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The Waikato Times, THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE, AND KAWHIA ADVOCATE. Established Thirty-Four Years. THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN THE WAIKATO. THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY DAILY PAPER SOUTH OF AUCKLAND. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1906. GOOD METHODS.

The new Ministry has, thus far, ful filled the hopes formed of it as < business-like combination which ma' be relied upon to conduct the affair" of the colony with due economy o time, expense and energy, combine( with efficiency. A correspondent states, on the excellent authority of the senior Government Whip, that in three weeks our legislators have been able to overtake the large amouut of time lost through the break between the two sessions. " When the House rose last Fridav says the correspondent, "it had disposed of the Address-in-lieply Debate, the Financial Debate, and the Estimates of the five departments, besides clearing off a number of other matters. So much has been done in the short time which has elapsed since the new Ministry got to work that the House has reached the same point on the sessional programme as would have been attained under normal circumstances. " This, we might add, is iu spite of the fact that three of the new Ministers are without previous Cabinet experience, and others are controlling departments which ara new to them. The House also contains a large number of new members whose comparative want of knowledge of Parliamentary procedure might be expected to cause some loss of time. Moreover, all the members being fresh from the election contest, have more than the usual number of petitions to present and deputations to introduce. The Wellington Times, the other day, was asking for some pity and consideration to be shown to Ministers in this matter, and deprecating what it called "government by deputation." That in spite of all these handicaps, which would be quite enough to excuse any backwardness in the work of Parliament, the business of the session is so satisfactorily advanced, is a clear and strong testimony to the ability and earnestness of bir Joseph Ward and hij colleagues This business-like promptitude has been apparent also in other respects. Departmental reports, and important returns and other State documents have appeared earlier than usual.; a few days uear the beginning of the session, it fairly snowed reports. 1 he Governor's Speech and the Financial Statement were worded iu a more concise and less ambiguous fashion than such documents usually are, and it is understood that the Land Bill, which was introduced yesterday, par. takes of the same character, We hope the same may be true of the Native Land Bill, which will probably be introduced in a few days. The very clear and definite manner in which the land policy of the Government has oeen enunciated has also created an excelleut impression, and its determination to stand or fall by that policy, however tough the battle it

may lead to, is a hold and consistent' development of this same businesslike spirit. Sir Joseph Ward, as Premier, comes into a heritage, l>ut he is wise to make every possible improvement instead of relying upon the achievements of (he past.