VISIT OF PARLIAMENTARIANS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 32, 1 November 1907, Page 4

VISIT OF PARLIAMENTARIANS.

A DESIRABLE PRECEDENT, r There was a flutter of excitement when member's of : tho A. .'and P.: Committee learned that Parliament was to adjourn to allow a party.'to attend the Show. A meeting 'to arrange a reception'was held in tlie'forenoou,;'' and a number of motor cars were''r.dquisi- ', tioned. The express train by which'the party;'; travelled arrived in Palmerston at 11.25 a.m." ! and the Mayor (Mr. R." Essex), tho President .■' ■of tn'o'''Ass6eiatipn;'(Mr.'"\V. F. : Jacobs);..and ■'.' several of the Committee wero waiting at. ' it-he station. The. party.' consisted of''the."' 'Premier'(Sir Joseph Ward); and Lady "Ward; tho HtiiiL G. Fowlds and Mrs: Fowlds, the"'•' 'Ron. A. Millar, the Hoiy. Dr. :; and Mrs." ■'Kindlay, Mr. Massey (Leader of the Opp'osi-"-tion), nine members'of the Legislative , cil/iaiid thirty-three'members' of! the Lower House. "• Mr: Cyril"Ward and' Captain' 'doii'wore , als6 : of the party. ■''' 'r , :': :;.■■■". ' 'A preliminary run was'first made round'' the Square, and then tho cars wero , headedr ■". lor'tho 1 Shp'w Grounds,"'whero,; ; in-"'tho"Jarge ' •committee', room, 1 ' the : visitors; wero' J formally v wolconied by' ! tho President; '"Luncheon'fbl- '■' lowed, , and'at the conclusion the , -toast' of" '■ "His : 'Majesty's "Ministers' 1 and' Parliament , /', '■" was proposed by Mr. Jacobs. : ■--;!■:'; Tho President saidtJiat politics''and ppli- ; 'tical • considerations' of : 'any kind wore never/.' \- ■permitted 'to cuter■ into - '-the- affairs of the'"' Association; therefore a" hearty welcome could ' : \ he extended to all members ofiParliamenti-'V •irrespective of any- party colour.. It was re'cognispd. that the. had, .the ests of'the' A.' , and Associations! at heart , ' 'Thoso who wero present at tho last winter show would also,.sco-.what, was...boing done for tho country in the'development of the .industry..-, The.iGovernmeniiiiiad-, set: up" a worthy precedent] in adjourning; to ■visit- 1':;-: this - show? and- on; behalf of -: the: -Association.; ■■ he oxprossed, hearty-appreciation, of: tho coaMi;: cession. ..(Applause.) ; - ;■.,., ' :r;-:<;-\ ■■■ ■■.!-. Tho- in,replying,': thanked the; As-- -.•> sociatipn.'.'fo'r' lts.'.cordial.i invitation;, arid- re-v; : ception. .Palmorstpni was well placed i.for. an ovont such)as.the,present one. Hβ referred , to tho general, dosiro of Parliament to assist ■ in the, prpductiveness of .the Dominion, and ■ its .keenness...to, ascertain ,the, most profitable,:- , . !of th'c,..wpfld's,'markpts; : .and;,he.-added i ,that.:. ,'tho;'prespnt .Government were.',''anxious.-,that •.; ■ tho, traded, with .' the Old Country,, should. be . developed to >,thp -vory fullest, This,. : ■ was the'.first,!'.Jjime'.,'in .his.■ oxperioncp! ■ .that'l.;■. Parliament had gone in.a body.-to an A. and,,.-, P. Show;' indeed,,,he,believed'in a. tug-pf r wai;;. .. the.party w.'crp strong'cnough'i.to-defeat the ..,.; meihbors of the Ai' and P. Committee..,,; (Lau-.. r .' ghter.)' , AViien the' North ,lß)and,.main"trunkV'. i . line. '.was'.'.coinpletcd .iioxt' year 'he lipped. • the, ; <- show, would draiy yet: more upon the,,.,, rich 'Auckland.'pJstrict.,.aud,',sp'm' jame^woiiltl ,;;] become tho' greatest -,in "the''.Dominion;.. (A".;,,,f voice: It 'is now.)'.. ( Thb Gbvorjfmcnt t and''tho| t ;'• .'mombors'-of. Parliament ..we're only, too pleased,,. I ,to '.be. there'.ahfll'ta jvisli them; .prosporityV;,,',' .(Applause.),,, "',/,'."V,,. ',7' V ■ 'v, ■.".:' ■'.■■'■ I, ~r,"n*i' ..',', MrV r Massey (L'eacle'r of, the'.Oppbsitiipn) a 150.,;., 'bxprossed'lthanka'/'tb' the. Association...,'As''i..',, practical'farmer ho gave';his congratulations, ~ ~on the size and quality of the Show. Aβ" an ex-prcsident of the he ihoped that nMt- ; y'e'af when the'maiii trunE ...lino was open there would bo a mutual inter.'change, i-whicli'^VPuld'! result'!' hohoficiaUy."-' to both Shows. (Applause.) , . ~..' , t ' The' health 1 of , ! tlib"President' of ■the'! Association i-wasii'thph'cdrunk-.- ! by:?;tli'e visitors , amidst ,ohcere, and ,a .similar compliment;,was. paid "to the member":for '.'.thb district -'(Mr; ,-, w. T. : :wbpd)?':;.;,.:;:::': ;,;•'-''i'.;;" ..:r;:",;,,i ' Th'e visitors.y'ere.then conducted out?ido,. : .and 'in. the;'b'right': ! .sunshinc' .trod,, withjnv ~,., .'juvonatod step t-Ke'.springy tiirf,_'., wandering .. A . liore and thorp viqvying'.thq'.pxhibite.'.Jt'.wa.fj;not;'l6hg',.however','' before; al}.' gravitated jt'Oi.,, , tho 'show ring, where. spnio '.competitions wer0,,,,. ' inprpgress, and in;ihe;'yiciility df'which were,.... ; ;the"youth',and beauty.-of.,.the. , '.jountry-sidel ' The lus'.'Mifaistera-, ~ foujicl'a 'seat ,, in ; the,.centrel of the. ring,:..'*,., position', tho;'laite 1 iisually. 'took.-,up- ~ A couple : of 'hours were whikd,,,... away, and then once more the toot of the ,motor car was hoard, and the visitors were wliisked was'.a weary party that lounged and slept in the railway carriages on "I "didn't get to bij^lnll l -w.l's this'-niorning,' 'said a member,',."a.nd... I ,sh.£|ll;.ibej;.up,.>,latei : 'tornigiit','. l esiject ( .'!,butj. ( r.s ''hydrtli'it'.'"' '■'"" ' ' _ <Ji/'.'.^ii'iui 'The members of the, Legislative ..Counqvi, ' who'"'made ; the'"'trip" were. the .BousV. Rigg,. . ; .Beehan, Baldie, Marsliall.'Trask'. Loughnan',; "'liarrV Anstey'i' 'aiid'Sihcla,ir : : and the,members , : , of tho'L'o'wer House', 'Messrs. Masss,.jWV,.T." ! '...: i Wood, Hosaii. . Okey, E. G.. Alien, Hogg,: Field; BuddoJ Ti Mackenzie, Izard, , W. Frasej, ~, Barclay, Witty. Arnold, Greensiade, Symes, ' Colvin. Kidd, Ngata , , :, Hpke ) , .Honisb.y,' v Mal-r colm i '•Lang' , ,' Ma'iidcf;' Thomson'. - Macphersoni ( ~., 'Poolc, Bennet, Jennings.; Houston, and,'' 'Lewis/ arid''the'HonV'T;! Y , ."'Duncan.'' Tlie/j.... '■Hon. R. M'Nab (Minister for Agriculture);'' -was prevented frptn'.attdn'ding Rowing to.'in-.: , disposition. The 'party:'wis'arranged, by/Mx. r iW. T. Wood;- member" / for ; P,almefsten,North., -, ~, ;,i-;.r ~"■;], "l'-''' ! > ■■:'•...-■''■'■■■ •'_'