MR MASSEY'S SPEECH.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8867, 9 August 1894, Page 5

MR MASSEY'S SPEECH.

Although called upon to speak unexpectedly, to prevent the debate collapsing, Mr Massey made a very effective speech last flight. As a bona fide settler himself his criticism of the land policy of the Government was especially valuable.; While giving an ungrudging support to eeveral features of the Budget, he declared against the ( twaddle so often spoken about putting the uuemployed on the laud without capital and experience. How could these meu, he asked, expect to carry on successfully ? The people who talked loudest about putting the people on the land had not the slightest intention of going on themselves. Tney were too fond of their eight hours a day, their morniug paper and other luxuries of civilised life to undertake the hard working life of a pioneer settler. He agreed with the Minister of Lands that there were aores wanting hands and hands wanting acres, but lie thought the Minister should give Bouie attention to the settlement of the north in addition to the bursting up of estates in the south. ■ The speech was throughput heard with interest aud attenit being evident that Mr Maesey knew what be was speaking about. This can hardly be said of every, member.