. If. Oram, the National candidate for AlnmiAvatu, on Tuesday evening addressed meetings at the Waiata School and at the Colytou Hall. In spite of the very bad night, there Avere very satisfactory attendances at each meeting, and at the conclusion, a hearty vote of thanks Avas carried by acclamation to the speaker. Air. Oram dealt Avitli most of the planks in the National Party’s platform along the lines of earlier speeches and mentioned that pamphlets Avere being sent lo each householder, Avliich he hoped everybody would study carefully because if they did, lie was eonv.need that they must come to the conclusion that the National Party platform was a just, reasonable and practicable one and avus designed to meet the needs of every .section of tlie community Avhile ensuring to each their just rights and privileges. In dealing Avitli the extent to Avhleh the Government had socialised the means of distribution in tiiis country and encroached upon the liberty of the subject and substituted appeals to Ministers instead of appeals to properly constituted Courts and Tribunals, Mr. Oram instanced The Supply Control Emergency Regulations Amendment No. 3, which placed in the hands of the .Minister complete and absolute power in connection Avith the importation and distribution of goods of all kinds. Air. Oram also instanced the case of the oAvner of Hie Gisborne Trawler ' Gosford'’ Avho had been refused a fishing license by Lite Bureau of Industry and had then appealed to the Alinister, but tlie Alinister refused to reopen the matter as more than a month had elapsed since the hearing of the appeal and to do so would be breaking tlie law, although the Labour Government hud not hesitated to make four illegal appointments to A ery high offices of Slate and validated the appointments by subsequent legislation.