ATMOSPHERE OF GOODWILL
MINISTER’S HANDLING OF QUESTIONS » (yrom Our Parliamentary Reporttt.^ WELLINGTON. July SO. . - The knack of the Minister of Finance (the Hpn. W. Nash) in ' kcwpiogsM cussions of difficult questions on.'* friendly basis was strikingly illuf* trated to-day, when he received a large deputation from various farmers’ org»-' nisatlons to discuss such questions the Bank of New Zealand and thi country quota. - The deputation was much larger than had been expected, and the Prime My* ister’s room waa uncomfortaW crowded and hot. The deputaglohj leaders were outspoken in making their representations. Mr Nash rettmed his urbanity, and the meeting broke up agreeing to differ sharply, butJn an atmosphere of goodwill. A little passage at the finish of JW meeting was an example of the Mr Nash handled the deputation. Wqto he said that he thought he hadlflgji with "all the poinis raised, a vajg challenged; “what about the coUSWT quota?” . “We always avoid what we . want to talk about,” replied Mr, cheerfully. He said that the cpuoffit quota was entirely for the Prime ister. who was in charge of the E**J? toral Department. He did not taw* they would get a reply from Mr Frag because no decision had yet beenioaop He could not tell them any more^j. A voice: Will you give us your pep sonal opinion? ~ j.i* ' Mr Nash: That would not be, W* until the Government as a whole OW its opinion. I remember givuMLJS personal opinion about the JMhk.j? ■ New Zealand a year or twevMP' (Laughter.) ' . 1 A voice: When will we heir Mve Mr Nash, with a smile: Isn’t it tbW you are anxious not to hear about ,"' Earlier. Mr Nash had said thSt to newspapers tried to give the unptog* ion that there was undying ennuy tween the farming industry and ,¥P Government. That was not true, a* though they differed sometimes, often discussed matters with the ers’ leaders, and those discussionajg* never been anything but “"WgL Sharp differences of opinion cessary in the development of , munity. What they ought-to flaugg; to have respect for each other* TOST ' I -
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24624, 21 July 1945, Page 6
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