THE PRIME MINISTER

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 171, 15 April 1921, Page 4

THE PRIME MINISTER

DEPARTURE FROM WELLINGTON

TO LEAVE AUCKLAND TO-MORROW

The Prim© Minister (th© Right Hon. W. F. Massey) left Wellington for Auckland last evening, on route to London. He is to join tho mail steamer Niagara at Auckland to-morrow. He was accompanied by Mrs. Massey and Miss Massey.

Mr. Massey had a particularly strenuous day in Wellington yesterday. The negotiations regarding butter occupied a part of biis time, and he had a mass of work connected with his departure for London. A hundred matters of detail required his attention, and very many people wished to bid him farewell personally. Telegrams washing Mm bon voyage and congratulating him on the result of the Patea by-election reached him in bundles during the day. He was working at his office until within an hour or so of the departure of the train <or Auckland.

Many personal friends went to Thorndon Station to say good-bye to the Prime Minister and Mrs. Massey. The Ministerial party aboard the train was a large one, sinoe the Hons. D. H. Guthr.e, W. Noswoi'thy, J. G. Coates, and Dr. Pomare were ’accompanying the Prime Minister to Auckland. Hearty cheers for the Prime Minister and his Imiierial mission were given as the train moved out of the station.

Among the telegrams that were received by Mr. Massey yesterday was the following message from the chiefs of the Arawa tr.be: —"Arawa desire you as the Dominion-appointed chief to convey to His Majesty their cordial greetings,, to His Royal Highness the Prince their lively and pleasant recollections of his visit, and to both their steadfast loyalty. Please also greet Sir William Herries, and give him an extra handshake for and on be- ’ half of Te Arawa tribe, and for yourself we wish you God-speed and God s guidance in the (important world matters placed before you, and a safe return. Another interesting message came from Mr T. D. Burnett, M.P. It was as follows: ‘‘On behalf of 'the jieople of the Temuka electorate the man from the mountains wishes you God-speed and a eafe return. The home front is sate, but our lines of communication are threatened, and the commercial front line at Coleman Street 4 and Smithfield is bulging badly. If you can prevent the bears from breaking through there you will do vastly more service to the people than by staying in the Dominion, in this the greatest crisis that the fami y British nations has gone through. M... I say that th« country has but one thought, one plan, one ideal—that its Xlo remain Anglo-Celtic for all time. God guide your counsel.