MINISTERIAL PARTY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 728, 29 January 1910, Page 4

MINISTERIAL PARTY.

J.The : work;qf/Mr.,E. GoUichanj "general:;:';' prganising;..seoretary •of ■ the ' ,, Ministerial';.' party, ;was recognised last ev6niug,"whea>-■'-. presentation was: made .to- him, by tba.:' >;: party in. the Concert Chamber-; of.i tha:..'.'•'. Town 'Hall. :'■ The;.gathering; numbaredi - : .: about:a.couple of hundrod,.at least, two-.'v thirds'.of.-; the gathering■: The" chair- was ocoupied ,by, Mr.' &. Hictai'..'"> . president' of ■'.< the local; branch .;'.• of; '-. the;,::: -Liberal "and labour Federation, who made: '■'.'" an appeal' to I the rank-and-file'of .'thav, " ; .party to.tunr.to and help the; executive! -■■ in - the obming'year. ..-■:' :.• '■■:'. ;:; -'.:>-..>.?.,'• .- ~' .The Hon. Geo. Fowlds,.. in> .a. brief] ;6peechj referred to Mr. GaflichinV work}' ■ ; as a '.very, important, factor in.thesncceaf of the; 'Liberal' party' in; New. Zealand., .V :Mr.: Fowlds*.went on; to ■ point: out ■'■whai.'-'' the. party, had done for 'Now? Zealand,: . .and -urged., the necessity 'of 'preparing'-to'.v-counter their opponents at the: next .aleo^tion.V'They'.'should strive to;.make tha.?' 'organisation,'perfect; jso.j.as? to'-keep-;tiie' ; > [Liberal! uagtnyingPat.-; the 'next elections.''; •He trusted .that local'organisation 'would-' u. secure tnie'';laberal-'-. : representatMn;.'£bi'.; ■■Wellington:,at, the, next :poD.?':':■•>;;-■: -^>'. .■;■;: -.-The Prime Minister,:in handing a puree' ' :of r.eo'vereignfi ! to: Mr. : .GallichanV remarked'-that-organisation was essential,,and thoj keystone, to; future; eucoess..-;Si 'Joseph) • Ward went on to comment,on'the kgiaa-; ;tion placed; on :the statute, bookfby :th»;• '■■.. Liberal ■• referring ■.particularlyto?;..the Hospitals and Charitable V Aid, Deatii. '; Duties, Advances to Settlers and Workers, ;; Arbitratiou and Conciliation, Infant Life Protection,;.and Land Settlement Finance.;. - : Aote.: ,'As?to-^'-thisTilatter. : Act,; the,-first-,' f application.ihad:been received,/from the.'member for Geraldine," and the machinery;; '. ;would .be'in motion next week.:Theleys-V '■'■■ tern-.• introduced in; this r'Bflli. said :th»-. Prime: Minister,^was' going to. revolution-, ; : .ise.'.things- in' New; Zealand for-the'6ma&{ :•:-. man,.-.' Sir-, Joseph :!also.,referred.at;oo&-i siderable, length', to .the; JTE.:; k.-, .Smithy. ? matter, •'.-as. alreadyr: reported ::;..in'. , -tlie6«: -.- columns; 'and'to.the state' at l ;:.- theirioney market In-conclusion, hopsid ■~., a'tribute-to, the workdone byMr. GalE*. ■:■■? ohan, who.; had been associated with th» : Liberal party since the Stout-Vogel Got-.-•'■?• ernment,;'! Mr. Galliohanf had inyariaUy ...■-. .been-attentive ;and',a6sk!nous_?to::duiji<.' and always available; and, ready to pKK- >;.- :moto.;the interests, of;: the: .;■. :.-' ;.-'Mr..'.Galliohan,;'in,-:acknowledging i t«-' .; .presentation,' •' thanked 'the' donors i warmly?-' for theikind gift,-, and; went- : onrtofdeal: .. with matters.ol organisation.;- -It was . good 'talking 'about what • the great' Liberalf ■:.'.- party'had done in thepast ; Whaiwaa);;.',: wanted, was to get'; to work.-and\6mooiSl;:. ; the-way for the next election..;;'.•? ...: '^ .-.-;-..■; i -During-the evening; musicalitems ;war«V; 'contributed '-■• by. Mrs.:' Messrs. E.:J.'Hill,.E.;Parkeß,.and D.^J.;;. Kenny. -The accompanimehte'Vfere playedj ". by ;Mr. Kenny and Miss .Burgess,' of ;Pahii', ;; , 'atua. :;',<■??' ■■-'-; ; '-■'V::^:?-'-.^?;??:??'^?-?