FAMILY ALLOWANCES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20084, 23 October 1928, Page 11

FAMILY ALLOWANCES.

COST BELOW ESTIMATES.

GOVERNMENT CRITICISED.

LABOUR LEADER AT TIMARU.

[«Y TELEGRAPH—TOESS ASSOCIATION.] TIMARU, Monday,

The leader of the Labour Party, Mr. H. E. Holland, addressed a well-attended meeting at Timaru to-night, when he outlined the Labour Party's policy and condemned the Reform Government. Mr. Holland said'in the 1925 elections tho Reform Party led the electors to believe it would enact legislation providing for adequate family allowances. Mr. Coates had intimated that tho Government would provide £250,000 for this purpose, while the Minister of Labour promised £260.000. Having secured office on the strength of this and other promises, the Government so framed its legislation and so circumscribed the allowances that only £37,652 was paid out in 1927-28. The Budget surplus for the same year was £179,000. Had the 1925 promises been honoured tho Minister of Financo have shown a deficit of more than £40,000, instead of a surplus of £179,000. At the conclusion of the meeting Mr. Holland was accorded a vote of thanks.

AUCKLAND SUBURBS

CANDIDATES' ADDRESSES.

Over 150 peoplo attended the meeting held by Sir James Gunson, Reform candidate for Auckland Suburbs, at Kelston, last evening. Sir James dealt with the unemployment question, and emphasised tho necessity for an increase in State advances. A vote of thanks and confidence

was carried unanimously. A gathering of about 60 at To Atatu was addressed last evening by Mr. 11. G. R. Mason, Labour candidate for Auckland Suburbs, ilr. 11. R. Moor presided. Mr. Mason dealt particularly with tho transport question, saying the framing of suitable legislation had been hampered by the unenthusiastic altitude of the Auckland City Council. Ho believed, however, that under the constitution eventually agreed upon To Atatu would have little difficulty in securing admission to the transport board's area upon application. Mr. Mason was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence.

OPPONENT AS CHAIRMAN.

NO PERSONAL ANIMOSITY.

A somewhat unusual situation was that at the Wanganui Town Hall last week when ono candidate for the Wanganui electorate occupied the chair for one .of his opponents, Mr. Veitch (United), retiring member for the seat. Tho chairman was the Mayor, Mr. W. J. Rogers, who said that the- fact that he himself was a candidate did not prevent him from manifesting a brotherly spirit and acting as his opponent's chairman. The goodwill expressed by the chairman was reciprocated by Mr. Veitch, in his opening remarks. With regard to tho campaign being launched, there was a considerable difference of opinion among the three candidates, he said, but that was no reason why there should not be a good spirit throughout the contest.