LIFE OF THE LIBERALS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 102, 29 April 1912, Page 9

LIFE OF THE LIBERALS.

WILL REMAIN" IN POWER.

(Ry Telegraph.—Press Association.)

(lIKISTVUrm IT. Sunday.

At a complimentary social tendered to Mr. George Witty, M.P. for Riecarton. la.-t night, at Darticld. the Hon. .1. C'olvin [Minister for Mine.«| -aid that whoever was at ihe he.ul of the Liberal party it would remain in power, ami the country would not allow the Opposition to take oilit-e uud reap the fruits of the Liberal party. Referring to current ail'airs. Mr. Colvin said thai there would be no rats in the Liberal party. Kvery man would prove loyal. He ivould not say there would not he a "bit of a mix up in things." but let them ;_ro to the country, and the Liberal party would rome back to power.

Fresh from a tour of p.irt of the North Island, the Hon. (I. Laurenson "v'tinister for Labour) arrived in Christchurch thi;,

morninjr. In the course of an interveiw, Mr. said he luid been stnn-k b.v the Strong feeling that existed in favour of the idea that the present Administration should be given an opportunity to show what was in tiiem. The mass of the people did not. want to see any changes of (iovernment or any fireworks policy; but they did wish steady progressive legislation and clean administration. They wanted to see that the men connected with the Administration put all their enerjry into their work and made then" Departments a success.