Political

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 295, 16 May 1914, Page 5

Political

MR. ATMUUK AT MlDiliJiaT. ; (bpechl !) D.iii.i .M'Wa.) snaiJord, Night. Mr. 11. Atiiioif, M.P. for Nelsou, ad dressed a mtning at Midlu.it to-night when, despite Uiu bad weather, theft was a very gu«d attendance. At thl B conclusion oi a very able and interest; e ing address, in the course of which Mri ' Atmora duilt lully with land and nSVaI L> matters, he was accorded a hearty vote • »f thanks, and a resolution was unant--1 mously passed of confidence in Sir JO6- ' eph Ward as leader ux the Liberal party. SIR JOSEPH WARD AT WANGANUI. ~\ I By Telegraph Tress Association. ,' i Waugamii, Last Night. Sir Joseph Ward delivered a politic*! address at Wangauui to-night. The Opera House was packed, and the leader of the Opposition had an hearing. His-speech covered the sat" ground as speeches delivered in othur - centres, no new ground being broken.' At the conclusion Sir Joseph, who wai frequently applauded, wa3 accorded ft' hearty vote of thanks and confidence' in him as leader of the Liberal party,! there being no dissentments. MR, HEEBIES AT GREY MOUTH.' ' Greymouth, Last Night. Hon. Mr. Hcrrics, Minister of Rati* ways, arrived at Greymouth this afternoon. He received a deputation fixW"i the County Council re a grant for »'■■ bridge in the Grey Valley. He afte* wards went over the line to Rewanui, the new State colliery. He addressed a public meeting in the Town Hall this evening. Owing to the very heavy rafa> ; the attendance was not large. The Mayor presided. Mr. Herries had an excellent reception'. He devoted his attention to replying to the attacks made on the Government by, the "Flying Squadron," particularly with the statement that the Government waa a pledge-breaking one. lie took the platform issued by the Reform Party be- ■■ fore the election, and dealt with each;,! item, and showed that the had either been carried into effect a!- ! ready or would be in the coming session. Ho defended the appointment of Mr. Hiley a» General Manager of Railways and pointed out that the Mac- . kenzie Govcrnnuent had intended appointing an outside manager. He explained that the purpose of the native land legislation was to make the native on; an equity with the pakeha, and ' weld the two nations into one. ,TW ' natives were not compelled to part with >- their land. He referred to the strike^, and said that any Government worthy" of the name would have acted' in the ; T same way. The "Reform" Government'•' was prepared to stand or fall on thefr ; attitude towards the strike. - - ) The Minister received a vote of thanks k , for his address and a motion of confi.-,; dence in the Government waa carried* • with few dissentients.