THE IMPORTANT MATTERS.

Southland Times, Issue 21560, 25 November 1931, Page 3

THE IMPORTANT MATTERS.

To the Editor. Sir.—l was very disappointed that Mr McChesney spent so much time over unimportant matters, at his meeting held in the Civic Theatre last evening. I am sure the large majority of the electors are not interested to know about the conversations which took place between representatives of the United and Reform Parties, and are concerned only about what solution the candidates have to offer for the rehabilitation of the Dominion’s financial position. In my opinion Mr McChesney should have come out as a wholehearted supporter of Coalition and not kept changing his labels. Electors would do well to consider carefully the statement which was made by the Hon. W. Downie Stewart, Minister of Finance. Mr Stewart stated: He had spoken in many election campaigns and contests, both in his own electorate and in other parts of New Zealand during the last 17 years, but he had never made a statement with a graver sense of responsibility than the one he was about to make. It was his deliberate conviction, based on intimate knowledge that if the policy put before the electors by the Labour Party was given effect to, New Zealand would without question be faced with national default, repudiation and insolvency. We were struggling at present with overwhelming difficulties. Our sources of revenue were drying up faster than our expenditures could be curtailed. The only way by which this drift in the national finance could be checked was by the utmost united effort of the whole nation. As Mr Hargest is the only candidate who is prepared to give wholehearted support to the Coalition Party, I intend to vote for him.— I am etc., “COALITION.” November 24, 1931.