THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION.
REPLY TO The prime minister. [Per Press Association.] BUCKLAND, April 6. The Loader of the Opposition delivered a speech at Buckland to-night in reply to Sir Joseph Ward’s Upper Hutt speech. Mr. Massey dwelt on the constitutional point re the presentation of battleships and said that Parliament ought to have been consulted. He went on to advocate a system of national training. The duty of the State was, he said, to set to.work to establish that system forthwith. The heads. of Governments, here and elsewhere in the Empire, seemed to wait till they saw a war cloud before thinking about getting ready, lie claimed that Sir Joseph Ward’s speech on the public service was a- complete justification of Opposition criticism for years, past. The public service had been stuffed with political appointees, and there would lie no complete or permanent improvement till a Public Service Board was appointed, which would select candidates on account of merit and not from political influence. He suggested that a start should be made by a reduction of the number of Ministers and also a reduction in Ministerial salaries. Mr. Massey was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2470, 7 April 1909, Page 5
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