POLITICAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 29, 19 September 1911, Page 5

POLITICAL.

PRE-SESSIONAL ADDRESSES. (Per Press Association.) ..‘Wellington, September 18. -. .Mr.: A. ,<L. • Herdman, M.P. for Wellington North, addressed a meeting at Wadestown this fevening. Ho Criticised the Government’s administration much on the lines of his speeches in Parliament. Ho said tho Government had survived its usefulness. '.There should be a Public Sjfcrfifce Board to control the Civil Service. which had worked well in Australia., He criticised the railway administration, and argued that each njile added last year had cost £21,842, or £4736 more per mile than was the case in the previous financial year. The retrenchment of two years ago showed the Government’s incompetence, for, if the Civil Service bed been efficiently administered no men need have been driven out into tho streets* i A. vote of thanks and confidence was carried. Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald, a candidate for Wellington Suburbs and Country, addressed a meeting of electors tonight: He generally supported tho Government’s policy. He said tho Government 1 should run -steiuhors to carry coal from tho State coal mines. He advocated medical inspection of school children. A vote of thanks and confidence was passed, j Mr. F. M. B. Fisher, M.P. for Wellington Central, addressed a meeting of nis constituents to-night. He outlined his political views much on the lines of his speech in the Budget debate in-Parliament. Ho declared himself in favour of compulsory military service. He said tho proposed increase . in the Graduated Land Tax should start at a lower limit than £IOO,OOO. Ho received a vote of thanks and confidence. THE HON. A. J. MILLAR’S INTENTIONS. " i,: Christchurch, September 18. The subject of his rumoured retirement was mentioned to the Hon J . A. Millar when he arrived in Christchurch ‘ last evening from Dunedin. Mr." Millar then said that political capital was being made out of tho report that ho. intends to retire from active politics. Ho repeated that he was determined to contest the Dunedin West seat against allcomers at the approaching election. As fur as his... subsequent intentions were concerned, ho would be a candidate for the seat at tho following election, if fib'thought that necessary in the in- . tercets.of the country, and if tho doctors desired him to offer himself ho wsj} prepared;to,offeruhis- scrvices to fb®: 'constituency as long as he thpught the interests of the country would be served by his remaining in politics. That statement referred to the coming and succeeding elections. .y• ■ * WAITAKI SEAT. j Oaraaru, September 19. Mr. George Livingstone, a member of Otago Land . Board, has announced his candidature for the Waitaki seat as a Government supporter. | NOTES BY THE WAY. ___ r The “N.Z. Times” states that old parliamentarians prophesy another week of debate, on the Budget. 1 While the speakers of last week wore filling in. their hour, others took the opportunity to work up points for a speech this week, assuming the debate ran so long. They will now have their opportunity. Tho first business today (Tuesday) being the consideration of a resolution to take Wednesdays for Government business during tne remainder of the session. Then Mr Hall (Waipawa) will have the right to speak first in continuation of tho Budget debate. Among those who . have announced their intention of dealing with the Budget is Mr L. M. Isitt, the newest member of the House. This will be his first serious attempt to interest Parliament., Meanwhile, ,the Hon. R. McKenzie (Min-ister-of Public Works) is busy with his Public Works Statement, which is well advanced. Little more than five weeks -remain, so that the session will he strenuous henceforth. Has , the literary tendency of the New Zealand education system anything to do with the domestic help problem ? , According to Mr George iikurenson, - member for Lyttelton, there is a defect in our education system which does upset tho balance of things in New Zealand’s social economy. Ho suggests that a complete investigation of the position ought to bo made by enthusiastic but practical, men, whose duty would he to report if. the education system can be made mqre effective. Our children, ho sAya, are turned put with a more or fess literary tendency. If he advertised for a girl who.had passed the sixth standard, an export shorthand writer and typiste, ho would got replies by (the; -dozen, but how many answers would there bo to a request ~ for a domestic servant? This was fiist the fault,of pur education system, and t secondly that of the abominable casto system which, caused women to look down bn, those engaged in domestic i/’fr, l.iit:, 1 , A’. ‘ o rz> service.,, > « ... ».•*< v ' • • ■ ■ ■