SPEECH BY HON. W. D. MACDONALD.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1463, 11 June 1912, Page 4

SPEECH BY HON. W. D. MACDONALD.

NATIVE LAND QUKSHON; (By- Telcraph.—Press A^sooiatlcn.V; notorua, June JO;. The- Hon. Yt. D. S. 'JlncdoiinW. . ad; dress.ed e lji'rg'6 .piibHc■ nigiit. .Ho. expressed fyinpathy with Mr. -IKiiries-'in li.i.s- Wi:6aYei)ieiit:! Tlio Doniiii-: ion's cry at tilie' jasfc:felectioi^'-liailf.'.been), iwrro-.vinp on ■ tho part... of - '.lie W;ird- ('i'o.v<rr.iiictit : , hut p.-ople.in a!i parts _ ■ of. tiie. Dominion f'ositiii.ued: to bi ii;? iorward demaiiiis . loir heavy . -cspcniditiire;;' The huinaaUofiaii :legislaUoii ottlH' :l.';bcr;s! regime could not be'.. maiiitJ'.iticd witiio.!t boiT.owin.!;. ..liegardinp!. the. crythai : tl(ere- jvas. .li'.o- jipni.fe'il' out 'UiakjluOT . ca tiff-£ lie; Ob in eii t'ifail 11 avcrago; >!ot : ;;500;Q.0(i acres annually; The main objfi-.t hail been, fo :x;ttln' the land by 'F.uro-. i p'o.ans, ;.b.ut.;s^uco..;.,thei.^ beoj;"wKat!\i- as'-ro: Naiiyes,' and llio endeavour luni been-to assist; tlid.'; Natives; to ;"<iri!: d.iilieuKy w:\s. that.-. t!;er«. would bo lar land left. ■'.' ;R.ogar(iiiVg!i : V:N n t.ive""-..il.fiii'<3i:: -"i. great deal, of' misconception -had beeii current. ■ -^Lhsti.'ycaiV'TOfljOOO'^ niado available for i-liuopi-un sett'emfnt, and (iiivi!!.!? the jiist-two \ear.s ono';mil-:-lioh ,a,oressi!■:A , ,qui re.cl' ■ prptectiqu-.,:;iii:. laiHt, de'aliii|?. l --i'. ; Sir -.1 anics, Carroll-' to;ido his. iK'st for;' lib til. racc's;.'. n;:- the .'coming. s<:--,ion ho liop'eii' to inirduuee a' iiill embodying itli-i ; I iy ii'O ( Coi>i'i'i; J)is'?o%vii;>i<l osx.'j.Vaml other ,t;u:-:sesiiDn's based nil experience of : the Act o.l' 1909 V.: !'pwiiers:,.pf.,,UiO ; ;.niust;.fiear : as Europeans .in . regard to( liK'ai taxation, ; anil, the Viiiiicnlty in collcoiiiipr r;'.tes '-bjV' projected-..legisla-tibn. ; -.ofsths- Gov!ernmeiit- 't>. bring down lcßisiation ]irovidip? .that; ill,occupied -.Native land in : [;s'rivall^aroas : i :.sh. , iUJ.come : -;nndcr.- the scope j or (he Xative Lands for Setikment Act, :i! and- made nvailable for' European st'ttlei.'menti" !. , .!\Vhen- i ;individnal titles were not. ascertained, the J'ubhc Trustee should | hbM ; ;tho'inoney-.;iiiitil such' were ascertaincd-. The land .would be thrown open on ; ;!thef.!ppti-piial;;system.":. ■ Ho 'was strongly ■ in favour oi' a-, vigorous public works policy • to open up the country,, and allow settlers : fx) compcte with'gardeners, and producers ; ill/other.'countries. • . The resufi; of the :! election had-been a decision against bor- .. "rowing;-' but Jdeyclopmeiit could not go oil ; without funds.: Mr. - ; -.Macdonald . com- . .''niented-^pii--. : the. contributory: attitudo of . .'tlipsejwho'-.demanded ;■ public expenditure ■Uin^-tlieirjbw'n, 4 districts, yet opposed 'the ■Eiiihyay, Authorisation .-Bill.- 'Ho dealt on Uhe¥jie^d : ;''for" ; railway-,connection l>etvreon i jEotonia'and tho'East Coast,'and said as lie-had advocated-it as a private member, ' ;h'p ;.>vciild" favonr it as- a -'Minister; Ho .' considered ?ho. Wnihi s strikers had been lill-advised.s-but-as' they had given unions t : a-, status: in: .the!': country they eould not ; ',liej.wiped-;outSbv.thc stroko'of a pen./ Tho f i.Governnfent-.jeiied. oh'* those.' in the unions fo brinj: a!;i)i;t a betier state of things;■'for? tho" industrial -.classes would yet real- ■ ' iseUhat;: conciliation-, than the f settlement'of - ciif-imtcs/' by" force. JTc de- ■ : fended !,tlitf;Bpyal;:Commissionsi novr: ; sit ! : !4A-vote; ofitlianks; and. congratulation on '■ :;beinsr included .in.,th6'...Cabinet...\\as passed •| nnaniinously... .... . ,';JP'yj''yi