"PROSPERITY."

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 288, 5 December 1935, Page 8

"PROSPERITY."

ERA OF HAPPINESS.

MR. SAVAGE'S CONFIDENCE.

helping the PEOPLE

(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.)

WELLINGTON, this day.

When the first Cabinet meeting is held on Saturday morning, the thought uppermost in every mind will be to ascertain what can be clone for the unemployed before Christmas, and to give effect to the intentions already expressed by the Prime Minister-clect. / *

Mr. Savage said to-day that it was possible that apart from a few trifling matters of routine, Cabinet might have no other concern on Saturday. Next week there would be a further meeting, when matters of first-class national interest would be investigated. Early in Labour's programme would be found measures calculated to restore to the people generally tlie standard of living to which they were fully entitled now that the return of national prosperity was assured. Almost at once the Ministry would consider the restoration and possibly tlie improvement of Arbitration Court privileges for the working people, as the restoration of cuts to civil servants was by no means the new Government's sole concern.

Particularly important, too, was the Government's intention regarding trade and industry. In this connection he would expect great things from Mr. D. G. Sullivan, whose duty it would be to meet industrial and commercial leaders, ascertain their problems and give them every assistance in extending their operations. It was essential that there should be no more stagnation of trade and industry.

Mr. Savage said he looked forward to an era of prosperity and happiness, 6ucli as had not been enjoyed by the people of New Zealand since the clays of Seddon.