PRESS OPINIONS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 26 September 1913, Page 4

PRESS OPINIONS.

The .suggestion that is continually being made from the Opposition side that the present Government ought to be able to d« in one year wk&t the Liberals did not do in twenty-oao is really the greatest compliment the Reform Ministry can ever hope to receive.—Timaru Herald.

Wo have heard a great deal about the desire to "buret tip" the largo estates and to prevent reaggregation, but it is rather significant that the Bill is silent aa to increasing the Graduated Land Tax, which presents itself as affording the only effective means for. compelling the subdivision of large estates, at present only partially worked. —Greymouth Star.

The system of party government must go. It lias had its day. It has proved itself to demonstration a deadly foe to national progress, and there only remains to pronounce its doom and destroy it for ever by means of the initiative referendum.— Clvristchurch Star. - -

Before they reached office, Mr Massev and his frionds made the most ravK-.il promises of reform, but ft is obvibua nctw that they had never taken the trouble to consider how reforms could be 'brought about. Now they have to admit that the tasks which a section of the people entrusted to them are beyond their powers. They can only tinkor With legislation, and produce piecemeal proposals. Their inability to conduct the business of the country becomes more obvious everv day.—Timaru Post.