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Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1919, Page 8

SALES BY AUCTION. FARMERS GB-0P PRELIMINARY NOTICE. SALE OF STAINLEY PARK WAVERLEY. THE FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ORGANISATION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND, LTD,, JN conjunction with MESSRS. PALMER AND GRAY, have received instructions from the Trustees of Lupton'g Estate to sell by public auction about the middle of February, 1920, at the Wavcrley Town Hall— The whole of their valuable property adjoinir.g the township of Waverley, and consisting of 1100 acres of first-class dairying land, which is to be cut up and subdivided into 16 farni9, ranging from 20 acres to 170 acres. The property has three road frontages and is very suitable for close settlement. It is well watered with running streams and windmills. Exceptionally easy terms will be given. Possession in June, 1920. Plans and full particulars will appear later.

FARMERS' CO-OP. SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW. OFFERINGS held at Stratford every four weeks. Valuation Tuesday, January 6th, Labels may be obtained on application to any of our Agencies. WELLINGTON TOPICS SHE AFTERMATH. THE LIBERAL LEAD.I& (Special Correspondent.) Wellington, Dec. 22. The message distributed by the Press Association from Napier on Saturday to the effect that Sir Joseph Ward did not intend to re-enter the oolitical arena does not represent the'attitude of the Liberal leader quite correctly. It is true that in declining the chivalrous offers of several of his supporters to resign their seats in his favour, lie said he could not allow them to make any sacrifice 011 his account, and that he was content for the present to remain out of Parliament. This, of course, is somewhat different from permanently renouncing politics. Meanwhile, Sir Joseph is bearing himself very cheerily, and looking forward with kpen enjoyment to a Christmas holiday without any of the public cares he has been bearing for many yours past. He will remain in Wellington for the present, but probably will go South later on to spend some weeks among his old friends. THE LIBERAL PARTY. The other members of the Liberal Party are accepting their defeat with the same complacency as their chief is displaying. Nothing will be done towards recasting their organisation till after the holidays, but it is generally expected the Hon. W. D. S. MacDoiiald will be invited to take the leadership. Advances witli that end in view already have been made towards the member for the Bay of Plenty by some of his colleagues in the National Government, and there is reason to believe he would be the successor Sir Joseph Ward would prefer. Had he cared to press his claims when Sir Joseph returned in 1012 he almost certainly would have been selected by a majority of the Party. He lias had ministerial experience since then and has'acquitted himself in office extraordinarily well.

THE GOVERNMENT. Mr. Massey having scoured a majority, substantial enough to carry on even ii there 6hould be any developments against him in the recounts to-morrow, will not be required to call Parliament, together earlier than the usual time, but it is not unlikely he will bring members to Wellington in May, or possibly in April. Naturally there is much curiosity aa to the promised reconstruction of tin: Ministry. Sir William Praser will temporarily remain in charge of the Public Works Department, and it may be assumed Mr. Nosworthv and Mr. Coates will be confirmed in their positions. But still Mr. Massey will have three or four Ministers to appoint, in the near future. Rome of the newspapers are urging him to make use of his strong position to introduce a nun-party .lemenl into his Cabinet, but hmv he should begin this delicate experiment no one has yet suggested. LABOR Jt'BTLANT. Labor, with some renson, is jubilant over its heavy .polling and its accession of strength in the House. According to the figures published in the Kvening Post on I'riday. which dilier only in minor ■particulars from those given in this column, the Reformers have obtained fifteen more, members than their votes entitled them to, the Liberals five fewer, and the Üborites, of all complexions, ten fewer. If the votes had been equally effective, the Post contends, the now Parliamentwould have consisted of twenty-nine Reformers, twenty-four Liberals, twentyone Laborites, and twr Independent's without taking the Ma. members int.i account, and with these inures starin» him- in the face, Mr. Massey is too .mod a tactician and withall a too fair-minded man to altogether disregard tho claims of his political opponents, but how he is going to give effect to them, or any material part of them, without throwing away the fruits of his own victory, -won undei the accepted system of election it would take a veritable Solomon to see. W AXTED KNOWN—That the News can do all classes of printing equal to the beat and at reasonable prices Ring up No! 1J (Jobbing Department)! Daily News, or -write for quotations.