"A BARREN SESSION"

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 134, 4 December 1930, Page 11

"A BARREN SESSION"

WORK OF GOVERNMENT

OPPOSITION TO FUSION

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "Tha Evening Post") AUCKLAND, This Day. "Fusion between the. Reform and United Parties would be dangerous, and not in the best interests of - the country," said Mr. W. P. Endean, M.P., at a social evening organised by the Parnell Reform League. "If fusion took place, after about threo years tho coalesced Government would be charged with the sins of the present Government, and in the end Labour would creep in. Fusiou with Reform is one way out of tho present Government's difficulties, but to my mind it is not desirable." ■ . • Mr. Endean said the present Government had succeeded in borrowing £3,500,000 more during last session than, the Reform Government had borrowed during its last term of office, and had also passed the Unemployment Act. It had.been a.barren session, and had not proved any- real benefit to New Zealand. The present situation was serious, owing to the low prices of primary products, on which the country relied. The Government had done.nothing to solve the country's problems, and the Dominion was drifting to a state similar to that of Australia. It was essential that there should bo a stable Government controlling tho country, and the solution lay in the speedy return to power of the Reform Party. "I do not regret the result of the last General Election,' as I believo it did the Reform Party a great deal of good," said Mr. A. Harris, M.P."After 16 years of office, little carelessnesses arc liable to creep in, and in any case a change of Government has'served to make the electors realise how well they were served by Reform in the past." Mr. Harris said he did not consider fusion between Reform and United was practicable at present. In his opinion it would come when tile remnants of the United Party were pleased to associate themselves with the party in power after tho next General' Election; •"Mr. A. M. Samuel, ■ M.P., also gave a short address: : v •' : : ■•■•