THE UNITED PARTY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 49, Issue 199, 8 June 1929, Page 6

THE UNITED PARTY.

ADVICE BY THE PREMIER. , LEGISLATURE REQUIREMENTS. (Special to the "Guardian.") AUCKLAND, June 7. "This is one of the occasions which , brighten whatever task we are engaged in, and I may say it is exceedingly gratifying and very complimentary," said Sir Joseph Ward at a social gathering arranged last evening by the Auckland Provincial Executive of the United Party. \ *T have been asked to offer advice I preparatory to meeting the country three years hence. 'Well, let me say this: Trust those with whom you are working, trust those who are responsible for your organisation, and keep it in such a condition that it can fairly meet any counter-proposals from those who think differently from ourselves. Trust the leaders of the who require the appreciation of their friends. It is not all plain sailing; it would not be worth having if it were all plain sailing. We, are subjected to knocks and we must accept those knocks philosophically and give knocks philosophically in return, where necessary. In the battle in which we are engaged the leaders must rely absolutely on the devotedness of the friends of the party. "There is no party in the majority in the House. There is no party that can take liberties with either of the other parties on account of superiority of numbers and in view of that position considerable discretion must be exercised by the leaders of the parties. Accordingly, I ask you not to judge too severely of the attitude that may be taken up by the leaders of the United Party. We will lay down our own policy for the guidance of the country and our own party under the expectation that the several parties in the House will view our policy from the standpoint as to whether it is good for the country as a whole. If it is, we look to them to co-operate and help to put on the Statute Book such measures as are calculated to benefit the mass of the people. "We have a great future before New Zealand and legislation is required in the direction of a forward movement in obtaining lands for people to settle on in much greater areas than has been the case in the past. We also want cheaper money to lend to people who want to build homes and obtain farms. These matters are going on now. Since December 10 last they have been put into active operation and have made hundreds and hundreds of people happy and contented."