ADDRESSES ELSEWHERE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLV, Issue 10450, 1 December 1919, Page 8

ADDRESSES ELSEWHERE

PRIME MINISTER ON TOUR. Press Association. INVERCARGILL, November 30, Mr Massey spoke at Riverton on Saturday night, his address being on the Jines of tho Timaru speech. The hall was packed to the doors. Lr Trotter, the Mayor of Riverton, presided. The Premier -was given an enthusiastic hearing, and at the conclusion of his address a motion expressing confidence in Sir Joseph Ward failed to lino! n seconder, and a motion of thanks tp the Premier and confidence in the prosent Government was carried by acclamation, no dissent being heard. Prior to the meeting Mr Massey was entertained by the Riverton Borough Council, and received two deputations on local matters. He motored to Dunedin to-day. SIR JAMES ALLEN'S OPPONENT. T'r'r." A "<n'in Hon DUNEDIN, November 80. Mr John Edie, who is contesting the Bruce seat in the Liberal interest against Sir James Allen, addressed a large meeting at Kaitangata. He said the Minister for Lands recently stated that everything possible was being done to get land for returned soldiers. The candidate contended this was not so. ' He had received a letter from a Crown Lands officer who stated that the prices asked by many owners for their lanu was a disgrace. The only solution was either to wait until the price of land came down, or to put the compulsory clauses of the Ao't into operation. The Minister's officers condemned him out of his own mouth. The candidate said he favoured doing away with all grants for local works giving a. substantial subsidy of say, ten shillings in the pound on all rates raised. THE GKBOBNS' SEAT. Press Association. WAIHOA, November 80. Mr W. D. Lysnar, Independent candidate for tho Gisborne seat, opened his campaign at Wairoa last qight. Thera was a large and representative audience, and the candidate received a good heur. ing. He dealt with politics generally, en similar lines to his Gisborne address. He stated ho supported the urgent prosecution of the East Coast railway and the Waikaremoana soheino of hydro-eloc-tricity. The coming system was a storage battery, which had been successfully used in America and England, and prov» cd highly satisfactory. * Askod was ho, in tho past, a strong supporter of Sir Jas. Carroll and his i ative land nolioy? he replied, "Yes." Ho said he found when Sir J. Carroll was Cabinet Minister ho could get something done, but since then ho had found it impossible. When he had written ho had received no reply, and it was owing to Sir J. Carroll's inaction that ho had been compelled to oppose him. Further asked did ho deny this at Gisborne, Mr Lysnar replied. "No." He had assisted to nut Sir J. Carroll in Parliament, but he was not tho only man ho had put into office. Ho had put the Mayor of Gisborne in, and when thoy found ho was not doing what he should ,thov had put him out again. "If," said ho. "a man will not stand up to do vour fighting get someone else who will." Questioned whether it was right that soldiers must have .£SOO before thoy* get in a ballot, ho replied no; when a man was skilled for the work ho should get in without capital, tho Government backing him. It might bo necessary where a man had no experience to insist en him having capital. A vote of thanks was carried with loud applause.