MR MASSEY.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1921, Page 1

MR MASSEY.

AN INTERVIE\Y. (Our Parliamentary Correspondent.) WE Id, INC TON, Oct. 1 "1 expect a very important session and I naturally look forward to maltingit a successful one," said the Prime Minister t.liis afternoon. Air .Massey is looking pa rticuini ly well and lie had said in reply t.i i (|uesticin, (hat lie was feeling ready for plenty of ha id work. ",\Ye will ' tackle Hie ta-ilf," he went mi to sav. 'That is mv present intention. J do not think there will be any serious <!iHi• ci 11y about dealing with' it during the pros- id session, although in'..!-,ah', d! thc.e "ill I"' a great deal ol v.cO'k i'lv-'v cl." A tentative cpie-ti-m : ear din ■; the ic POM of t! e I:tog '■ <•’ :m:; -ion (I’d net diar. cne i iiif-.srmnsieii from 11 1 -» chili'' Min ster, lie said that he had not. yet had time to study the repcu t. He had heard a great deal about it from both shies. Tbe report, of course, would go before Parliament. Ilis own piomise had been that I’arliameilt would have a deciding voi e in the matter, and the ground bad been left clear by Ministers, so that this promise might be rcdeeme.l fully. Tbe I’rime Miliisle; iliiiia.ed that In' u mild prefer to reserve foi the I louse of Representatives most ot Ids comment on linam-ial matters. The' traniework of the Einaneial Stiitenieot which would lie prc-c'iited to the House dining the next lew week-- was ready, 'at j.e had no' >cl bad 1 ime I > cx- .■.• in ■ I c!e ail-, i.i.cl to make bis plans for tbe po-s.'i!'. ck lit tii.ie that' lav abend.

Mr Massey Mas not in the lea-l disposed to lie despondent r-g.i- ling the limineial position of the Dominion. "We don’t kmc.' "hat a slump means in Neu Zealand," he s-iiil. “ill*t think ol four million men being unemployed ill Britain for months anil six million in the United Kt.-itco. Mbiat New Zealand lias siiffere-l lies ! cell mend;, a rellex of tbe linam-ial trouble.- that bavc l aiisen in tbe older countries. M have difficulties to face, but we need n t be a hi; gloomy about them, lie bad said alieady that the people of Ne" Zealand wcccil-l leave to exercise i -onoin,' in boi!i public and private expenditure. If they did tint they would cn eieome their difficult ics \\ i 1 1;mil much delay. "I'ers mally i think ne !:av" come ihim.igli the "'inter vet v e 11." added Hie "Ume .Minis'' ;." I look forward to a -I .d\ iniprie. emeni. tilings are v i-. inin-li imp in ed in Britain. Thai

is a lari that do.'' not se.-m to he r- -;bs. -. 1 tullv lore. We might In I eel the lellex el liicil improvement. There is anxiety ill some fpii'rle.' I, .-circling the coming winter in liiitciio. bin tlie liiiaiii-ial position in London is much b.-iter than it "cis "hen I reached England four months ago. Tbe wool siiuation is improving and wo cuciy reuse;.ably look to a I coil very iT mu the sei; ic slump ihat has t - mihied our wool growers ibis year.

.Mr .M;i>m*v smilr:t wlsmi i ii*• ivpnrti*:* H.skud ii hr look :i >■ liftns viu'.v uf tlu u:int-ol'CiinJiiKiKv in-Dtiims iih 1 ki |d;<* l!u- lln use ol ! J | :t t i vt»s at till* plVM'lll. Il*> L l l (h t o 1 11 that 1 1 .** HoilM' would In* n-ady to do».n io tlu.- v.oik ol tiu* M-ssiwu v. lii*m il:i* motions inovod l»y tlu* l.i-adi-r oi i!n* !.il» *ral Party and L( , adi*!‘ oi tin* l.aliour Parly had la-cii ilisjio.-f«d oi . and in t In* nu-an-time* In* had pk-nty to ocuujiy his own at ic-ntion.