PROPOSEO NEW ZEALAND PARTY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 48, 25 August 1911, Page 8

PROPOSEO NEW ZEALAND PARTY.

' .' PRELIMINARY MEETING • A meeting for the purpose of con(oering the formation of a New Zeafcffid Party was held afo Godber's rooms last night. The convener (Mr. G. Londoe) explained that at the request of otb*Tß interested he had< agreed to the issue of a number of invitations to persons likely Uf be interested in the pro« posal, aifd the meeting of that evening ■had resulted. He thought it was, uniorttaiately, too evident that but little interest was taken in. the more serious aspects of life by a large section of the people, a conditaon of things no doubt dtte to the absence of any inspiring initiative, and he expressed the opinion th»i neither of the 1 ab present constituted .political parties appeared to voice what dhoald bs the eapiratiana of the well wither of the country. Policies whoe© .basic principles were at fault, did more roj'ttty than benefit, and he, therefore, woild advocate that the people born tftHh© country shotutl take a, hand, in, the- government of the country. Amongst ,ths important matters claiming, attention, of good' government, was a reform an' tb© land laws and this waa not a question of tenure, either leasehold or freehold, bflt simply a resolve to dispose for ever Of • land speculation by <ffia'<rfafl£lHatHflev«lifcy*n : V& pecuceftt, of the ftitufle increment should go to the hiAW6n the" sale, of lands or b& taxed in iubeseet on that amount aa it was created by development in public works Add increase of population. Ift regard - to th« important question o£ education he was ot the opinion that it was impoesibls to equip sufficiently for purpose of imparting education to children', anjr individual by merely a course of school training, said which did Dot provide tor aa experience of the world gained by service' away ffom the school. The pretest process was simply to oppose ideas to a- practical knowledge of tningfe as ,they exist, He was, therefore, opposed to 1 boy and girl teachers teaching boys and girls and s*w no reason why, in the better-ordered State, it should not be tb© legitimate aspiration of many , capable men in the great industrial army looking when their physical faculties wera waning and their mental power tip© to the teaching profession ■as a profitable and useful service to the £tet«. There, were many details to be considered in sack an arrangement, but Jie saw no insuperable difficiiities. The remarks of Mr,. London, evoked an interesting discussion, and it was decided to cosvefte a public meeting, when certain, definite proposals will be sub,i»i*ted by tite committee appointed.