COMING ELECTIONS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9214, 5 November 1908, Page 5

COMING ELECTIONS.

Candidates and Electors.

To-night Mr A. W. Hogg will speak at Kaitawa."'"'"' - •

Mr John HuuttirWill meet tho electors at Hamua this evening.

Mr J. T, M. Hornsby will'deliver an address at Homewood this evening.

Mr Fisher says the Workers' Homo proposals have uot boon worth ninepence to the workiug man.

According to Mr Izard, M.P., anyone can fill up Hansard by standing on one's feet and going on talking.

Ten members of Parliament have been mimed as Minister of Labour iv succession to the Hon. Mr Millar.

Otago has discovered that Light Railways are' desirable. Mastertou fouud this out seven years ago.

Mr W. C. Buchanan will bo amongst the shearers this evening aud will doliver an address in the Te Parae woolshed.

.Mr R. B. Ross, Government candidate, had a splendid meeting at Woodville last night, and .received a vote of thanks and confidence.

Mr J. T. Hogan, the sitting member for Wanganui, addressed a crowded audieuce at the Opera House last night, aud received a vote of thanks and confidence.

Since the electoral rolls closed, ou Saturday last, tweuty-fivo claims for enrolment have been received, too late, by tho registrar of the Pahiatua electorate.

At Sir Joseph Ward's meeting at Carterton, last eveuiug, a motiou of thanks - to the Prime Minister ant. confidence in the Government's policy, moved by Mr George Fairbrother, was carried with absolute uuauimity.

MrDartou, candidate for theGisborno seat, addressed the electors on Tuesday night. He criticised both the Government aud the Opposition, aud expresses himself in favour of a heavier graduated laud tax, also of a Dominion local option voto. He spoke strongly in favour of prohibition.

Mr A. R. Barclay, Governmeut caudidate, opened his campaign for Duuediu North last night, when he addressed a very largo meeting. He touched ou mosc of the chief topics of political iuterest, and gave decided support to tlie Government, except that he disapproved of the standstill policy, advocating instead the continuance of progressive legislation. He was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks aud confidence.

Everybody who wishes our staudard of Parliamentary dignity aud purity maintained will wish success to Sir William Russell iv his caudidature at Hawke's Bay. The one-time Minister is auother of the few meu who should be iv Parliament, if ouly for bis value as au exemplar. Captain ..Russell never forgot the courtesy due to others and to himself, and utterly eschewed personalities in debate, besides which he is a keen critic of finauce.

Mr J. Vigou Browu, Mayor of Napier, who is a candidate for Napier seat, addressed a largely attended meeting at Port Ahuriri last night. He said he was a supporter of tbe Government generally. He emphasised his belief that the cutting up of large estates for closer settlement should be pushed ou with, especially uear Napier. Selectors of laud should be able to have either freehold or leasehold tenure as they desired. Mr Browu received a vote of thauks and confidence.

Registrars state that they have so far received no special instructions regarding regulati'ug overcrowding at polling-booths. The Act provides for a policeman to be stationed at each booth, and no more- thau six persons may euetr at one time. There will be a returning officer and two poll clerks at each booth and a separate officer aud staff for the local option poll. The question of scrutineers lias not yet been settled, and it is optional for candidates aud the local option parties to have scrutineers at each booth.

ShoDkeenors will comply with the law if they close from 1 o'clock ou olectiou day iustead of the regular statutory closing day. If there is auy award in force, however, affecting auy particular shop it will be nceessary to see if there is any provision iv the award coming into conflict with this. Factories need uot close, aud all that is necesasry is that employers should allow employes a reasonable opportunity, up to one workiug hour's leave, to record their vote, aud no deduction shall be made from wages. The penalty for failure to comply with the regulatious is a penalty not exceeding £5 for each.employe affected.

Mr A. W. Hogg's meeting at Newman ou Tuesday eveuiug was well attonded, ovor fifty of an audience of whom a third were ladies, occupying the Public Hall Mr J. Moss, County Chairman, presided. Mr Hogg spoke for over two hours,, reviewing the legislation since their accessiou to power of the Liberal aud Labour Party. Referring to the; duties on foodstuffs he said it was 1 to be regretted that through the influence of trusts aud combines in New Zealand there was a dauger of the cost of living becoming excessive and the wage earner and his family seriously affected. He opposed any increase of the existing timber duties because he considered the price of building material was already so high that it was discouraging the iuvestmeut of capital aud throwing builders and traders out of employment. He believed that oue of the fir.t duties of Parliament would be to protect the industrial classes against the aggressiveness of trading combinations which were raising the prices of farm produce and building material against the consumer. In conclusion, he warned the electors to, beware of men who, professing a desire to foster certain industries, were endeavouring to establish monopolies and playing into the hands of iniquitous rings. The address was heartily applauded throughout, and at its termination, one or two questions being satisfactorily answered, Mi- Hogg \yas awarded a hearty vote of thanks aud confidence, combined with a vote of confidence in the Government. •