ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 22611, 16 May 1945, Page 4

ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Parliamentary candidates will be adressing meetings as follows: TONIGHT Mr C. A. Barrell (Lab.), Fairfield School and Nawton Hall, Norton Road. Mrs Hilda Ross (Nat.), Melville Hall. Mr J. A. Lee (Dem. Lab.), Knox Hall, Hamilton East. Mr Douglas Seymour (Ind.), Hillcrest School. “A house is not like a coffin; one must live a long time in a house,” said Mr J. A. Lee during discussion on housing. “I frankly admit my surprise at the fact that approximately 4,750,000 prescriptions for free medicine were dispensed last year at the expense of the social security fund. It seems to be a tremendous doseage for a young nation to swallow each year. Perhaps some economy could be effected if the doctors prescribed nastier medicines, particularly for dyspeptic Tories and Democratic Labour candidates suffering acutely from antiLabour Government spleen.”—Mr C. A. Barrell at Hamilton East. Hamilton should change the name of that once popular refrain “Yes, we have no bananas,” to “Yes, we have no eggs and potatoes,” said the Minister of Health, the Hon. A. H. Nordmeyer, when discussing the prevailing shortage of several food commodities in Hamilton during his Hamilton East address. All the political meetings in the by-election campaign will not be confined to night time. Rather a novel introduction for Hamilton electors will be a series of afternoon meetings to be addressed by Mrs W. J. Poison, wife of Mr W. J. Poison, acting-Leader of the Opposition, and formerly Mrs A. N. Grigg, M.P. for Mid-Canterbury. The first of these will be held at Massey Street, Frankton, on Friday afternoon. The Independent candidate, Mr Douglas Seymour, will address a meeting for business men on Thursday afternoon. Asked at the Frankton meeting last night if there was any information available as to the Government’s commitments in the Pacific war, the Hon. A. H. Nordmeyer replied that no statement could be made at present. It had been hoped that a statement could be made on V-E Day, but the delay was insuperable. It would be announced as soon as possible, irrespective of any byelection. He added that New Zealand’s commitments and its share in the prosecution of the rest of the war should not become the football of party politics. He gave an assurance that requirements of the Armed Forces in the future would not be nearly as heavy as they had been in the past.