THE GOVERNORS SPEECH

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10670, 27 June 1912, Page 5

THE GOVERNORS SPEECH

A NEWSPAPER FORECAST. «■ Tli3 ' to the Governor's Speech, is to. •lie delivered .to-day, isays that the people cao: expect a note of caution utl)out borrowing, ;w>it»li a justification . *>f reascpable loans for - ' .By reason of tlie expansion of the dairying industry and improved., methods of cultivating 'land, the Govarnmon*fc may ask Bargain curt to restrict, the occupation »lf Crown lands to 400 tteraa of first icoass, or 1000 aereis idf •second class, or' 2500 aores of third -class. Tihe policy," on brief, will be de'tsgrod : pj ip.-aea, tJio (lang^st. possible «nnikr of settlers oh' Crown, lands. . ',lt' is intended to have 'iatfegtiaTds .aggregatitra ctf estates, and" this intention will&pply : 'td'bequeathed --estates. In. regaod to the cpmpiikory . Requisition! of (imade "difficult *iurlng drhe past two years fey the inBMpot of values), It is the' Government's purpose to revert to the law iwhioh was superseded :by the. Act of 1908. , v . Cabinet also favours simplicity * inaNativ.3 land traipsa2ti&nv3 ) ,and it is •prdba'ble 'that inff'fabilities (for -propieir -setblemefut (iby eaie or lea.se) will be improved. On the '2'gi-icu'ltura'l side it is proposed to futr tlier help the: m»Tj/ort the ■ land .to •aksrofcse"-ihe .(j-uawfiity and ; ■quaflsty of produce, and to' wa;tch out 1 for. new markets. " ' ' ' jV . The cost of the defence scheme will t Jj&'oveirloteiked, and importance eccaomy, to safeguard the national system, will h:> streescd. The iSipoeoh may aawe a referc-itee to .' the development of the iron industry, Jby private capital, wiifch the,"aid of a State .sraibfsidy, and .provision ifor- sub- i - sequent purchase by the State.:. • The Government expects ; to save mucu money annually iby'. simplifying • the Work of the • jOivil-:ScJrvide,-' ; «ordahce yrit]]' i'eco!mm6ndatiici).s which <the enquiries iof ItSTe Commissioners jaill kad them to .make. • ~ j If It is expected that proposals will be C s snad« fee aji aimm'dmieia.t of the Conciliation arid Arbitration-' Act to alter the constitution./of the Court. ' The Second Baflot Act (now decried j 3>y iaill palrtios) is aoomed, and a sys- I -tem of preferential voting is to 'be, proposed'. -.' Light4itfe raahvayis and improvo- ... aneiits in suibuirban. services,- extension•of post and/telegraph and telephone | , eervicesi, are among other things oij'i . Che ,'Mimctryss .bill at fare. :•:. • '•.'■ |