FAIRLIE QUESTION TIME

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21085, 11 July 1938, Page 3

FAIRLIE QUESTION TIME

Criticism of Speaker NATIONAL PARTY’S POLICY When Mr O. C. Mazengarb completed his address on behalf of the National Party in Fairlie on Friday night, and the chairman (Mr W. R. Davison) called for questions, . section of interjectors at th- back of the theatre took the opportunity to make statements about the speaker and the Party. "I think the candidate should take over Aunt Pat’s place on 3YA and tell fairy tales to the children,” Mr V. G. Sullivan called out. "He has told us nothing about the Party’s policy.” Mr Mazengarb: "I have spoken on the National Party's policy, but evidently without any hope of making it clear to either the interpector’s dull comprehension or ignorance. A policy is not something that changes from day to day or is given out by an Aunt from a radio station. A policy is a principle. The policy of the Labour Party is the nationalisation of production and wealth. The policy of the National Party is against that. Mr P. E. Neilson: Does Mr Mazengarb know that the State holds consilerable land in New Zealand? I would like to know if he would sell the land the State holds at the present time? M*r Mazengarb: Let the State and you and I continue to hold land. Mr Neilson. That is what Mr Savage says he will do. Mr Mazengarb: No, no, no. The Labour Party’s policy is to take the land away from the people who have it. The policy means common ownership of everything. Mi Neilson. Your objection to the Labour Party is that it stands for the socialisation of production, uistribu-

tion and exchange. Ycur own household is not a factor in production, distribution and exchange. You are trying to confuse private property with production, distribution and exchange. Mr Mazengarb: Let me ask you it a farm means production? Mr Neilson: 1 am not Here to be questioned I don’t think you should ask questions. Mr Mazengarb: You wouldn’t. Seeing that you have mentioned homes, the policy of the Labour Party is to rent out homes instead of allowing people to own them. Mr D. Campbell: How many fanners in New Zealand own their own fan ? Mr Mazengarb: I haven’t a Year Book beside me. Mr J. Gray: Since the candidate is a solicitor, he might be able to explain the compensated price? Mr Mazengarb: The compensated price is simple, and it is not necessary to be a solicitor to explain it. It means compensation for extra costs imposed by Government legislation. Mr Gray: Don’t hedge around the subject. Mr Mazengarb: 1 am not hedging. Mr Gray: You are. How are you going to pay the compensated price? Mr Mazengarb: I would say you are being discourteous. You might as well ask me how the Public Works wages will be paid next year. The fanner is simply paid the difference. Mr F. M. Geaney: -ou have said many things you know nothing about. Mr Mazengarb: Are you asking a question, or ar? you abusing me? Mr Geaney: 1 might say I am very disappointed in you. Mr Mazengarb. Mr Mazengarb: Well, ask me a question. I am very disappointed ’ ith you. I thought that Jig forehead of yours indicated brains Mi Geaney: An apology A'as asked from you in Timaru. and you did not give it. I was very ,orry for the buy you insulted at your Timaru meeting. Mr Mazengarb: If I wanted to ask a question. I would not stand stammering and stuttering. I would ask it. My statement in Timaru was that "A noble mother must have bred so skilled a son.” Some people in the back of the hall thought I said “silly” son. Mr Geaney: You got out of that veiy well. Mr Mazengarb: I di J not get out ( r it. I quoted two lines from Napoleon, and if you had been at school, you would have remembered them. Mr Neilson: Is Mi Semple a capable Minister of Public Works? Mr Mazengarb: T have notiiing to say against Mr Semple. I am not in a position to judge Mi Semple. Mr Neilson: You spoke about the capabilities of the others. Mr Mazengarb: I told you that five miners and two wasersiders was rather an unbalanced Cabinet. There are many other sections of the community not represented.

THE TIMARU HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 11, iyy«