MR MASSEY AT WAIMATE.

Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15243, 3 December 1919, Page 2

MR MASSEY AT WAIMATE.

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Waimate, Pec. 1. Mr Massev p.poke here to-night to a crowded meeting. The hall was packed •;ome time before the meeting was timed to commence. The Premier's ad- j i dress occupied over two hours, and he | ,vas accorded an excellent hearing. He. wjih frreotod witjh applause on rising to)

wrangling. He referred to the work of tiio JNatiunal Government, and went on t>> speak of tiio necessity for an increase i-i industries. Greater road and railway development was necessary. He touched en hydro-electricity, and said no' country was so well favoured as Now .'■ii'iila.d in respect of water-power. 'Alie • ci.nl t:!u;i-cage and the miners' go-slow ■■ v.^iic'.- made the necessity for hjuro-'■-iiiki'J. greater. (Hoots, eneers, and ~' t ;:i:;.sio "'.». iie railway restrictions 'became necessary owing to the iai'ge nuni- .. ~i p ..urn auk; \.eiit o<i active service, and also because of the coal shortage. ,t:,:>;: 5. Os; \.aoii (.he men cane, back Uiev did not get their positions again.; j no .speaker replied that ovor\ mau goo ;. :, ■ ;,." k >, il-■ the exception of the i!...[lt. K-ow could they put a ma.n v.-v,, ,:.;.;. d::<.-:i>-e ■_,-.- tiit; iooc^iace of an eil- _■: ■'/ \A;^il-:!USe.) As a result of repeated interjections, .■ .-...,... ~ .-..ueu., a^ked for fair ;■ ' . i . ( >, ;>;,1;U1SO.) i\"o further interjections followed. Speaking of nationalisation, Ms lYlas- , . .., ■. Jvc ...1.•, eminent vihs only i tied v! ■>■■.U'-fiiilising industries to break up monopolies and to assist pubhe enterprise, but not to kill private (■.'U;n>ribv. .More wheat UMini be pro-ii::\-oi\ in New Zi:;iiaiiii. 'Ilie drought showed that it was inadvisable to rely t.u Au-.t'-aiia-. Ikicouragomo.nt must be ! given to farmers to grow more wheat. il.ist s;'s?;i:m the (Joverimient passed the ; most drastic Bill m the jlritisli iunpiro ..-.:■!:: ■■■:>: prohtoerim.l;. it pi'o\ ideci for a vor. heavy lino or gaol i'or oiremicrs. '^gimljiig repaiTintioii, the uo\ ernment bed made over, eil'ort t-u ulace returned ■ Mi-ix. Sm) was giad t~> say tliat 6:2 par cent, of l:he returned nit-n did not -. .;vre. assisUHK'e. Particular attention , • '■<:•]•■<.:: ' a::! in the placing ol ]>arfci:!lly incapacitated men. 'j ho meat purchase ,:; . ■ .■.-:; ext,ikUd to U;o o;a! ol' -Jiir.o . :;;. a.v.l i:!it< Imperial {;<ovcrr>meHt vr;:ld decide, between new and tiioii. \. he<her the agreement would bo reuow- >•■■. .!;..- :r::!i'"-J. a.;- le:;gth to criticisms ■v:;a:a:n:.: hide::: lured labour in ';:mioa, ■•-■I :■ ■■■■.■.■ ■•■! {•:.:-■ i:.-H'(\-;-.itv for it. ■? hero . .:;', ■;:, s :;•/-.-■ I :tijl O! silUVry, ilJld t'iOiO ■:.■■!,■ ;■'.;'he under the British nag. '■■■■:.■;■ -/iv, ihe Mir-'kci' referred to ■ ■ ' " ■■.■ ..■!' ' ibe -iiusi: ■ \ ahfabb- :,':,:: ■-.; ■ ■> ;!;e i:;>c-i'lC. I.t Was OstVitUl tod ■ :.- ■■- •-. * .is -e.lbeient piios-pi'.ntes ■ - ■- ■■: -.- o ■^•■■v Z^a'and and Aiistrar , ■;■, 1.,-'. ;" ■,i':'r:--. !• is-vcsrvy, ih- ;'; ."•.-.. 'a! la fh- (■,;;;!■ try. .'■;• :.;.'!;-.--i'y silt doi'.-n aniiust prolongud :;J :;-•■, h; ■>ias iie ap]-.!ai;so. ";■ ;,. !;a-:U' i;iov(h! a !:p::rty veto of ■■:: ,::][-■■ U> the Tivhiier, and said there •s no dculst Mi :Massey would do his Lost for the country. _ ' . .■■ ;ni:ti;:.n Kas s>.M-oiuled by Ai!' J. v.'i'avhiiK! and carried with cheers and !a-plau«o. ■■ " V'r Atassoy, in thanking the audience, '■aid ho wimkl be pleased to welcome his friend Air Bitcliener in the next l'arlia- , in^'-it. (Applause, with a little dissent.) ;