A REFORM MEMBER'S VIEW.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 201, 25 August 1919, Page 6

A REFORM MEMBER'S VIEW.

WELCOMES THK CHANCE. Mr. A Harris, .Ml., in the course of discussing the situation, remarked: "In, the absence of delinite information as to the immediate cause of the disruption in the National Government, one hesitates to express a decided opinion Upon Sir Joseph Ward's action. It may be that later information will put a new! construction upon the matter, so in the j meantime 1 can only express my regret, i I am certainly of the opinion that the j National Government should have been dissolved immediately prior to the assembly of Parliament only for the very gravest reasons, or by united agreement between the two leaders. Personally, I am not sorry at w but has taken place, ; believing it" to have been inevitable 1 sooner or later, and in the truest in-. t,. r c~ts of the country. The National Government goes out" of ..nice with a , war record id" which it may justly j fed proud, but in almost every other respect its failures have been so appar- j ent as to call forth much public criticism. I Kudio.l reconstruction of the Ministry; is now possible, and when Parliament j meets 1 hope to see such a policy of progression enunciated in the CovernorC.cncrnl's s| eh as will convince the, electors that Parliament, now unshackled, is determined to tackle vigor- j ou-lv the much needed reforms which j b..th" sides seemed quite willing to lay' a ide during the period of the Coalition Ministry." Mil. lU'ssKl.l.'s RESIGNATION. REASON OK THK. DELAY. (liv Telegraph. I'res-s Association.) WELLINGTON, Saturday. "The delay in sending in my resignation." stated the lion. G. W. Ilusscll today, "has been caused by an important matter in connection with my Department which I have been most anxious to clear up before leaving ollice. In order to do so it Mas necessary to obtain fur- | thcr reports, aud the urgency of the matter was only brought before mc by ~Hirers of ihe Department after Sir | Joseph Ward had actually tendered his resignation. I am hoping to have Unreport liy Monday inorniiiL'- Whether it is received or not. my resignation will be forwarded to His Excellency the Governor-General at mid-day on Mon- «'">••" j CANDIDATES ANN'OI'NCED. I ! Mr. W. P. ninek. of Auckland, who] I announced ris intention ol standing tor (he Bay of 1.-lands seat, has withdrawn! bis candidature. Mr. Ulnck had challenged the Hon. .1. T. Paul. M.1..C. presi- j .lent of the N.Z. Labour part-., to resign I and contest any seat in Dunedin. The Hon. Paul haunt: accepted Ihe challenge: I the contest between he and Mr. Black will be for Dunedin South THK MOTCKKA SKAT. | LABOUR CANDIDATE SELECTED, j Illy 'I'elesrraiih I'rcss Association.) ; KKKKI'DN. this day. j Mr. Mark Fagan has been selected without opposMion to contest the Motueka seat at the general election in the interests „f the New Zealand Labour party. He has been general secretary Land "workmen's in-pert,,r for the luangafliliii miners during Ihe pa-t leu years, is | honorary secielaiy ol' the Reeflon centre of St. John Ambulance Assoeia- j tion. v\ns a member of the Ueefton lieIpa trial itiii Commif and was cluair!m,ii> of the Inangaluia llospitil ami I Charitable Aid Hoard. Mc is regarded; as a moderate and practical man. and a. strong candidate from the LnhoiH' point j of view. (By Teleirr.i|i!i. -Tress Assc-ial jnn.l DUNEDIN. this day. Mr. John A. UroWn. a member of the Manufacturers' Association, will contest. I Dunedin Wert on behalf of the New Zealand Labour party.