A DIVIDED FLAG.
THE LAND BILL AGAIN.” “The Minister for Lands said that the Government would stand or fall bv tho Land Bill. _ The Bill _ has fallen, and where is the Minister now,” said Mr. Lang, in speaking on the land question in the House. Mr. Lang went on to refer to the occasion a few months back when the Minister said that if the Bill were not passed tho Government would “step off the platform.” The. Minister, ho said, had declared that the Government would nail its colors to tho mast. Now, however, they found this flag had been torn into three portions, each of which was attached to a separate mast. Before long,” continued Mr Lang, the schooner will be wrecked, and we will find the remnant of the flag tacked to tho jury mast of the derelict. Mr Lan" also took occasion to express his gratitude to the Minister foi Lands “for visiting tho Manukau electorate for the purpose of explaining the Land Bill just prior to the recent bye-election.” Mr. McNab, said Mr. Lang, addressed .meetings at five places, and at each of these places the Opposition majority was creator than it had ever been before. “Me only regret.” added Mr. Lang, “is that the Minister did not go to moro places.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2134, 17 July 1907, Page 3
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