MEMBER FOR PAHIATUA

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10675, 23 July 1912, Page 5

MEMBER FOR PAHIATUA

ENTERTAINED 3*T A SOCIAL.

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) ■

WOODVIkLE, Last Night

Mr. J. H. Eseott, M.P. for Pahiattmia, was entertained at a social litre tlrJs evening,. There was a ?arge at'tendance of supportems. from all parts of the district. ,The following memberg of Parliament were present:— The Hon. W. F. Maesey,' Dtr Newman, land Messrs Sykes, Uiiick, Guthrie, and Hine. The Prime Mrimister, in a speech, sn'id he would l not divulge the Government policy, which would ho ready in about' three , weelV time. They intended milking a specialty of land teettlement „ais they could servo the country .best byinicirea&ing the number cf producers. • Tlhey 'hoped to give every man who desired it am opportunit yef 'going on the la.nd, and in'oreasinjg tfhe production, as it was' possible to do it. They would give l ; security of tenure, emprov© the valuation system by exempting improveI mrenits, and! introduce a. bettor syestem' of roading. They would also improve I agricultural education, c fl which! New I 'Zealand whig behind. The' colony being, so far offi from the markets, it. I was necessary th!at farmers should get the bast pebble education. Tf the Government "was 'able to do these '■ things, it would (feel that "• had done well for the people. Mr Massey defied that Sir John Hall, Sir Harry IA-tlrin'son, or the Jiian. C. C. Bo wen 1 -were Tories, and he gave illustrationj to show that they were great 'Liberals. The Government could not make %he people rich or prosperous without cwrk, but they hoped to give equal opportunities ito all, and make iMrhe eWances for life better.

• At tilre tei mi nation cf his speech, 'the .Prime Minister, on behalf of the electors of the diet-riot, p/resented tor Eseott with a gold wutch and chain. There w;!\s great applause, and "For He's a Jolly Good Follow" was sung.