"HOME AGAIN.
Sir,—lf one conld place a,nv reliance in newspaper reports, one would think that the people of New Zealand'had forgiven-the Premier and his ' Government -for. past .misdeeds; but such reports are anything but the truth: The Auckland reception was arranged on the same lines as that at Thorndon Station.-Great, care was taken to admit only the friends and adherents of the party, and police and dotectives wore m evidence everywhere. , The great crowd outside of the charmed circle was, to say the least, vanything but- friendly. ~ :In your, report you.say that,soo people from Ohakunc assembled on' the platform to'welcome the Ministerial party,; and that'the sawmills were closed for the -.occasion.'.'. Just think, back, sir, and you will find that the sawmillß had'not started, at that- oarly. hour in, the morning, and the crowd on the platform wcnot peoplo belonging to -Uhakuuo at' all,-hut was ooniposed. of passengers from : the train, very few of whom knew at that time that ,'■ , Joseph was on board the train. :1- came from Ohakune myself that morning, arid J-only ,know_ of eight people who:-camo to meet the Premier, as a deputation' on ; some matters connected with the.district." All 'the- way down the line to Wellington, the same sort of-thlrig happened, tho' passengers, making lup'.forthe alleged welcoming crowd. .The only-break in the tedious monotony happened at Paekakariki, where "the party took up their quarters 'in a forward part of the train. -Not all the newspaper reports in existence will hide-'tho fact that Sir • Joseph had' ma.de the political gambler s last plunge, when he practioally paid, or-promised to pay,- our Creditors, at Homo over 200 per Cent. .(our'.DreadnbnKhtV for the solitary- million he-was able to, obtain, -and even.that million was spent'before he-left.— I. am, etc,' .-: .-:'-. - : ' , .
[The report complained vbf.':' by ''our correspondent was supplied by the'.-.Press, Association agent..- We 'have omitted from .'this letter one or two. references .to:Sir''JosephiWard of a.personal nature.] >-.'■"■ ■.',■ .-..-, > ••■•
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 632, 8 October 1909, Page 8
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317"HOME AGAIN. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 632, 8 October 1909, Page 8
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