PARLIAMENTARY MACHINE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19260, 26 August 1924, Page 7

PARLIAMENTARY MACHINE.

“ FEARFUL AND WONDERFUL THING.” MR MASSEY’S VIEWS. (From Oub Own Coerespondent.) WELLINGTON, August 25. “The parliamentary machine is a fearful ' and wonderful thing,” said Mr Massey when responding to the toast of Parliament at a dinner at Levin. “It requires to bo carefully handled, looked after, and thoroughly lubricated. Sometimes someone comes along and tries to throw a handful of sand or steel filings into the bearings, sometimes success- 1 fully and sometimes not, and we have not much to complain of. We are at present in the second session of the present Parliament. The House does not settle down to work for some time after opening. First of all there is the Address-in-Reply, later the Financial Statement, and the first item of Estimates, and on these members have an opportunity to ventilate their grievances. . We are now up against the real business ‘ of Parliament, and 'I hope before the session comes to an end wo shall be able to do some very satisfactory work for the country. There is a lot to bo done, and though we are not quite through the aftermath of the war there is not much to complain of, as New Zealand is better off than many other places. I hope before the session comes to an end wo shall be able to dp something towards making the bulk of the people more prosperous.”