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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 120, 7 February 1918, Page 6

Speaking at his meeting last evening, Mr. J. P. Luke referred to works to be undertaken after the war. One _of the first that should, in his opinion, be undertaken was that for the provision of 'waterproduced electricity for the whole of the North Island. He believed that the scheme for Wellington was a good one, and he believed that the sooner it was introduced the better. Railway expansion in this country would provide worlc for many more 'soldiers. Ho thought the Government should not grudge the money required to provide, for these works. Arterial roads should be built, and also back-block roads to give settlers access to their lands. This worlc would be reproductive immediately. Soldiers might also bo employed in felling bush on lands to be opened up for settlement, in order that the soldiers to go on the land as settlers might not have to go through years of hard work without roMirn. Soldiers should be settled on land, but rot on the roughest hush lands. The soldier should be entitled to enter upon possession of the uncultivated Native lands. He did not wish to dispossess the Natives, hut if the Natives would not use the lands the soldiers should bo given a chance to use. ihcm under some scheme that would be fair to the Natives. (Hear, hear.)