SIS JOSEPH WARD'S SPEECH.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 247, 18 October 1928, Page 6

SIS JOSEPH WARD'S SPEECH.

Tuesday night's speech, of the last of tie old Liberals was one befitting tin leader ul the huge overflow attendance. New. Zedaai owes much to the last of her forma ndezs, j whose term of office was adorned by sack ! unprecedented prosperity as New Zetland te enjoyed. As in the days of the liberal regno the export and preservation of the dairy produce brought such prosperity to this eon* try, so now to-day does Sir Joseph cast lit net on the same lines. He advocates that encouragement be given to the side I'"** of the farm as well, and he mentioned eggs and instanced the big revenue Canada, Africa aid the U-S.A. receive from their export. I han no doubt he means to go still further, and, u was done with dairy produce, will save the country the fifty per cent of our fruit crop which every year goes to waste. Orchariists will in their mind correct this percentage and make it sixty' per cent, which, as the owner of a commercial orchard, I know to be correct. But when our dried fruits are exported, ani dried eggs to boot, settlement of the land will rush on apace so long as Labour is art able to stop a man owning the freehold of b land and selling it at a profit his improvemeati to the district entitle bit" to. Though a radial in policy, I must heartily congratulate Sir Joseph on his speech and assure Tirm that Reform has only itself to reform »nd the job would be best done by the last of the Liberals. HAROLD SCHMIDT.