Love of Labour Lost

At the Debating club's meeting of Friday last, a small and apathetic audience decided by 20 votes to 12 that the accession to power of the Labour Party Presented no hopes for New Zealand's salvation.

Opening the case for the affirmative, Mr. McGhie spoke the usual plausible electeioneering drivel and disposed of our financial problems with a wave of the hand and a flick of the tongue. For the negative, Miss Shortall offered the comforting assurance that the Labour Party is attempting only tinkering reforms.

In seconding McGhie, Mr. Simpson began with a dash to say something about Miss Shortall, but thought better of it and said nothing at all.

Mr. Sellers, supporting the negative denied that people voted for the Labour Party (who were only a pack of fascists, anyway). "Smad" suggests a recount!

The best speakers from the floor were Mr. Tahiwi who referred to the incompetent way in which the Labour Party was facing the Native question; Mr. Katz, who is horrified to see Labour promising all things to allmen and doing nothing; and Mr. Brown who approached the matter like a true economist and suggested there might be a little difficulty in finding the money.

Dr. Beeby, in judging the debate offered a few helpful remarks and placed Mr. Katz first with Mr. Tahiwi second, and Miss Shortall third.