FAREWELL MESSAGE

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 188, 17 August 1935, Page 6

FAREWELL MESSAGE

FROM HON.. A. D. McLEOD

“HARD-THINKING REQUIRED”

(Per Press Association). MASTERTON, Last Night

Addressing a farewell political meeting at Martinborough to-night the Hon. A. D. McLeod warned the electors That if they did not wish to be governed by political labour they required to do some hard thinking for themselves during the next three months or so. Die-hard Tories, Empire Free Trade dreamers, and independents, with political opportunist types were being organised to remove the present Government from office, and this, of course, must assist political labour In many electorates. It was nonsense to say that millions had been put in the pockets of the farmers at the expense of all ofher sections of New Zealand’s population as a result of pegging up the exchange. Provided the cost of living was not forced up as a result surely the infusion of millions of purchasing power through basic industry of the country must beneficially assist many other sections of the community. If that were not so how came it, for instance, that numbers of employers were able to restore wages anl salary cuts'? Those stating that Britain woulc ever ibe willing Ito enter into separate trade agreements with her different dominions were either deliberately or ignorantly misleading the electors. Wa it possible for any British Government to enter into a trade agreement witl New Zealand say, upon butiter and meat, less advantageous to Canada and Australia without quickly breaking up the Empire* If it were fully realised that Australia and Canada together contained over three-fourths of the overseas white (population the impossibility of the proposal would ho appreciated by all sensible people. Proposed Successor Introduced Mr McLeod introduced Mr J. W. Card, who will contest the Wairarapa seat in the interests of the National Federation. . At the conclusion of Mr McLeod’s address, a resolution expressing appreciation of his services and regret at his retirement, was carried unanimously. Hearty cheers were given, and the audience sang “For He’s a .Tolly I Good Fe}low.’ ’

INVERCARGILL SEAT LABOUR CANDIDATE CHOSEN < Pr>r Press Association.: INVERCARGILL. Last Night. The Labour candidate selected to contest the Invercargill seat at the general election is Mr W. M. C. Denham. who is a member of Ithe City Council and chairman of its. works committee. It is expected that there will also be Nationalist. Liberal and Democrat candidates.

Mr Denham contested the scat in 1931.