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Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1930, Page 4

Txk review of alleged failings on the part of United Political Party by Mr A. C. Davy, the Dominion Chairman of the organisation, is rather interesting. Mr Davy at last descends from general ties to something specific, and it is interesting to find that he addresses Mr CL Forbes, the Deputy Leader of the Party. Mr Forbes s best able to reply to the fulmination, if he so cared, but it is to be hoped Mr Forbes will not join in the controversy in the public press, but will reserve his answer to the committee room, where the Lxecutive is to assemble in a week’s lime, to consider matters relating to Air Davy. The charge about the lailure to start the land settlement policy can best be answered by Air Forbes, wlm is Minister of Lands, and who lias been devoting a large part of his time to the very business Mr Davy complains is being neglected. Much the same may ho said oT oilier aspects ol Air Davy’s latest effusion, for the Government has moved circumspectly in regard to all the matters touched on. It is i lour there is no royal road to treating unem.pllovment on “a sound economic point of view." ft is being attempted all over the world and wil limit a full measure of success. Sir do'-oph Ward’s pledge to find work for I lie imomnlnvod within a v et, time was fulfilled, hill it is naturally a oiiestion how that high rate of expenditure may he maintained. Tn regard to finding work, the Government lias done a great deal, and is still doing its host to grapple with if, but the general financial position of the country, governed as if is bv the price of money, the rates for produce, and the trading facilities for secondary