MOTUEKA SEAT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 29 October 1925, Page 5

MOTUEKA SEAT

MR HUDSON’S CANDIDATURE

(Communicated.)' ' v ' v Mr Hudson addressed a well attended > ami representative meeting at Stlndv ' Hay on .Monday, tlie 26tli inst., at-the conclusion of wliidi a vote of thanks' and complete, confidence in Mr Hudson was carried iinanininusly. Also a're’so- . liilion calling upon the Prime. Minister’" to use every endeavour to clear’ Xe\v’ Zealand of the (.'onumtniseie element,, was carried unanimously. The Brooklyn school was taxed to>’ its utmost capacity, and extra seats had to be brought in to accommodate the very large audience which came to hear Mr • Hudson on Monday night.

Mr Horatio Everett took the chair, aiul in a inief speech stressed tiie need, of sound government and referred to * tiie splendid diameter .Mr Hudson had', borne during the eleven years of his service to ‘he electorate. * .

After expressing his pride and pleasure in tlie very large meeting Mr Hud--sun proceeded to outline the •manifesto of Mr Coates, a manifesto which- re-'' fleets the common sense and reasonable, character o f tlie Prime Minister. Though" opposed to borrowing. Mr Coates, recog-i i.ised the necessity of loans for repro-] dilutive works, e.g.. for completing the meompleted railways, and in view of the" increasing .importance of motor traffic ’ lor improving the roads for motors,andi, tor extending the use of electricity to> the farmers for their 'homes ns well as* their larms. The Government was opposed to cutting down bush when theground so cleared would be itiiproduc-. live, 'they were prepared to show-con-* stderatioii to the men with big families, a matter which had been broached be-," fore, hut for which, so far, provision hadnot been made, fly the Pensions Amendmotit Act even more generous treatment " than before had been given to the various pensioners, e.g.. now an old ago! pensioner was allowed to own a house - up to the value oi £SOO. to have it fur-" nished ittid to earn wages up to 50 -.i and still get the pension. The speak- ’ er again fully explained the position of Ihe agricultural hanks. With" regard to lesion ho informed his .hearers that as Mr \\ ilford had to he away from the Dominion during the electoral.campaign b.v the doctor s orders on account-of his health, the Reform Party had hot put up a candidate in his electorate, thus having the field clear for Mr Wilford. \\ ith regard to the Yestey Trust Mr Hudson pointed out that it was not an American I rust. but that it employed hrilish capital, was helping the Freezing Works, and was dependent on the Government for it.- annual license for tie export of meat. ..Mr Hudson tiien rrlerred to the platform of .his Labour opponent, Mr l-agan. He again explained that when Mr Fagan said the big

fanners paid no income lax lie spoke a liiilf-trutli. They pay no income tax, biil‘ they pay a land tax, which brings to the'Government double what their income tax would. Mr Hudson challenged the statement made by Mr Fagan that a school of between two and three hundred children had to be closed to givo land to the big squatters. Fxa ethic hen 'and,'where did this happen'.' __ Why v,'as it not ’brought up in ute House-? yueh ! vague statements 1 carried no

weight. 1 hough Mr V.;ig;ni says tiia'he personally would he willing to light fot his country if need be he is bound to be loyal to the Labour platform, which clearly enumerates the repeal of the DefeiiceAct and advocates no more defensive legislation. Mr Fagan complains that cost of land t muster is too high. This can be of no interest to him. tor if his party should, get in there would be only one transfer of hind and that- to the* State. With regard to the ML Btirnard mine, as soon as any one wanted it the Government said the present owners must either work it themselves or let some one else work it. This is lo be decided by November 18th. Mr Hudson again referred to the l’akawau School. ' He asked the chairman of the school committee if ho had ever complained of the state of the school. He said lie had complained to the lulu cation Board, who hail immediately sent over fljieir architect- and spent. £'2oo on putting the school right. Mr Hudson again outlined the dangerous and impracticable land policy of the Labour Harty. They aimed not- only at nationalisation of the land but- at- nationalisation of industry.' This experiment has"been tried in Queensland, with the following results:—Loss on Stale butcheries and cattle stations, £674,000; Jobs on jam factories and canned (fruits, £89,000; loss on fisheries and trawlers, .£44,000;. loss on -State shipping line, £10,000,000., Mr Hudson also spoke of Uhc shipping strike, which was not yet over and which was part of a very far reaching plan aimed at'the destruction of,.the British Empire. In the forthcoming election it was not a question of choosing one New Zealand party or another. ‘ It was a cutest ion of whether the people of New Zealand wished to live in peace under the "Union Jack or to be plunged into ruin, misery and revolution, under the Red Flag of Moscow. After the answering of questions by Mr Hudson, Mr Briggs proposed a vote of thanks to and complete confidence in Mr Hudson. This was carried unanimously by acclamation by the very large gathering present.