THIRD PARTY RISKS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 487, 17 October 1928, Page 8

THIRD PARTY RISKS

REFORM “INSURANCE” SUGGESTED MR. FORBES ON UNITEDS Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. In an address at Cheviot Mr. George Forbes, referring to the establishment of the United Party, said that the movement had been started to form a strong party that would provide a good alternative to the Government. A great change was coming over the political situation of the Dominion. His opponent had said that the speaker had been kicked out of the leadership of the United Party and that he had “fallen in up to his neck.” That was rather crude. He never had been leader of the United Party. He was leader of the National Party, a party which had helped to bring about the party of unity, and he resigned from the leadership of the National Party when the United Party was formed. There was considerable feeling throughout New Zealand that a change of Government was necessary. One of the charges made against the United Party by Mr. Coates was that it was unnecessary. Mr. Coates would like to get an insurance cover against third-party risks. The bogey of Labour Government had been raised by Mr. Coates, but Mr. Forbes did not think that old scarecrow couffi do much scaring at this election. ' If the people entrusted the government of the country to the United Party jfchey would get good government. As far as the sins of the Government were concerned they were more sins of omission than of commission. The Ministers were sitting down at their job and letting the heads of departments run the business. Instead of government by Parliament they were getting government by departments.

The candidate was accorded a vote of thanks and of confidence.