BETTER TIMES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 155, 4 July 1938, Page 4

BETTER TIMES.

DOMINION CHANGES.

CLAIMS BY MR. SAVAGE.

AUCKLAND VISIT CONCLUDES. "Bofore another three or Tour years ;tre o\t>r we will have wrought a transformation that few people ean realise." -rtid the Prime Minister, the Pt. Hon. M. -T. Savage. <>n Saturday evening in responding to a warm weleome at a »!•< ;al tratheiiny of the Grey Lynn hraiii-h of the Laliour party. "Notliing ran stop us excej)t you," he iiilileil. "anil 1 do not think that you will <lo t!iat." He rliimel rhat many people were Itetter otf to-day than they had ever ! >• ■■::. In '< ner eases there was still roiiin for improvement, hut all knew :i;.'.t tii-v we;e on the upgrade. The Prime Minister was also niven an ■ ■in '-.v.-ia-t'u- weh-ome at a gathering of tl:e Laooiir Chili later in the evening. Kefrrriii™ to liis recent tours of di<triet< in the south of the North Island, he -1 ill he had Keen piven a wonderful hearing. The I iovernineiit was rout inning ;■• work fn.- th> 'oenetit of the mass of ti'f p«vip!c. and he l-.-lt sti-e that with ■il the (tovernment's faults the people 'lid ii it want to i;o l>a;-k to eonditious

.'. tl.-» uoro. FT.> fliouirlit t!io idealism ho i r|'ri-~<-!iti'd rcflp -tod tlio of flu- mij.irity of fir rnrriiiuinit r. i'tid tlv.' • ;•>'. «>-:imi»nt was nrtt Toinjr to \*t the :hmiiil»> «V>\vn. A l.>t remained Ut W done. lip >;ii«l. :tn<l t!ie (invcAmriit \v«i t'.illy aware of tin-. liut lip and tlio Ijllciur m-mlicis i'f Parlia input wiT? -iin-pip in their rlT'Tt* t.i iiii!>ri'\p condition* t'nr tlip i)v«»|)iif where improvement wa> neetleil. Afternoon Visits.

Pui-iiiL' tlic afternoon and evening Mr. Savage ' fill tilled a variety <i engagements. After attending a Rugby League match at C'arlaw Park, where h? \va< accompanied by the Mayor. Sir Krnest Davis, he visited the Auckland Working Men's Club, with the Mayor, and was heartily welcomed by 300 members. In the evening his first engagement was at the social and dance of the <;rey Lynn branch of the party, and from there he went to the professional wrestling contest at the Town Hall, fidlowing which he met over .">OO meml»ers of the Labour Representation Committee and the Labour Club at their weekly social gathering. At each place be was given an ovation. With the T?rime Minister on his evening round of engagements were Mr. J. A. Lee. TTnder-Seeretary in Charge of Housing, and the Hon. D. Wilson. M.L.C., national secretary of the New Zealand Labour party." Mr. X. V. Douglas, branch president. voieed the welcome o# the Grey Lynn branch, and Mr. J. T. "Jennings, president of the Labour Representation Committee, of the later gathering at the Labour Club, where there were also present Auckland Labour M.P.'s. Mr. F. L. Frost. Labour candidate for New Plymouth, Mr. A. Carside, Mayor of Onehunga, and Mr. T. Rynian, Mayor of Xew Lynn.

When he left for Wellington by the Limited express last evening, Mr. Savage was farewelled by a large crowd at the. station. Tie Ponsonby Boys' Band was in attend***, and the Prime Minister thanked the conductor and members for their musical programme.