THE COMING ELECTION

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXI, Issue 2781, 28 November 1931, Page 5

THE COMING ELECTION

WAIKATO AND RAGLAN. A JOINT COALITION MEETING. On Thursday afternoon about sixty electors of the Leamington district attended a joint meeting held in the Leamington Hall, by Mr F. Lye and Mr Stewart ltcid, Coalition candidates for Waikato and Raglan respectively. Mr T. A. Hicks was in the chair and associated with him was Mr J. S. Fisher.

Mr Lye was the first speaker and his address followed much the same lines as those he has given at other small centres. At the conclusion a vote of confidence and thanks was carried on the motion of Messrs A. E. Peppercorn and E. Webber. Mr Eeid was also well received and placed the Coalition’s policy before the audience in a concise and straightforward manner. A motion of thanks and confidence was carried on the motion of Messrs W. J. Garland and J. S. Fisher. MAUNGATAUTAEI MEETING. On Thursday evening Mr Stewart Eeid spoke at the Maungatautari School when he was given a splendid hearing by the largest attendance that has been in the hall for some time, there being between 50 and 60 electors present. Mr W. Murdoch was in the chair, and a vote of thanks was passed unanimously. Confidence was asked for at the ballot-box. ROTORUA ELECTORATE. ' ME E. EAELE VAILE. Mr E. Earle Vailc, the Independent Eeform candidate for Eotorua, addressed two meetings in the most westerly part of his electorate yesterday, in the afternoon at Maungatautari and in the i evening at Karapiro. Both meetings attracted fair attendances.

At Karaph'o Mr H. P. Rislnvorth presided. Mr Vaile pointed out that the country was now so strongly armed that it had nothing to fear from barbarians. without its gates, but much to fear from the enemy’s within—vast unemployment, false ideas, socialism and corruption. He claimed that the only remedy for unemployment is employment. To the present all schemes had been nothing but State charity under another name and only a form of poison demoralising the character of the people. Mr Vaile advocated freer trade, land settlement, the setting of the railways on an economic footing, added to sound economy, both public and private. A saving of 2/- per head' per week would mean a total saving of £7,800,000 per annum. In connection with his candidature, Mr Vaile said that neither Mr Coates nor any person in authority in the Reform Party had asked electors to vote against him. All the opposition lie was receiving was from the United Party and organisations connected with it. The candidate touched on several other questions, including trade between Canada and New Zealand, the policy of the Government in purchasing the Galatea Estate and the position with regard to Crown land.

At the conclusion a vote of thanks ami confidence was accorded Mr Vailo,

there being a few dissentients.