GOVERNMENT POLICY ENDORSED

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 73, 19 December 1919, Page 8

GOVERNMENT POLICY ENDORSED

MR. MASSEY'S OPINION. Tho Prime Minister (Mr. Massoy) made a brief remark yesterday on the result of the elections:— "Tho result of the elections is naturally very gratifying to me," said Mr. Massey,' "because tho Government was on its' trial, and tho verdict of tho eleylors means that Wie great majority of the people, of this country approve of tho policy and administration of the Government, and that it is worlwy of being nil rusted with the management of the public affairs of filie Dominion dur r ine tho next three years. "I need hardly say jihat there, are very important matters which will have to be dealt with in the period of reconstruction upon whicih' we have entered, and on that account I trust that we shall be able to keen party feeling and party interests in the background.

"It is very satisfactory to realiso lhali the elpctors have given New Zealand a Parliament, the great majority of whose members will support a stable and progressive Government, and stand solidly for loyaltv to the Empire, with law and order within the Dominion. As Prime Minister, I believe that I understand the requirements of the countiry, especially under existing eircunistances, and I can assure ray feilow-citizens that nothing will bo left -undone by my colleagues and myself to place tho prosperity of tho countiry upon a permanent basis."

One of the best pleased people in Wellington to-day is the IMorm organiser, Mr. T. Lisle. With the formation of the National Government nil party political organising work was stopped by the two main parties, though Hip Official Lnlxmr Party carried on iU work more actively than ever. Both the Reform and Liberal Parties, therefore, started their electioneering campaign at some disadvantage, as compared ivith the Labour extremists. However, as Jfr. Lisle remarked when spoken to on the subject, the figures of the polls indicate what the people thought of it all. In tho brief space of time available every effort possible was put into the campaign, and Mr. Massey's stumping of the coiintrv no doubt had a great deal to do with the final result.