THE NEW ERA.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1488, 10 July 1912, Page 6

THE NEW ERA.

THE REFORM HEADER'S POLICY. . CABINET-MAKING. ' : EARLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT ' •-. PROMISED. - Some remarks upon the construction of jthe Cabinet and upon the intentions of •the new.. Government: were given by the mew Prime Minister last evening. .is a difficult task at 7 ,eny.time.;.',ln.the present'.case it is particularly difficult/' ; said-.'Mr.' Massey. "Therii are at least;''twenty members of, .the party - who are ;entitled .-to Cabinet. Tank, sinco they possess the,qualifications jHecessary .'to. make successful' - Ministers. (My task Has' been'made somewhat easier i"by the fact that several, of the older members of the party, men who have , tbeen in parliament for quite a'number of years, when approaelied. told me that they' . 'appreciated ;the difficulties .that I had'in front,of me,-and that they preferred to be . left out." .' . 1 ■ ' "I.shall be able to meet the House tomorrow," said Mr. Massey, and ask it to adjourn : for a sufficient time, to enable ithe new Ministry to prepare for the.work 'of the session." ■iThe Policy for the Future. ■ "The new-policy will be fully set forth" . jin the Financial Statement, which will be brought doirAas soon as it can be prepared. Meantime the people of 'the Dominion may |rest_ assured that the policy of tho new . Ministry, will. be both liberal and pro'gressive in the highest and best sense of 'the terms. We intend to push land settlement'for all : we are worth. If we are able to increase tho number of producers, and bring into cultivation large areas ;that are not producing .much, at present • ;we.shall be doing good'for New Zealand.' iThe Public. Service. , , - "As for the Public Service, let me give my-assurance that no man who is doing his duty to the State will be worse off in . any respect., than ho is now, and I hqpe : that many Will bo better off for. the ..oha'nge.. To put it briefly, 'our desire is to make'the State a model employer. 4 iThe Public and the Purse. "We intend to arrange for the often-' . suggested Tcform which will give the public all possible details of expenditure, as is dono in Canada. The public is entitled to know how this money is expended, and we shall give them the means of learning. • " . • ' "I have said before, and I say now, that *•0 are against monopoly in every shape, jWd form. 7. •A Fair and Square Deal. "I am not putting forward a policy," 'raid Mr. Massey, in conclusion. ''The timo for-.that will come lfiter on, but just , let mo say that wo are out to givo a fair and square deal to every individual and equality .of opportunity "to all. We shall come-into office with a full sense of our obligations and reijponsibilities. Wo have come to dispel fear and prejudice for which no' real grounds exist. A hew era ihas come. We'hope to experience a tern .of administration long enough to enable jus to be judged by our own actions and not by the actions 'of men itfho have long 'jpassed away." i