THE NEW CABINET

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1026, 2 April 1912, Page 3

THE NEW CABINET

MR PAYNE DISSATISFIED

Napier, March 30

Interviewed by a reporter today Mr Payne, M.P. for Grey Lynn, expressed bis intention ol voting against the new administration. “This,” hesaid, “ will give Mr Massey his opportunity of showing whether he is genuine m his profession of working along democratic lines. It he puts either Mr Veitch or Mr Robertson in his Cabinet as Labour Minister 1 will vote with him. This will prove to those people who have been howling against me in Grey Lynn that I was not married to the Ward party, and that I took the step I did considering it to be the best in the interests of the workers whom I really represent.”

ANOTHER MALCONTENT,

Auckland, March 31

Following upon the news from Napier that Mr J. Payne, the member for Grey Lynn, intends to turn another political somersault, and vote against the Government on the first division because no Labour member is included in the new Cabinet, comes the news of another possible loss to the Mackenzie party. Mr Albert Edward Glover is not by any means pleased with the brand new Ministry. When seen by e Herald reporter on his return from the caucus, he was not disposed to discuss the matter in detail, but he gave a frank criticism of the new Ministry. “ I am not satisfied,” Mr Glover declared. “I consider that Auckland has not been given the representation in the Ministry to which it is entitled by its importance, and I believe that much better men have been excluded by the elevation to Cabinet rank of men who have not nearly such strong claims to the honour.” The question now is : Will Mr Glover back his dissatisfaction by changing sides ?

MR. VFITCH’S VIEWS

Wanganui, March 30

Interviewed re the political situation, Mr W. A- Veitch, Labour member for Wanganui, declined either to criticise or extol the new Ministry, saying that when they brought down their platform and showed what they were going to do, it would be time enough to judge them. At the same time there were two outstanding features that could not be overlooked. One was that no less than tour portfolios had been allotted to Canterbury. The other was that in the portfolios of finance, defence and railways, Mr Myers had been given enough work to keep at least three industrious meu fully employed. He thought the time had arrived when either the number of Ministers should be increased or Parliamentary Under-Secretaries appointed to assist them. He said that though a number of newspapers had slated that he had been offered a portfolio, and had predicted his inclusion in the Cabinet, the lact was that he had received no such offer. To his mind the situation oi the paM few weeks clearly showed tne necessity for the adoption ol an elective Ministry, but there was not much hope of the present Parliament carrying it, the majority being opposed to the idea. Mi Veitch thinks that the Cabinet should just give attention to electoral relonn, and pass the proportional system ot representation.