LIBERAL CANDIDATE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 271, 18 November 1935, Page 9

LIBERAL CANDIDATE

MR. HOGAN AT CASTLECLIFF POLICY OF HARBOUR BOARD On Saturday night Mr. J. T. Hogan, the Liberal candidate, addressed the electors of Gastiecliff in Carmichael's tearooms. Mr. Carmichael was elected to the chair. . At. the conclusion of a two-hour address, Mr. Hogan was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. In opening his address, Mr. Hogan said he had been associated with a great many things of a public nature connected with Castlecdiff. As member for War.ganuj, he was associated with the formation of Castlecliff into a town district. He took the legislation through the House that gave them the tramways and was successful in securing for the Harbour Board by legislation the accretions to the coast north of the breakwater known as the-camp-

ers' site. He also took through the House various harbour Bills and loan Bills and was successful in having the port made a Government grading port. In 1922 when he became chairman of the Wanganui Harbour Board, said Air. Hogan, he was mainly responsibly ’ for the change in the policy of the 1 board to one of concentrating on deep watery and to-day the present board was carrying out the policy he and those associated with him had laid down in 192'.’ —economy of expenditure and cone. i; ( >n deep water. “It doesn’t mail.. who completed the work once Luu policy was established,” said Mr. Hogan. “Many thousands have been saved by this policy and 1 am positive that the completion of the work will result in a considerable improved depth of water in the harbour.” Mr. Hogan said he had also democrat’jed the board. There was a time when about half the members were Government and county and other nominees and the people had very little say in their harbour. By an amendment in the legislation he was successful in reducing the nominees to one and making all the other members elective by the people. The completion of the work proposed and initiated in 1929 would give Wanganui a much improved harbour and should have a beneficial effect on Castlecliff and its residents. Air. Hogan dealt with the humanitarian legislation placed on the Statute Books by the Liberals, the protection of workers meeting with accidents, the prevention of exploitation ol child labour, tne provision of hygienic conditions for girls and women in factories and workrooms, the weekly halfholiday and regular hours of labour, the old-age pensions, minimum wages lor boys and girls leaving school and the protection of infant life. Later came homes for workers on a £lO de-

posit, cheap coal for the people and pensions for widows with children. Air. Hogan said he helped to pass much of this legislation himself. Unfortunately, little or nothing had been done for some years and he thought it was time for another move forward. Superannuation for all had yet to be established, said Air. Hogan. Unemployment had to be disposed of, taxation reduced, development and prosperity restored. If returned on November 27, and he felt very confident because he was becoming stronger and stronger every day, he would work as he did before for the advancement of Wanganui and for a fair share of public expenditure for this electorate. It would take roughly a quarter of a million to overtake the public expenditure Wanganui should have had in recent years. A few of the items were: Post office, girls’ college and Town Bridge. There was work everywhere and if afforestation on the coast and gorse country and on the hills in the basin of the Wanganui was also carried out business would not only revive but boom along. Gwing to the forest denudation of the watershed of the Wanganui River the problems were accentuated and as an insj nee Air. Hogan mentioned that the average cost of dredging the river between Castlecliff and the Town Wharf was £lOOO a year. Afforestation would benefit the port and provide a wonderful timber asset for the fuiure. Another of Air. Hopin’s impel tant planks was land settlement which he dealt with at length. MEETING OF LADIES

Ladies favourable to Mr. Hogan’s candidature and willing to help on or before election day are invited to meet at Dustin's tearooms at 2.30 to-morrow (Tuesday). MANAWATU ELECTORATE COLONEL CLOSEY AT SANSON. If packed halls are any indication, the election as far as the Alanawatu is concerned, is over. At Bulls, Greatford, Carnarvon, Rongotea, and Te Arakura, Colonel Closey, the Independant candidate for Alanawatu, has drawn attendances that were records not only in this election campaign, but in the memories of tihe “eldest inhabitants.” The “Closey Wave” is sweeping the Alanawatu. A further success was recorded at Sanson on Thursday evening when some 200 electors filled the hall, extra seating accommodation having to be provided. The candidate was in great form and kept the large audience closely interested while he explained with the aid of graphs, a most effective method^,

what was wrong with the world, the cause, and how to put it right. He cleanly showed that the so-called depression was entirely man niade, and a result principally of our deiective money system, and quoted the London Chamber of Commeiuu in support 01 this opinion. He showed on a chan the hign price the farmer had to pay lor everything and the low price he received fur is produce. The speaker said that if elected it would De his task to close the gap. (Applause). He was standing as an mdependant. Parly government was one of the evils New Zealand had to contend with. Alembers forced to support measures against their conscience, and against tneir constituent’s interests because or their party pledges. (Applause). Alany questions were asked at the close uf the address, and fully and frankly answered.

A hearty vole of thanks to the speaker was moved by Air. Boy Arrder* sun, and carried with loud applause. Even then the audience were ruth to disperse so interested had they become arid a few more questions were asked, and answered. A vote of thanks to the chair, ably occupied by Air. J. U. Peirett, eventually cf-i--cludcd the meeting. Parewanui. Ou Thursday afternoon at Apa Hall, Parewanui, obligingly lent by Airs. J. Alarumaru, Colonel Closey delivered an address to an audience of 3U, on similar lines to the above. Mr. T. Andrews presided and Air. Phillips moved a vote ol thanks for an address that was appreciated by all. RANGITIKEI ELECTORATE MR. CRAWFORD'S CAMPAIGN. Mr. W. J. Crawford, the Democrat candidate for Rangitikei, held a meeting at Tiriraukawa and Koeke on Thursday and at Utiku on Friday this week. Despite bad weather conditions the attendances have been good. These meetings, in keeping with all previous meetings, have shown the greatly increased interest in the Democrat policy. Candidates have tried to brush aside with a wave of the hand the Democrat Party and its policy, simply because they are net prepared to allow a comparison with what they are offering the electors. However, the people of this country are not all so gullable as these candidates might think, and the morning after the poll

we will find that the electors havg given a little more consideration to the subject than is generally supposed. For that reason we are confident of winning—simply because the people who give real unbiassed thought to the subject will readily recognise that it is but a matter of choice between Democrat with progress, Coalition with stagnation and Labour with chaos. Need we recount the failures of the present administration? Surely such is unnecessary —is not every home a monument to the worst Government this country has ever had? Then there is Labour, the party who have completely “sold” the worker in order to

try to get power at any price—and nobody realises this more than the worker himself. On the other hand there is the Democrat Party which offers combined with stability—a policy to give a fair chance to everyone and a healthy prosperity to all. MR. A. STUART’S CAMPAIGN The National Government candidate, Air. Alex Stuart, speaks at Upper Tutaenui this ‘(Alonday) evening, and invites Alt. View and Cliff Line electors to attend tlie meeting. On Tuesday night Air. Stuart speaks at Marton. WANGANUI SEAT MR. N. R. BAIN’S CAMPAIGN Air. N. R. Bain, the National Government candidate for the Wanganui seat, will address public meetings at the Kiosk, Castlecliff, to-night, at 8 p.m., and at the Aramoho Park rotunda to-morrow evening at 7 p.m. On Wednesday night Air. Bain will speak in the Glasgow Hall, Glasgow Street.

MR. COTTERILL’S CAMPAIGN Mr. J. B. Cotterill, Labour candidate for Wanganui, will speak at the Gonville Town Hall on Tuesday night, Opera House on Wednesday, and Keith Street Methodist Schoolroom on Thursday. Air. Cotterill has made a good impression in his statement of Labour’s case and all citizens are cordially invited to attend these meetings. At the Opera House on Wednesday night Air. Cotterill will reply to the statements made by other candidates. MR. HOGAN AT OPERA HOUSE Air. Hogan addresses the electors in the Ope'a H' se to-night. Every elector should endeavour to hear him on superannuation for all, the high price of bread, unemployment, advancement of Wanganui and his policy for the people. KEITH STREET TO-NIGHT To-night at 8 o’clock Mr. W. A. Veitch will address the electors at the Keith Street School room.