ELECTIVE EXECUTIVE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2192, 21 October 1920, Page 3

ELECTIVE EXECUTIVE.

MR. MASSEY’S “SCOTCH MIXTURE."

The Prime Minister amused the House the other evening by exhibiting possibilities dial, might occur under the system of an elective executive. He had, he said, jolted down flic names of a few men who might ho elected to form a Cabinet, “i have put my own on top," he said, “by virtue of my present position as Leader of the House. Mr Wilford would perhaps come next; then Mr Holland."

Air Holland: “Oh, you will never get me into that combination." (Laughter).

Mr -Massey; “I have seen men come into Parliament as extreme as Mr Holland, and yet .become very useful members." (Laughter.) Mr Holland: “I am beihg useful without being, extreme."

Mr M assay: “There is room for cverv sinner that repenlelh.” (Laughter.) He continued that next lie placed Mr E. Newman, Mr Isilt (laughter), Mr A. S. Ma Icolm, Mr

Lysimr (laughter), the Hon. \V. Noswortby, Mr M’Combs, and Mr AlT,cod. “That is (he sort of Cabinet you would get! It is a good Scotch mixture. (Laughter.) It would not be possible to bring in a measure of importance. Wlm! woitld its defence policy be?" A member: “Piebald." (Laugb--1 er.)

Mr ‘Massey: “The whole thing, is ibsurd.” He admitted that in tils voungor political days lie had been ..■asilv led away by theorists.