MINISTERIAL STATEMENT.

West Coast Times, 15 January 1913, Page 1

MINISTERIAL STATEMENT.

TELEGRAMS.

PRIME .MINISTER'S OPTIMISM.

[per pki;s3 association. —copi’Rioni.] DARGA VILLE, J an. 11. Tli.' Hon. \V. V. .Massey received an enthusiastic reception on arrival last night. lie was c.nHsequi'iitly entertained at a public social. In a speech, the Premier said that Hie difficulties were rapidly disappearing so far as local linancc was concerned. hut tin' difficulty still existed in regard to loan money, which was not controlled hy the local conditions. Me panted hemes to show that the revenue lor the (planer ended December .‘'•lst had increased hy (Mdd,d92, ami Hi' expenditure had decreased hy ,C-L----1 -I. These figures indicated a buoyant tew tine tooeihcr with economy in exP'ndin.re,, The net pain of'arrivals '■vei departures in 1912 was Os ay.iins! 1.200 in KiU and d.-KW i,j l-’il). With tile exception ni loan monev H- Dominion was never in a more pn.sjjerons eondilion than to-dav. -Mr .Massey asserted that the (lovernment was sticking to its pledges. He particularly referred to the freehold (iic abolition iP parmmmc j ( j and the elective "|-ppor ; l:, -se, wmeh the Reform Party hoped ... 5.... carried next, session, nr at anv -»d -I' the prescP