MAIDEN SPEECH

Evening Star, Issue 22328, 2 May 1936, Page 21

MAIDEN SPEECH

MR MEILSON WANDERS A LITTLE IMPLEMENTING SEDDON POLICY [From Our Parliamentary- Reporter.] WELLINGTON, May 1. Making liis lirst speech in Parliament, Mr Noilson (Dunedin Central’s new member) found that there are many things to consider if the Standing Orders are to be observed. For this reason his effort was much restricted, ns several of the subjects he had noted for reference were cither not relevant to the Primary Products Marketing Bill, or were otherwise barred. Mr Noilson opened with a discussion of the general principles of Socialism, which Mr Speaker had to point out were not relevant; nor, said the same authoritv, were supporting statements from the Bible admissible, while references

to opinions from outside Parliament on the Marketing Bill were 'specifically barred by the Standing Orders. Mr Noilson commended the measure as a practical endeavour to link up the products of the soil with absolute human needs. Some people would feel its results in their pockets, but he ventured to say that it would put more into the pockets of those who needed it, and take something from those who merely exploited the land and the farmer. It was bringing New Zealand politics back to the principles of Seddon, who in almost his last public utterance declared that the power of money was so great, and its greed so strong, that oven in New Zealand every Act of Parliament framed for the benefit of the people had been used to enrich the already wealthy, and leave an ever-lessening share to those whose labour produced the wealth. He assured the country that the present Ministry would be able to carry on Seddon’s policy and set an example to other countries which were struggling in the throes of crisis.