ELLESMERE SEAT.
MR W. H. MONTGOMERY TO STAND. A deputation waited on Mr \\ . H. Montgomery w it.l» rctcreiicc to 1 11 -> contesting the Ellesmere seat at (he general election. Those present were: Messrs James Chapman and James Humphries (Punha), -I. F. Buchanan „„d A. V. Hutchinson (Oku to Ysli-v., T Thompson (Little River), and John ; Parkinson (Kaituna). Mr Montgomery said that he -would \ stand in the Reform Party interests, j He always had been a Reformer. Mr Seddon, to whose part.v he belonged, ; at one time, was carrying out reforms i such ns the Land for Settlement'Act, \ advances to settlers, old aye pensions, Shops Bill. Arbitration \<t, and o.hcr ; reforms, lie stated emphatically that j he would not outer Parliament as i a representative <>f the largo land • holders, but would be in favour of | legislation for all classes. Any party • who wished to hold power must con- j sidor and legislate for the wrrkimr I people and raise 1 li•• standard of j living. He considered that all efforts j should be*, inhdo to keep nut ext rom- j Bolshevik tendencies of the. Labour Parly. He would like to see a fusion partv. as there were really no differences of opinion generally or* an,quest ions.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17573, 25 June 1925, Page 11
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206ELLESMERE SEAT. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17573, 25 June 1925, Page 11
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