THE OPPOSITION.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14017, 25 June 1913, Page 5

THE OPPOSITION.

HOW IT FACES THE SESSION. LEADERSHIP TO BE DISCUSSED. \ (By Telegraph.—Special to Herald.) i WELLINGTON, June’24. One of the earliest arrivals on the legislative scene is Mr Mac Donald, member for - Bay of Plenty, and cue of the committee , | in whom the leadership of the Lib?ial * Party is vested. He has just completed 'j addressing a series of meetings, in tie electorate, and lias travelled through a good portion of the adjoining courtly. What was the prevailing fooling to-, waidi* the Bcform Party rhe was asked by ' your correspondent. ’ it “I find,” he replied, ‘'teat even the most partisan supporters of the .Govern- ,J ment are far from satisfied with its administration, .So, Jar many of the punts which have’ been the cause . f dmiUsfie. tiopnvill bo,raised during the session. ILr inhtauce, 'there is, no'.dpu.bt about U that so., far,as the (;ivii, Sorvipe is tmo onio.l the Hon. Hr Herdmail, wish,!*/he 'hud left V his Civil Service- Bill itlon'e-i vNK'.i.rtt'ly tins ’ f question to 1 be "asked in Hie-Hqusu. tii>\vh to are the great benefits'derived from flu's supposed reform, commensurate with tie high rate of expenditure, in admim-ncring the Act. The •.Government Ins not succeeded in giving satisfaction in laud - matters, public works, and i ari-i.is oiler important services.” , THE OPPOSITION ATT IT GDIS. Mr Mac Donald was asked if 1 e thought the Opposition would endeavour fo :nak« { matters lively for the Govo'e-Vel at every stage of the business. A. prompt negative was hi. srrwcr. “Whilst wo will not be out tji opposition just for opposition’s sake, opunsni;; ohcb, Government measure as was <!■•«« in the i> past, still' we will be procured to oiler trenchant criticism is roga d .0 many important matters, and whilst doing that wa will do all we can to assist in pror.-.-.t » legislation yre consider .;<) .i.e,, m the country’s host interests. A good det-.l <f y legislation is foreshadowed. A .urge , amount of it is very dec vteable, so Hut the session promises to bo a long 01. e.

THE LEADERSHIP. i A question on the point of the Liberal leadership drew from Mr Mac Donald the f remark that no doubt when all the' Liberal members arrived in Wellington this mat- , * ter would be discussed and' an 'arrangemont made for conducting the session. "The Liberal Party,” added Mr' Mac- ':fDonald, . “.will face the ..session cpnfideht in the knowledge that, alt hough its actpal ' ? representation in« the. HqUse doth not give , it dominance, the actual 1 feeling'of tho country and the actual) • flgprejs of ( last 'j election show that it is backed h j the ' . majority of-the people'of the Dominion. ’’