MR MASSEY'S HEALTH.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18362, 21 April 1925, Page 8

MR MASSEY'S HEALTH.

CONDITION UNCHANGED.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION' TILSG3AII.) WELLINGTON. April 20. The folio wins Official Bulletin was issued to-day: — Die Prime Minister's condition this morning remains unchanged. It- is notproposed to issue further bulletins un- _ less any marked change takes place. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY. "I feel sure that there is not a man in the country but fools sorry tliat Mr Massey is in a bad stato of health," remarked the chairman (Mr H. J. Otlev) in moving at yesterday's meeting of the North Canterbury Hbspital Hoard, a resolution of sympathy with tho Prime Minister in his illness. He expressed t.he Board's appreciation of Mr Massev's sen-ices to tho country. Th-ay all hoped that Mr Massey speedily be restored to health. J lie motion was carried unanimously. On the motion of the chairman (Mr ]f Pcarce). ceconded by tho Hon. J. ]3ari\ M.L.C., tlie Tramway Board, at its meeting vesterday afternoon, resolved :--"That tho Board notes with grave concern the reports of tho continned serious illness of the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. W. 1. Massey, and convoys to him its appreciation of tho long and valuable sendees he had rendered tho State, and its sincere svmpathy in his present illness. \t the annual meeting of the Conrtenav A. ami P. Association en Saturday" a motiTo was adopted expressing svmpathv with Mr Massey,. aad stating tiiat it was hoped that he would be again restored to health and a life of usefulness for the Dor.rnion. At the meeting of the Ashburton Power Board yesterday the chairman, Mr James Cow, moved: "That this meeting of the Ashburton Electric Power Board extends to Mrs Massey and the members of the family their deepest sympathy with them in the continued illness of the Eight Honourable W. F. Massey, and earnestly hope that ho may be restored to health." The chairman said that at a time like the present party or polities did not count. Mr Massey had always stood four square for New Zealand and the Empire as a whole, and the only opinion worth considering was that Mr Masse/ had faithfully tried to do his very' best for Now Zealand after the Empire. He had given the best part of his life to this work, and it was hard that just as he was completing a record of political work he should be stricken as lie now was by such au illness. Ho sincerely hoped that Mr Massey would soon be restored to health. The motion was seconded by Mr E. F. Nicoll, and carried.

At last night's meeting of the Christchurch Bowling Centre, a vote of sympathy was nassed with the Prime Minister in his illness. The president (Mr A. J. Benzie), in moving the motion, said that although Mr Massey had not taken an active part in the game, he nevertheless had been interested in it, and whenever his duties had allowed .him to do so, ho was to be seen on the greens.