“COMIC RELIEF”

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 963, 5 May 1930, Page 11

“COMIC RELIEF”

MR. WRIGHT CRITICISED UNITED CANDIDATE’S VIEWS “Apparently Mr. R. A. Wright ha* been introduced by Reform to afford an element of comic relief which w© ean well get along without.” declared Mr. Alan Donald, the United candidate for Parnell, at a meeting in the Meadowbank School on Saturday evening. The tactics of Mr. A. M. Samuel. Reform member for Thames, also came in for criticism. Replying to critics of the United Party who opposed the proposals for borrowing .€ 70.000,000 in 10 years, Mr. Donald said the Reform Party had borrowed 75.000.000 during the lo years from 191 S to 1925. This had been spent unwisely, with little actual profit to the country. He considered that tho lion. W. Downie Stewart had no grounds whatever for his complaints that the present Government is an idle and useless one. Mr. Stewart was merely trying to throw dust into tin* eyes of the electors when he claimed that his party had saved the country from legislation contrary to its best interests. Air. Donald claimed that Mr. Blood - worth had made many vain attempts to dissociate himself from the manifesto of tlie Labour Party and had baulked at the socialisation of industry. Mr. Holland. however. had stated plainly that this was the ultimate aim of his party. At question time. Mr. Donald stat< ! that he was in favour of the publican tion of race dividends. He would like to experience the work entailed before committing himself to either support or oppose an increase in the salaries of members. The candidate was accorded a vo; e of thanks and confidence.