POLITICAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 148, 15 August 1911, Page 6

POLITICAL.

THE OPPOSITION POLICY. (Per Press Association ) Ekctahuna, August LI. Mr Massey, Loader of the Opposition, accompanied by Mr Noswortliy, M.P. for Ashburton, was tendered a luncheon at Eketahuna to-day. There was a representative gathering. Mr Noswortliy indicated that the policy of the Opposition, if returned, would bo the effecting of reforms of the administration, rather than new legislation. Mr Massey said he was in favour of the Canadian system of audit, which gave the people the fullest particulars of every penny of public money spent. He dealt with other subjects o;i the lines of Ids recent speeches.

MR -MASSEY AT PAHIATUA. Pahiatua, August LI. Mr Mas,soy addressed a meeting of over eigiit hundred people. His speech was on the lines of that delivered at Mastorton on Saturday night. Ho quoted a return, dated September HO, 11)10, showing that at that date .‘1,000,000 acres of native land wero leased to Europeans. He condemned Maori landlordism just as he did State cr pakeha Inmlloidism. 'I he difference between pakeha and Maori landlordism was that Maori paid no rate and taxes. He traversed the Mokau land ease, and criticised the constitution of the committee to v.diieli it was referred. Nevertheless he would go on with it if the opportunity were giv*n him of falling references and making the evidence public. It was resolved that the meeting pass a hearty vote of thanks and confidence in the Leader of the Opposition for Ida aide and instructive address and declaration of policy, and is dlearly of opinion that the time has arrived when it is to the best interests of the Dominion that the Government should lie turned out of office. The motion was carried with acela motion, there being; three or lour cis sentient voices. Mr Massey said it was the oust nut-spoken ninmin yet canid doing the present campaign. TEE MAN LEAL SEAT. Whangavei, August lb. Mr Roderick Duncan Stewart, school inspector, informed a Whangaroi pressman that he had decided to contest the Manukan seat in the Government. interests at the forthcoming general election.