THE ELECTION

Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20260, 8 November 1935, Page 14

THE ELECTION

TIMARU SEAT REV. CLYDE CARR’S CAMPAIGN The Rev. Clyde Carr, Labour candidate for the Timaru seat, continued his campaign last evening, when he addressed 40 electors in the Kerrytown Convent School. Mr M. Driscoll presided. The candidate criticised the legislation put through by the present Government, which he contended was all in favour of the rich and against the poor. He also stated that legislation was often nullified by Orders-in-Council. “I said the other night in Timaru that there were 120 boards and commissions in New Zealand. I find that I underestimated the number, there are 140 of them.” Mr J. Scott asked: (1) If the candidate could tell the gathering who would eventually pay for the maintenance, interest and sinking fluid on the local irrigation scheme which the present Government had inaugurated; (2) in the event of the scheme being a financial failure, would a rate be levied to meet the cost? Mr Carr said he presumed the same practice would be followed as in other parts, and that farmers through whose land irrigation facilities went, would be rated to meet the cost. He did not see how those who did not use the water could be made to pay for it, as a rating area had not been created to meet the costs. Mr Scott said that although the Unemployment Board had voted £35,000 for the scheme, it was supposed that the cost would be £55,000, and someone would have to pay interest and sinking fund on the balance of £20.000. In the event of the settlers not taking the water, who would pay for it? Probably the general taxpayer would have to meet the cost out of the Consolidated Fund, said Mr Carr. A motion of thanks and confidence in Mr Carr, sponsored by Messrs J. Scott and G. E. Ellis, was carried unanimously.