GENERAL ELECTION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 4 December 1922, Page 5

GENERAL ELECTION

THE NELSON SEAT MR H. ATMORES CANDIDATURE Mr Harry Atmore gave his 27th address on Saturday' evening at Redwood's Valley. Mr Brown was cleeKd chairman and in inti educing Mr Ai more In- said (hey all knew ol the splendid work Ail' At more had done •for the orehardisls and Liu* district generally during tin; last three years. (Applause.) Mr Alimov, who met wit h a .-aik-n.ii.,l reeeplion ir.oin (lie /o eieeli'us. {.'resent, said he greatly appreciate-! 11 i'e kmdiy receptions lie had im-l e'itii Ihr.aigo the whole diyiriet a,ml it was most gratifying to find ids efforts appivciatcd. The orchard is: s had experienced most trying limes and they were entitled to all the help possible and lie had done ids best to help them. (Applause.) The other industries had been nursed through I heir eriii' al periods and he. believed the fruit industry would reach sun-css with proper consideration and. they -eonid always depend on his support - tab-d that it was his desire to <)o everyth mg possible for the hetlermen of the constituency and the 16,000 men, women and children in it irrespective of class and party. He wished to tie able to vote For any good proposal i,< J’arli-nn-'iit no nnd ter where it original* d. (Applause.) He had been able -o cooperate very cordially with bis friends, Messrs Hudson and MeGallurn. M.’sß.. and had not given one vote from the party standpoint, but only on the merits of the case in each instance. He was on the best of terms with the ministers and his fellow members and would continue to avoid personalities or recriminations as they tended to obscure the great, questions of reconstruction. He particularly emphasised the urgent necessity for a reduction of taxation both on land and income and (on necessaries. The taxation was far I 100 heavy and was strangling industry [and making unemployment. (Applause.) (He knew of a sheep statkfri in Hawke’s Bay where £7OOO were paid in land ■ tax and only £3OOO received, for the season’s wool clip. He wished every Parliamentarian would recognise that, the power to tax if pushed too far became the power to destroy. If a Government took too much, out of a business, by way of taxation, it •prevented business expansion and more employment. (Applause.) Mr Atmore spoke for over an hour and received an unanimous vote of thanks and confidence proposed by Mr D. Campbell and seconded by Mr A. Brown. Mr Campbell said they had listened to a splendid address and this coupled with Mr Atmpre’-s successful work for the district during the last three years certainly entitled him to their thanks and fullest confidence. The seconder said everyone in the district appreciated their member’s sendees (applause) and he was sure they could not get a better member anywhere. He .could not understand why anyone wanted a change. (Applause.) After carrying the vote the audience sang "For he’s a jolly good fellow” and, then gave three cheers for Mr Atmorc. ,

Mr Atmore then left for Appleby where lie addressed 67 electors in the school room. *Mr Roderick O’Connor was elected chairman and briefly referred to Mr Atmorc’s services. The candidate spoke for II hrs. and dealt with all the principal questions of the moment. He was ' frequently applauded and In's explanations of economic questions were .greatly appreciated. He was particularly omphalic in declaring that taxation must be induced at the earliest possible time. He referred to the necessity for concefftration of national effort on the national problems and declared that no party effort would suffice. (Applause.) There- was too much party and too .little consideration for the people. He said the per capita debt of £197 for every New Zealander should make for national concentration so it could be reduced. He wanted to remember that the more taxation a Government took the less money there was in the home and the business. He referred to the cement trust’s closing of Golden Bay cement works as a scandal and an injustice both to the 110 men who were thrown out of .employment and to the district. At the conclusion of his address Mr Harry Best proposed a vote of thanks to Air Atmore for his educative and interesting speech and one of confidence in him as their future representative. He predicted that Air Atmore would receive a "better hearing" in Appleby on Thursday next than he had' ever had before. Applause.) The motion was carried unanimously.—Communicated. 1

Mr Harry Atmbre will address the electors at Waidii Schoolroom to-night (Monday), at Waimea West Schoolroom to-morrow (Tuesday) night, Speaking at the Nelson ThWtre on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. MR A. GILBERTS CANDIDATURE A meeting to further the candidature of Mr A. Gilbert was held on Saturday night at Mahana. The meeting was presided over by Mr Ibitson, and the attendance was very encouraging. The chairman said Mr'Gilbert was well and favourably known to them all ans did not need any introduction from him. The candidate addressed those present for one and a half hours, and was listened to with greatest attention. He spoke on the various political issues of the dnv, and at the close, in reply to questions, stated the absolutely necessity for good roads in Hie fruit lands, and the urgency of fostering the South American markets, and appointing a tradecommissioner. He also advocated the eradication of the trees, by the department, in abandoned orchards, thereby removing the menace of orchard diseases and making life land available for other purposes. ' ’ , , . Mr Chas. Henderson proposed a hearty vole of thanks for Mr. Gilberts’s very excellent address, and' asked them to, carry it by 'acclamation. ,

MOTUERA SEAT MR R. V. HUDSON’S CANDIDATURE

Mr R. P. Hudson will address the electors as follows :-Tuesday. December 5, Sandy Bay 2 p.m.; Brooklyn 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 6th. Rocky River 2 p.m., and at the "i----slitule, Motueka, from 7 to 8.30 p.m. Upper Moutere, 9 p.m.