LYTTELTON BY-ELECTION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21576, 22 August 1933, Page 11

LYTTELTON BY-ELECTION

MRS. McCOMBS' CAMPAIGN ADDRESS BY MR. HOLLAND CLAIMS OF LABOUR PARTY [by telegraph—press association] CHRISTCHURCH, Monday In opening the Labour Party's campaign in the Lyttolton by-election this evening, Mr. H. E. Holland, Leader of the Opposition, paid a glowing tribute to the late member, Mr. J. McCombs, and declared that Mrs. McCombs, the party's candidate for the seat, was among tho ablest of tho women in public life in New Zealand. He said he was confident that she would make history as the first woman to sit in the Parliament of tho Dominion.

Mr. Holland outlined a policy of industrial rehabilitation, which included a comprehensive public works scheme, large scale land' settlement, with planned production, and guaranteed prices for primary producers, and with standard wages and shorter hours for wage workers and others. He also dealt extensively with need for safeguarding and developing secondary industries of the Dominion.

The Labour Party's finance proposals, which included nationalisation of tho banking system of the country, were explained. Mr. Holland said that whatever new issue of money was found to be necessary for primary and secondary industrial purposes would be provided, but he did not anticipate that any very large amount would be necessary. There was now no less legal tender money in New Zealand than before the slump, and their internal troubles largely grew out of the methods employed to meet the conditions arising out of the overseas fall in prices. Any new issue of legal tender money would be regulated strictly in line with tho output of goods and services, which were tho basis of credit in all countries