POLITICAL.
THE PREMIER IN TARANAKI. Manaia, April 9. A gathering of about 400 persons welcomed the Prime Minister at a banquet at Manaia, and proceedings were most cordial and enthusiastic. The Premier on rising to respond 1 j the toast of his health, was greeted with continued cheering. In the course of his speech Mr Mackenzie said the country wanted a political rest —more administration, and less legislation. The new Cabinet hoped to settle down and deal with matters for the good of the people, utilise lauds, and break up large estates. More csieulific knowledge was required in dairying matters, with men to supervise produce in London, more instructors, and better stud cattle. The Government hoped to open up lauds and improve the waste laud in the North. Fruitgrowing experiments, with testing to prove that poor lauds may be worked with advantage, so as to bring Crown land to a greater productiveness. The Premier said ihat the men who were going to rule the country were men who would take the people into their confidence and make the country what God meant it to I : “If we do not fill the position, vvc shall retire,”
Enthusiastic applause greeted the end of the speech.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1029, 11 April 1912, Page 3
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203POLITICAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1029, 11 April 1912, Page 3
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