THE COUNTRY PARTY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18174, 21 August 1922, Page 8

THE COUNTRY PARTY.

JTS VOTE FOR SALE. MR. COLBECK'S ADMISSION TERMS OF A •" BARGAIN.." [bx telegraph.—own correspondent.] MORE J N SVILLE, Saturday. In tho course of a speech at a wellattended meeting of the Paeroa branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, Mr. F. Colbeck, of Morrinsville, who :is the Country Party's candidate for the Ohinemuri seat, said the position now was that they must make a bargain with Mr. Massey, otherwise Mr. Poland would slip in between him and the Reform candidate, Lieut.-Colonel S. S. Allen, of Morrinsville. In other words, the Country Party's vote was for sale. He had offered it to Mr. Massey, .but so far had not got anytHing definite. Unless the Country Party got the things they asked, said Mr. Colbeck, they ware going to fight the election. The Counter Party had been a chopping block long enough. It had reached the stage when they could make a bargain with Mf. Massey, and they were prepared to sell their vote provided that a Banking Bill, shipping legislation, general legislation for pools, and a drastic retrenchment scheme were brought down this session. If Mr. Massey woidd give them these thing?, they would be satisfied. He was in earnest in these matters, but ho was not particularly anxious to contest the seat. He had only stepped in to "fill the bill." ______