MR T. McKENZIE ON MR A. W. HOGG.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4234, 4 October 1892, Page 2

MR T. McKENZIE ON MR A. W. HOGG.

[Feom Hahsaed.] Mr T. McKoozie ; We have had another long speech inflicted upon tbe House by the honourable member for Mnsterton. The honourable gentleman quoted Burns, and be said it would be good if we could see ourselves as others see ns. Why, tbe honourable gentleman made a speech last year which is the very antithesis of bis speech to-night. He denounced tbe freehold system as being a danger to the State, and he said the poorer classes would Jose their hold of the ind through the pernicious freehold system. To light he told ns that the present pernicious leasehold should be condemned, because the poor raea would lose their holdings. So that tbe bon gentleman has entirely shifted j his ground. This is what he said last year : " He had received letters, not from one, but from several people in U>b district—peoplo not very far from Wellington—who, in consequence of tbia pernicious system are afraid that they will lose their homes." And to-night he told us that on account of tho pernicious leasehold principle, tbero ought to be a revaluation every fifty years, and that these same people were afraid of losing their land. When be twitß tbe ben. member for Nowion with inconsistency be should himself set bis own house in order. Then he talks about thiß lease in perpetuity, this lease for 999 years, as a lcaio which will.carry out tbe principle which bo has enunciated on the floor of this House. He denounces tbo inconsistency of: the honourable gentleman in supporting tho unearned increment going into ; the coffers of tha State. But last year, when the honourable member for Newton moved a motion in regard to this matter, the honourable mamW for; Itfasterton front into tile lobby against it. ~ An hon. member.—Ministers. ;.■ Mr T. MoKenzm,—l will come to that presently, but I am dealing with the honourable member for Masterton now. Twelve mouthe ago Sir George Grey moved, in Committee, " That the sub-section providing for a term of fifty years- bo struck oat, with*. view of iaswting a perngtual l*s»e j"

fed the lmtiiufi,bl« iaembsr &* Mtwtorton voted agathat that pro* < [{■ owl. .This 4ery Mansard shows . ttiitt tba honenrSbU member for Mew tern lias !i«tni consistent, enil thai ■ *he ho«. for Iftaterlon lias not ten consistent. We also see that Uie. eo-cilled liberal party maretud litis a Soek ofl «h«ep following there leader; ami hects we have at tha tory head of the list (be name of the Premier, Mr Bftllaiuoc. Wc have Messrs Bdiofc; CadinftD, Camcrosß, HallJones, Hogg, | Houston, Joyce, J. Kelly, 'Meredith, PamtH, Pinketlon, Saundore, the two Smiths, Tanner, Taylor;, aba tbutelleiß, Gainaesß and 0. H. Mills, all voting against that. Yea, Sir, these ate the honourable members who twelve njontbH ago -roied ugaiuat the settlers having & aonjintious leasehold ; yet to-nißlit ff>vnr«l of taam rise in their places and cocdeum us inconsistent the action of the honourable gentleman who jMropiseci that amendment. The ioaourabte member for Masterton will, no doubt, explain to his Bupportera at ;Maatcrtou the luosition be has taken np ; and no doubt he will say therd was something about the amend meat which did not exactly convey what it va» intended to dpBat, at any raja, we find that ha did' 00 another opportunity record a Tote practically on jthe game issoe, because the honourable member for ilewton afew:d»yß afterwards moved another amendment—namely, that clause U3 of ;tbe Bill be recommitted—the object being to seaure to the tenant that thn rental at the end of fifty years should not be increased. That was what be wished to give the settlers—a tenancy of a tease ofland at the same rental, without the State having the right to come jn sad interfere and insreasatho rectal. Welt, Sir, wimt did tills champion of the people, who represents Hajitertan in the House, do on that occasion ? Did he say on that occasion that the people were not to have an inoVeaaaof rent&l? Kota bit o? it, Sir. He and lliuotuor supporters of tha Government trooped like a flock of sheep after their leaders, and to find Messrs Buick, Gadman, Cttrhcross, Dawison, Earnsbaw, Hoh«, J-fotißton, tj>» two Kellys, Mackintosh, Men-dill), 0. H. Milk, , O'Oonor, Partita, Porceval, B. H. J. Eeevea, the ]two Smiths, Tanner, Taylor, and the two toiler*, HaSU Joncu and Pinueston, all voting tb»t the Bottlers should not have renewals of their leases unlem there was are- . Valuation—voting for an tnorean of ' rent, !