PARLIAMENT

Grey River Argus, 24 August 1912, Page 6

PARLIAMENT

being class against class. His 'Government was out to recognise no, class, but to give all a fair and square 'deal on .all matters."".. Mr. Massey dealt at length with the Post Office loans and pointed out) that the Treasurer had to do the best he could with the material available. Post Office : depositors would mot lose one jot through the recent loan from the Post Office. Loans to local bodies should, he thought, be confined to the development of the country, and in the, interest of-the country. • Dealing with; public debts, he -said his 'Government was going to pile up the National debt, but they were going to borrow sufficient money for public works and the development of the country. .Dealing with land tenure he stated that if he were looking for land he would not wait in •New Zealand but would -go where he could get the freehold tenure. Tfiere would be no backing down iby his party. He would sooner submit to a resolution of the House than not fulfil his obligations. He had a number of matters to deal with but he was pressed for time. He set out the planks >of his party's „ platform N and said that, they proposed to put them dnto effect. Their policy was <• that the people. of the country approved. Such a-policy had never been placed before Parliament or trie people of the country before. The House went into Committee on. the estimates and the House reported progress at 1.40 a.m. # . • .