PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1922, Page 1

PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

POLICY SPEECHES. The Liberal leader had a gentle jibe at the Prime Minister for his selection of towns from which to distribute his statements of policy. He had spoken nt Te Puke, Whangaroi, Fairlie, and now tho latest announcements came from Foxtqn. Mr Wilford suggested that the Prime Minister might try a large town, hut he remembered that Mr Massey made an experiment with Christchurch. where he had a hot time. Peihaps that accounted for his partiality for small places for policy speeches. The Hon. G. J. 'Anderson, who made the ministerial rejoinder, declared that the Prime Minister had at any rate faced his Christchurch niidienee, despite his bad jeception. In this connecti'-r Mr Anderson said he had been told that the Mayor of Christchurch did not exercise that authority he might have shown to secure a fair hearing for the Prime Minister, who was interrupted by what wete called locally “The Red Feds.” Mr Howard: Returned soldiers. Air Anderson: No. The men who were prepared to put .in a Soviet and he led by a dictator.

ANOTHER STATE MINE.

It was announced by tho Minister of Mines that the Government expected shortly to sen a large coal area in Dobson Flat, neat Grcymouth, in full working order. From tests that had been made, a very largo area indeed had been discovered. Alt Anderson added that a change had l>een made in the policy of the Geological Department. Tn future it was intended to send nn officer wherever hp was required by mining people, instead of allocating officers to certain districts. As far as possible, it was the desire to meet the wishes of mining people.-