THE OPPOSITION LEADER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 170, 11 April 1908, Page 5

THE OPPOSITION LEADER.

ViSiT TO WELLINCTOM. "PLENTY OF ENCOURAGEMENT. 1 ' . Mr.".W.- F. Massey, tho Loader of tho Op* : \ position, arrived in .Wellington last evening. . . Ho came yia tho Main Trunk line.. ' Asked about the Opposition campaign, Mr. .' .' i Massov said that " the feeling: in the/North .; .? was becoming very decidedly in favour of strengthening the Opposition in the next Parliament. .. \ " Wherever 1 have boon," ■ said Mr. Mas- 1 soy, "I have had excellent meetings and plenty.; of encouragement. In ai day, or two, , : I' shall pay a visit to the Hawke's Bay Dis- .... trict, and later on-to :the! South Island." Mr.' Massey says the Public Works Do- j partmont appear to 'bo making good pro-' . gress with tho Main Trunk lino. ' ( ?, v i ■ "There, is,',' ho added, " a great"deal of j work to bo done' yet, but given fine weather : ' 'during tho wintor I : see nothing to; prevent: the completion of the lino by the end of tho year. Tho country along the line of routo is filling up very rapidly, and sawmills aro cspo- : cially prominent." ' Thei:e is'absolutely 110 doubt about there being very heavy traffic on j the lino. Iridee<i, the traffic is already con- t sidcrable. Tlioro are now threo coaches daily .1 between the rail heads." - 1 •: Mr. Massey is quite ,in accord with tho general desiro to give a very cordial' welcome * to tho American. Fleet at Auckland. Tho ■■■~...; Northern city, he says, is peculiarly adapted , for tho visit. It is also within easy distance .. of tho thermal region, arid a visit to Rotorua, , j with. » Maori welcome, would bo quite a i unique feature, and ono evor'to be remembered in connection with the remarkable voyage of tho American Armada. He . also > oxpressos the opiuion that Parliament - - : i should adjourn for a week, so that members of both branches of tho Legislature might, participate in tho welcome to our Amoricao . :i cousins.