THE DAIRY REGULATIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 223, 26 October 1909, Page 3

THE DAIRY REGULATIONS

AN ELECTION CATCH-CIIY. T)uring the discussion on the Electoral Reform Bill on Thursday last, the Premier stated he did not believe for a moment that the electors would he influenced in the registration of thenvotes as had been suggested by Mr. Massev. It was also his opinion that no attempt at such a thing had been attempted by anybody. There was a great difference between the results of the last election and of previous elections. Mr. Massey: Xou can tee it on this Side.

The Prime Minister: The lion, gentleman will not have any dairy regulations at next election. There will be no suggestion that the Government is the enemy of the men that own the cows. After two and a-half years in which to review the position and realise the truth of all that cow-spanking business they would-vent their judgment on the heads of those who had misled them. Mr. Buchanan: The Appeal Court will be against you. The Prime Minister went on to refer to "bogus" dairy regulations, and in reply to an interjection by Air. Massey: "What bogus regulations!" said he meant the regulations which were never adopted, which were referred to & committee to be reported on and were never gazetted. "Do you inear. to eay," be asked, "that they did. not use regulations that were never in existence it all!"

Mr. Fisher: There is nothing about dairy regulations in my Second Ballot Bill.

The Prime Minister claimed that his remarks were in order. These dairy regu'ations had played a terrible part in the last elections.

Mr. Massey: The "cow-spankers" spanked you with them. (Laughter). Mr. Herries said that if the Government's dairy regulations were bogus other regulations and Bills which they brought down must be of the same character.

The Prime Minister: What did yon tell your electors about the regulations ? Mr. Hemes: I told them the plain intentions of the Government as shown in the papers they laid on the tabic of the House, and I maintain that that was the intention of the Government. Mr. Hcrries added that he did not judge the intentions of the Government from a Bill Of. it emerged from the Chamber. He judged their intentions from the measure when it was brought down. When it emerged from that Chamber it represented the intentiona not of the Government, but of the members of fio House, and sometimes Government Bills (•merged from the House in a form in which the Government would not recognise them. It was only necessary to v:od the dairy regulations to any farming community and they would see how lijieulous they were without the ncccst:ly for comment. It might be a good thing not to have too frequent changes of Government, but a change was advisable sometimes. He supported the present Bill because it represented an improvement on the present methods. The ticket system was just as rampart under the second ballot system as it would be under the proportional representation system. He never heard any other member of the Ministry speak in fitvor of the Second Ballot Act except the Prime Minister. Personally he believed in a Hare system with large districts. It was also his opinion that t> Upper House should lw elected on the same lines.

Sir Joseph: 'flic we'lknown men would lie elected under tlmt svsteni. Mr. Itcrrics: And why not? Mr. Millar: The wealthy would be dieted under your system. Mr. Hemes: Not necessarily. Xo further mention was made of t'le ii:i:iy regulations.