THE NELSON SEAT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 27 October 1928, Page 2

THE NELSON SEAT

CANDIDATES’ MEETINGS MR H. ATMORE Mr Harry Atmore addressed the electors at Atawhai schoolroom last evening. Seventeen were present and Mr Scott was voted to the chair. The candidate dealt with the question of education, land, advances for settlers, cost of administration, the National Debt, and taxation. He stressed the necessity for more money being available in the State Advances Department as much land was deteriorating for want of capital to effect improvement. In conclusion he said the greatest obstacle to the advancement of Nelson and tbe ushering in of a time of gnat prosperity was its isolation which could be removed by tbe completion of the railway line, towards which the Government this year had placed only £20,000 on the Estimates —a paltry sum insufficient to construct a single mile of railway and at this insignificant rate of progress it would take more than 70 years to finish the line and obtain access to our southern markets. Mr Atmore received an unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the proceedings. This evening Mr Atmore will address the electors at the hall, Opouri Valley, Marlborough; and on Monday evening at Wai-iti schoolroom at G. 45 p.m. MR F. W. 0. SMITH Mr F. W .0. Smith addressed the electors at the Brook street school last evening when the room was well filled. Mr Martin Blink occupied the chair. The candidate spoke for an hour and a half on the same lines as his speech in the Theatre Royal and received a most attentive hearing. At the elcjie a number of questions were asked and answered. Mr Kurtzlials proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the speaker for his interesting address. This was seconded by Mr Hodgkinson and carried. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting. A representative gathering of ladies met in Mr F. W. O. Smith’s committee rooms last evening for the purpose of making arrangements to further his candidature. Helpers were enrolled to assist at the committee room and on polling day. It was decided to ask Mr Smith to give an address to ladies in the committee rooms at 3 p.m. on Tuesday next.

Mr F. W. 0. Smith will speak at Hampden street schoolroom this evening, and at the Foresters’ Hall Hillside, on Monday evening. Both meetings will commence at 8 o’clock. THE NOMINATIONS Nominations for the General Election close on Monday next. Mr Harry Atmore was nominated yesterday for election to the House of Representatives; the names and addresses on his nomination form being: Edith Frank, Colliiigwood street; Claude Pettigrew Graham,' Nelson; Emily S. Cook, Nile street; Henry Cliing, farmer, Stoke; Arthur Cross, Kaivai street; Charles. Milner, company manager, Nelson. (By Telegraph—Press Association) PAHIATUA, This Day. Mr G. Harold Smith, the official Reform candidate, was nominated to-day for the Pahiatua- seat. GISBORNE, This Day. Mr W. D. Lysnar was to-day nominated to for the Gisborne seat as an Independent Reform candidate. MAETON, This Day. William Spears Glenn (Reform) was nominated for the Rangitikei seat-to-day.