A "Straight" Deal.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 May 1913, Page 4

A "Straight" Deal.

-« A DESIRE AND A IIETOUT. At a conference regarding the Foxton Harbour Board, Mr W. Park, while stating that tho port of Foxton was in a worse condition than thirty years ago, said tho Railway I (Department in allowing this to connto pass was not giving the district a "straight deal." Mr D. Buick, M.P., took up the cudgels. "Mr Park," said Mr Buick, said he wants a straight deal. The cry of 'straight deal' hae become quite a party cry; everyone cries for a 'straight deal' now whenover they want anything. If a prohibitionist wante his particular views carried out, ho cries out for a clean J

deal and doesn't consider the man on the other side." Mr Massoy was prepared to give a olean deal in tho Foxton matter but tho party on the other side which Mr Park has supported had not given a clean deal, (daughter). Mr Herries was suffer-. . ing considerably from the heads of ■'< the departments which tho Government Mr Park had supported, had i appointed. (Laughter). He would like to see Mr Herries talce Tip n more independent attitude. (Hear, bear). The old Government had got the departments into bad habits. Laughter). Mr Park, a few minutes later, said i" had not blamed tho present Go- ' rornmcnl for their attftude, but had ' aid all the delegates wanted was a ' air deal. (Hear, hear). It was ' i disgrace to tho community that tho l larbonr was worse now than it was * hirty years, ago. - n

Later, still Mr J. Rohortßon, M.P., deprecated the introduction of party feeling. .They Bhould all pull together. (Hear, hear). Mr Buick: "It ivae that word square deal that got oror mo." A voice: "And we are all after it!" (Laughter).