MR CARROLL'S SPEECH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14909, 11 August 1910, Page 2

MR CARROLL'S SPEECH.

THE SILENCE BROKEN, (Fbou Oub Own CoaREsronDEST.) WELLINGTON, August 8. "A really clever speech, well prepared well.delivered,".is. Mr Mass.ey'S tribute to Mt Carroll's defence of the Native Department on Friday evening. He thinks, however, that the Minister did. not meet the points i-aieed by Mr Herri«s, who immediately preceded him, or by the otheJ speakers who. dealt with the Native land question. Mr Carroll's speech weald, however, have one effect which the hon. gentleman did not. attiticipate, It- has brought the Native land question right into tht forefront of golitics'from a Parliamentary. point of view. It lias for the first time, become a burn-; ing question, and the (solution of the difßciHty is ' nearer by many years than if tfe Native Minister had kept to his tactics of silence, " I welcomt the change." .said Mr Massey. " There can be no looking back tiow, but steady progress towards the goal whtTO both races will be pJaped on an t-qpal footing, when the lands now unoccupied will be uitilised, wne.n the Native Will share, with tho European in the work, and responsibilities of citizenship, atid special Native representation will be l no longer necessary."