LABOUR AND THE LAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19148, 14 October 1925, Page 13

LABOUR AND THE LAND.

' WHERE MR. JORDAN STANDS. ! NO PLEDGE TO MR. HOLLAND. | THE HEAD OF THE PARTY. ; " I WILL BE THAT LEADER." i Where lie stands in relation to the : Leader of the Labour Party, Mr. If. E. Holland, and his version of Labour s land policy. were the subjects ot statements by Mr. W. .!. .Jordan, Labour candidate j for Manukau, in answer to questions at I the close of his ;uldress at Kohimarama i last evening. The chairman of the I Tamaki Road Board., Mr. M. 0. Mo- | Arthur, presided over a large attendance. | .Asked if he was pledged to .support Mr. j Holland, Mr. Jordan replied: 'T am | pledged to no person. 1 will j stand to the things which I have said j 1 will support and to the things Mr. j Holland stands for—improved conditions ! for the people. Both Mr. Holland and I i stand for that.." | "What of the Labour Party?" was | another question. I ''The party stands for better conditions for the people and so do !,' retorted | Mr. Jordan. "Do you approve of Labour's laud policy ?" was next asked. '■' l did not approve of the original policv" said Mr. Jordan. "hut T do support the present policy that that portion of estates which firings the value above £20.000 should be acquired for closer ; settlement." ! The next item on the catechism was: I "J)o you agree, with Mr. Holland's disloyal statements and attitude during the | war ?" I Mr. Jordan: ''At that, time 1 was going over the top in France. I prefer to he, I judged by actions rather than by words." | (Prolonged applause.) I "What Labour leader would you folj low ?" was another question. ; Mr. Jordan : "The day will come, and 1 before many years, when, if there is to ■ be a leader. 1 wdl be that leader.'' ! At. the close of the meeting a vote of i thanks and confidence in Mr. Jordan was | carried with applause. If was then put. as a vote on the voices and was carried unanimously. j MR. BARTRAM AVOIDS TOPIC. SOLICIT! HE FOR AUDIENCE. Nothing was said about the land policy by Mr. F. N. Bart ram at his meeting at the Richmond Hall, (Jrev Lynn, last evening. It was 9.45 p.m., and the meeting j was about to close, when he remarked: j " I had intended to say something about j the land question to-night, but 1 have ! been speaking for an hour and 50 minutes, , the atmosphere is very close, and I will j not detain you longer." And so the J the question was meanwhile shelved. ! THE RLECTOIf AL ROLL. | A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE. : MANY NAMES STILL EXPECTED. I [BY TEI-EGHAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] W EI.LI XG TO N. Tuesday. At the beginning of the month the ) total number of names on the electoral i roll:; was 730,200, against- a total of • VooJ.lt for the year 1922. It is expected , that the figures this year will be fairly ; substantially increased by the number of j registrations effected between October 1 s and October 15, especially in view of the ' compulsory requirements of the Act passed this year, j The following figures show the total | number of electors registered in the pre- | vious election years: 1903. 537,003: 1911, |590.042: 1914, 616,043; 1919. 683.420|1922.700,111.' | BIRKENHEAD MEETING. I VIEWS OF MR. OSBORNE. j The Labour candidate for Wuitemata, | Mr. A. (1. Osborne, last evening adI dressed a well-attended meeting in the : Foresters' Hall, Birkenhead. The Mayor, | Mr. E. G. Skeates, presided. The candiI date, who received an attentive hearing, I was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks | and confidence. He said there was no difj ference whatsoever between the Reform • and Liberal Parties. There was therefore I only one course open to all opponents of I the Reform Party, namely, to support the | Labour Party and so assist in bringing j about a change of Government. UNWANTED PARTY. I MOTION AT WAIUKU. [rt V TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] i WAIUKU. Tuesday, j Mr. It. D. Duxlield, Country candidate I for Raglan, addressed a meeting in the | public: hall, Waiuku, to-night. Mr. J. : Walters, chairman of the Town Board, j presided. Sixty electors were present-, and i gave the candidate a good hearing, j At the conclusion of the address, after I several questions had been answered, it j was moved by Mr. A. M. Barriball, an j old resident, and seconded by Mr. Joseph j Whit-ham, that a hearty vote of thanks be I given the candidate, but that, in the best ' interests of the Dominion, he be asked to I stand down. The chairman put only the | vote of thanks. This was carried and the | meeting ended.