POLITICAL SPEECH
LAN D SETTLEM ENT. By dress Asmeiatbn. Hamilton, last night. Mr Lang. X1.J1.i1., at ba spu 6 tendered by -n:11- o;■ Vir««p.vi.iif»g to the toast of' bis Health. thanked lb" electors for returning him ior tin: fuer.'h tnno. Hwont to Parliament. with free and imiependont bands as a representative, not as a delegate. Mi; hoped that Mr Soddon was sincere in saying mat laud .settlement; was tho Alpha and Omega of too policy ot t.ne Government. Tnoy Imd neglected this m tho past. Tncv had bought large estates, especially in Sou .bland, but neglected Indovclopnicnt of sue had; blocks and op: nin« up Crown or Native latids, espeemiiy iuAucklund. He hoped mat tide, Par I in. ment would pass legislation enabling j Grown lease,wider.! >o acquire the trc-hoM with a safeguard against the growth of lat-ao estates. Criticising the Governmeal's ti.inucial policy ho said that instead of making provision for a less prosperous timo they acted like the lucky digger, easily spending what was easily won. Mr Massey traversed the Premier s recent statement on linances. He protested that tin, constitution of the Ministry demanding a better representation ot the North island. Messrs Hornes, Kirkbride, and ..launder also spoke.
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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 871, 22 April 1903, Page 3
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