THE TACTICS OF YES-NO.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 24 July 1912, Page 2

THE TACTICS OF YES-NO.

The N,Z. Times July 20th states :— Tlie deputation from the Ashurst Racing Club which waited upon the ". Minister for Racing Permits Saturday went away with an assurance that uo obstacle would be placed by the Government in the way of a private member's Bill designed to give this and other turf organisations "justice." This and a vociferously interjected " Hear, bear," from the Prime Minister, when somebody made an appropriate veinai'k about the democratic principles of the Govern men t, \yr>te the net results of the interview. The Jlmistry seems at last to have made '.ip its mind that the private member's i.Ull affords an easy place to find coy* i.?. behind, for twice dining- the week -I has diffidently announced that it had no opinions of its own worth talking about, and that it would not try to find out the opinion of Parliament, •j'l.t that a private member could, if i..' lihose, seak tc discover the miuds •:>■ legislators—and, incidentally, of >■■ ;-..isters—ii'ho can. But Ministers i .-.. i great authority over the order- ■;.;! .'r. ami we can. be sure that they v.:'!_ show an anxiety to coni^^ «r.i -ion when the questions dtflMV / •■::• "nought forward irom the^^H^ 4'; ■::.,lies. Licensiug and the toftf^Hp •-■r :..yc been declared by this-'HsulPr^"^'' ie:..: - ..35. democratic, reforming" Minis- X i.iy ie bo beyond the subject 4a Govern^ - :.:(■:; should have an opiiiiion upon. iL'i.uj .umd question, we am told, is not : o lv -■• fully ■ dealt with. I The bur^ < ■.- .«:■:.-!■. L.-.ac duties on necessaries of life V \ ■■-re- v, be retained because the Miniat-^ -, .•:.■; l( no time." tc#lake them off i'---■■jcl.:\s^3v16 shoulders, There ha^ not - bo-;ii i\ dngle definite statement *rbm ■ ■■•■ v-b-- .■: i: ; ::3try since it took office, e^ycj^; t':c/oI 'j.por.fluous assaranf;.3 ■tha^:«^_. £p-~r to '■ buy out; estates ■■■ ■;- ; i- ',:'j^:-;il;ic. that wohave.a-^Mirj|i^^ij|j