SIR JAMES CARROLL SPEANS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9552, 1 July 1911, Page 2

SIR JAMES CARROLL SPEANS.

A REPLY TO' MR MASSEY. •■ i'- sr ' iPKB PBEBh ADBOUUTION.) , ' Wk . Sir Jamea Carroll,- Acting; Jt'iomioir, accompanied by Hon.-.Mr. jNgat&f returned to-day from tho weatorn-.diairict of South- . 'land,- and to-night' Sir 1 Jamtis'Ufttrotli ;dressed a large audieaco. in : tho' Municipal 'Theatre when he was;giyeri a-most Cordial recoption. . , llis speech consisted entirely .of, ail exposition'of Nativo land legislation *a|id of. defonoo of the GovernmcntV Borrowing •policy, the latter on the lines, already made familiar by ot|ier rtouring Minist'ora. 110 explained; thiit . hi^,. special, 'mission:; was to prevent' any iriieappreljelisibn.' * ir^, the; minds of tho pubhofdue' to reiaarks.; •<»nceniiag.unqw^i^':|^yb''J4ndgVe|^r-' : ;red. tour 'in Southland.' amos' btlrVQll «1 in. detail the; fcighifica'nco,of .affecting Maori 'ilarids , v Ministry' <»mo , he flatly contradicted .statements ' bj"- iMr r '' Massoy as, to the of unoccupied : nativo lands,,,and,|,^vaajfetill.v>yaiting';for,, Mr' Mas6ey'g reply. .Mr Massey's allega-.. ' tions regarding the; ; native landlordism were' '••'refeicretl '•TO^3"S s feue' of misstatements. Tho .Mr Ilerries was-'the onls : membor f ol; the Opposition . who, 'knew"anything about nativo affairs, andulio; had novel; been.! guilty of tho falso, criticism 'loyellod by •Messrs Massoy, Allan, and Herdman, Mr Ngata also. spoke, and was given a. •warmreception.: •♦ ' : Tho speakers ,wero" accorded a vote of : [•thanks v and confidence. •. : . Tho Acting-Premier's > party loave 'tomorrow for-Gore, where Sir James Carroll speaks in' tho, evening, and goes to Dunodin on Monday, and sneaks there on. Tuesday. ", ;• ■• ■ . ' . •