King Country Chronicle Wednesday, April 30th, 1913. PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 563, 30 April 1913, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Wednesday, April 30th, 1913. PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT.

The visit of the Prime Minister to the district will be recognised by both town and country residents as an event of the highest importance, both to the King Country, and -to the Dominion Aa leader of a new administration, Mr Massey is making himself acquaintel with the condition? obtaining in each of trie Dominion, and among each section of the community. As Minister of Lands he h naturally keenly interested in the conditions under which new settlement is being carried out, and that he is impreßßed with the importance of his mission he left no room for doubt. During the course of his tour the Prime Minister delivered a number of addresses to the settlers, and on each occasion the importance of land settlement was emphasised. When it comes to be considered that embodied in the main question are the almost equally im portant subjects of and the treatment of native-owned lands, it will be readily recognised that the prominence given to the main issue by Mr Massey is thoroughly merited, in view of the interests involved. It cannot be doubted that benefit will accrue as a result of a personal inspection of the back country by the leader of the Govarnment. Mr Massey has expressed himself in unmeasured terms concerning the future of tho district, and as a broad thinking statesman, he possesses a complete understanding of what is necessary in order to assist in the development of one of the Dominion's finest assets. It can be confidently predicted that as far as the financial arrangements of the country will permit provision will be made to enable our settlers to carry on the „work of settlement and place the district in the position which it is destined to attain. The visit of the Prime Minister should bring appreciably closer the time when the King Country will justify the opinion at present held by those associated with the district. Our member is to bo congratulated on the success of his efforts to induce the Prime Minister to undertake the tour, and the fact that a real back block expedition was mapped out and accomplished adds immensely to the value of the experience.