INDEPENDENT STATUS.

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

INDEPENDENT STATUS.

MR, LYSNAR'S POSITION. NO TRUCE WITH EXTREMISTS. t WITH REFORM IN A CRISIS. [BY lELEGRA PH. ——OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] GISBORNE, Tuesday. Approached to-day for a statement as to las position politically, Mr. W. D. who is receiving the support of the Reform Party, stated that he _ was standing precisely as when he tirst offered his services as representative for the district. and upon the same platform as that on which he had been re-elected by a large majority last election.. He was an Independent Reform candidate, with the distiivcit condition that he would not vote against the Government on a no-confi-dcnce motion that would mean putting the extreme Labour Party into power. "Both in the interests of the Dominion and fchtt district," said Mr. Lysnar, "I consider it absolutely essential that a representative should preserve his independence and be free to make his primary consideration the public interest, and not the interests of any particular party." ME, SEDDON A FUSIG2TIST. j GOVERNMENT BEFORE LABOUR. . [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GKEYMOTJTH, Tuesday, j The Nationalist candidate for West land, Mr. T. E. Y. Seddon, addressed the electors of Greymouth last evening. He dealt with the Nationalist Party's platform and declared strongly in favour of fusion. He would not support a no-confidence motion moved by the Labour Party. He favoured small land holdings and the breaking up of big freeholds by increasing the graduated land tax. He opposed the borrowing policy of the present Government. A vote oi confidence was passed. ADVOCATE OF FIT SIGH. MR. H. L. TAPLEY AT DUNEDIN. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, Tuesday. Mr. H. L. Tapley addressed a meeting of electors of Dunedin North this evening. He said that though, standing as an Independent ho would use alb bis influence to bring about fusion of the Reform and Liberal Parties. He advocated a system of profit sharing so that workers would get full value for their labour. More serious attention must be given to fostering secondary industries. He was anxious to assist preferential trade. He eulogised what the Government had done in the way of assisting housing, and promised whole-hearted support of an ex- j tension of the housing scheme. He was accorded a unanimous vote of confidence. FRANKLIN NATIONALIST. A SUPPORTER OF FUSION. [BY TELEGRA PH. —OWN CORRBSPON DENT.*] P Ul\ E K OIIE, Tuesday. The National candidate for Franklin, Mr. J. Rea, addressed about 50 electors in the Strand 'J heat re, Pukekohe. last evening. He was given an attentive hearing, and was engaged for about half an hour at the close answering questions. The candidate said he had a warm regard for Mr. Coates as a man and a statesman, but considered his team a poor one. Mr. Rea, was strongly in favour of j fusion.