WORK AND POLICY

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 55, 2 September 1924, Page 8

WORK AND POLICY

OF THE REFORM PARTY.

The work and policy >,of the Reform Party .formed the subject of addresses by two Reform members, Messrs. V. H. Potter (Roskill) and ;C. E. Macinillan (Tauranga),. at a meeting .of the Lower Hutt Reform League. Th c president, Mr. H. E. Leighton was in the chair. According to Mr. Macmillan, the Reform Party had come 'well up to exp.ectatione,; and had always' been quite honourable; endeavouring' to give everyone a "square,, deal," but particularly trying to help:the "under-dog." The proof of a pudding was'in the eating, and the proof of a good Government was_ to >be. found in the number of good business deals it put- through. Ihe* statement that the .Government had no Jand policy appeared 'to ' come particularly from land ■ speculators 'or land agents. ■ ■ ■ v•-.--,• ■:■'..-

Mr., Potter considered that there was no jnan ojher than Mr. Massey' in: the Dominion af ; the; present time 'capable' of .handling the country.'s ;finance. The speaker, was of, the opinion< that New' Zealand ■ Ci-«[il servants were, better paid 4 and had better conditions than did the servants of any other .country in-the

j^lfll it;?ms ; were: contributed dur: af •art eVeT? 1°gw + by th «' Misses Mao.millan,- Miss Kmght, and Mr/ Tunley '