AT THE HUSTINGS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19438, 26 October 1925, Page 8

AT THE HUSTINGS

CANDIDATES ON TOUR

WANGANUI DISTRICT ELECTORATES

DAILY NOTES OF PROGRESS

WANGANUI MB. COULL’S MEETINGS. CASTLECLIFF TO-NIGHT. Mr. John Coull, the Reform candidate for the Wanganui seat, will continue hia campaign to-night, when he will speak at the Castlecliff Town Hall. Mr. Coull will be at Gloucester Street to-morrow night and nt the Opera House on Wednesday. LABOUR AT ST. JOHN S. MR. ROGERS SPEAKS. A fair audience congregated on Saturday night to hear Mr. W. J. Rogers, the Labour candidate, at St. John’s. Mr. Lloyd Jones presided. Mr. Bogers dealt exhaustively with the land question, contending that the ‘‘usehold’' policy was the best for all classes of the community. The rural lands of New Zealand totalled something like 43,000,000 acres, with slightly over 86,000 holders. Of the latter less than 7000 held among them nearly 30.000.000 out of the 43,000,000 acres, but 60 of these held 5,000,000 acres between them (an average of more than 80.000 acres each) and there were r early 80,000 who femong them held less than 14,000,000 acres. Estates over £20,000 in value would receive attention when Labour was in office. The policy of the party was a land tenure based on the occupation and use of the land and designed to secure to the working farmer the full fruits of his labour and exertions. Land should not he sold or transferred except to the State, but the Lands Transfer Department would continue to operate until the property came within the scope of the party’s policy. Until the farmers end owners of cottages would not be debarred from transferring their properties. All transfers would have to le dono through the Lands Transfer Department fen-l no tra king in State mortgagee would be permitted, which that the costly medium of land agency would be done at a medium cost. Various other planks of the party’s pitform were touched upon, and at the Termination of the meeting a vote o* thanks and confidence in the candidate was carried. MR. P FRASER’S VISIT. Mr. Peter Fraser is visiting Wanganui to-day in support of the local candidate, Mr. W. J. Rogers. Two open air meetings will be held, fet Castlecliff Beach at 3 p.m. and Cook’s Gardens at 7.30. At the latter ground seating accommodation is to be provided, the whole grounds being lighted with electricity. Mr. Freser will outline the whole policy of the Labour Party and will reply to critics. Questions are invited.

PATEA MR. DICKIE’S PLANS. Mr. H. G. DICKIE, the Reform candidate for Patea, will (address the electors at Maxwelltown on Saturday at 8 p.m. THE NATIONAL CANDIDATE. Mr. J. R. Corrigan, the National Party’s candidate, will address the electors as follows, each meeting being at 8 o'clock:—Tuesday, Westmere Hall;: Friday, Waverley; Saturday, St. John's Hill. RANGITIKEI Mr. A. Lyon will speakon Thursday night at Fordell School, and on Friday at Mangamahu Hall. OROUA MR ELIOTT’S MEETINGS Mr Gordon Eliott (Reform candidate) will address electors as under: — Hunterville, Thursday, October 29, 8 p.m.; Poukiore, Friday, October 30, 2 p.m.; Mangaweka, Friday, October 30, 8 p.m.; Otairi, Saturday, October 31, 3.30 p.m.; Rata, Saturday, October 31, 8 p..m. Mr Eliott has been having most successful meetings and his platform qualities have been impressing electors of all shades of political opinion. His meetings have been largely attended. Mr. Elliott will address the electors as follows, each meeting being at 8 o’clock unless otherwise stated:—Thursday, Hunterville; Friday, Poukiore 2 p.m., Mangaweka; Saturday, Otairi, 3.30 p.m., Rata. Tho Otairi meeting will be held in Mr. T. A. Duncan’s woolshed.

WAIMARINO MR. SMITH’S CAMPAIGN. Mr. R. W. Smith will address tho electors of Waimarino in the Theatre Royfel, Raetihi, on Friday at 8 o’clock. TO-NIGHT’S PROGRAMME Candidates’ arrangements for tonight are as follows, each meeting being at 8 o’clock, unless otherwise stated:— Mr. John Coull, Castlecliff Tdwn Hall. Mr. Peter Fraser. Castlecliff Beafch, 3 p.m.; Cook’s Gardens, 7.30 p.m. Mr. W. 8. Glenn, Marton Junction School. Mr. H. G. Dickie, Waitotarfe.