NATIONAL PARTY

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 July 1936, Page 7

NATIONAL PARTY

MR FORBES’ ADDRESS. [PER PBESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, July 1. The necessity for building a strongorganisation to mobilise public opinion against the legislation of the present Government was emphasised by Mr Forbes, Leader of the Opposition, ‘at a luncheon tendered to Mr and Mrs Forbes by members of the National Party. “Savings of the people,” said Mr Forbes, “are now. absolutely under the control of the Government to do what they like with them, and also the welfare of children. There are very big issues at stake, and it is going to be a difficult time. There is nd doubt about the power which they have got, power of the purse, and power to inflict penalties. We- are hearing now about a ‘new tyranny’ in New Zealand. Every man in the country has got to line up and join the Union, and that Union can be called upon to subscribe to funds of the Labour Party. They can call up half a million pounds to assist them in a political campaign. The fight is not going to be easy, and the greatest organisation is required among those who feel that what is being done by the Labour Party is likely to bring disastei- to the country.” Mr Forbes said that the Minister of Labour, Hon. H. T. Armstrong, on account of new legislation, intended to appoint ten new inspectors, and under the Fair Rent legislation, he was going to have another six. In time every second person in New Zealand would be either an inspector or some other Government servant. The situation was too serious to allow of any division in their ranks, and they must all stand together in an effort to maintain a very high reputation that New Zealand had in the past. MORTGAGE LEGISLATION. CHRISTCHURCH, July 1. The Investors’ Protection Association to-night unanimously carried a resolution demanding: — (1) The repeal of the late Government’s mortgage legislation. (2) Equal representation with the mortgagors on any Board, Commission or authority set up to deal with adjustments. The meeting also decided to depu-

tationise the Prime Minister. LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS. ASHBURTON, July 2. In the course of severe criticism of the Government, Hon. W. Hayward, speaking at a National Party meeting at Ashburton, last evening, said that the members recently appointed to the Legislative Council had a wrong idea of what the Council was for.. “The majority are there simply as voting machines, and feel they are just there to vote for anything that comes up from the other House. If that is so, we would be better at home, as we are a very expensive machine.” A strong committee was formed to organise National Party interests.