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 been submitted to Parliament, it was stated that its words were hollow. The party’s opponents probably believed what they said. They certainly were not prepared for the extraordinary vigour with which the new Government set its great policy in motion and brought in many reforms, which have attracted world-wide attention.

A week’s work was placed before the House, and the session closed. The Continuous Ministry finally disappeared from the colony’s politics, and the Liberal Ministers were left to prepare the programme and policies they believed the country demanded.