MR MASSEY AT BALCLUTHA.
BALCLUTHA, May 28.' The Prime Minister, Mr Massey, addressed , a crowded meeting at Balclutha to-night, and was accorded a very cordial welcome and a patient hearing. Mr Massey broke no new ground in the-course of his remark.l?, which lasted about two hours. He referred to the improved conditions of matters in connection with the Land Act; this subject occupying nearly half the time he was speaking. Other matters dealt with were finance, loans raised at Home, advances to settlers and others, the providing of workers' homes in town and country, the Public Service Board, immigration and the necessity for an increased population. At the conclusion of his address Mr \ Massey received a vote of thanks and confidence, which .was carried with slight dissent. Afterwards he was entertained at a social.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8850, 29 May 1914, Page 5
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MR MASSEY AT BALCLUTHA.
Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8850, 29 May 1914, Page 5
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