MR FORBES’ REPLY

Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1932, Page 7

MR FORBES’ REPLY

TO CRITICISM BY LABOUR.

HOPELESS TO EXPECT HELP. WELLINGTON, December 13. “The tone of their whole criticism has never been helpful, and it is hopeless to l expect co-operation of any kind from the Labour Party. Aly own exicn’’en.oe of inviting them-to co-cjperate is that they utilise their opportunities co secure mo erial for party attacks on the Government.” In this manner the Prime Minister (Mr Forbeis) answered the comment of the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Holland) upon the session just concluded. Mr Forbes declared that Mr Holland, who declined the opportunity once offered him of joining in the effort to rehabilitate the Dominion and take his share of Cabinet responsibility for the necessary measures, was using his freedom for criticism in a way which could! not help in the great task Cabinet now was getting time to undertake.

“Mil* Holland,” he continued, “affects to believe that the amendment to the Finance Bill moved by his deputy contains an effective policy, but most people know that it was a political move by those to whom political credit is still of more importance than anything else. All possible expedients and remedies are catalogued 1 : in /the amendment which the House rejected, but one can conceive how, in time to come, whatever policy the Government evolves to deal with the economic position, the Labour Opposition hope to be able (to point to some item in their long catalogue as embodying the principles adopted. ’ ’ (Mr Forbes annouced that Cabinet had hegun a regular programme of meetings which would continue until the holidays, and then, after a short break be resumed.