MINISTER IN NAPIER

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 139, 29 June 1937, Page 4

MINISTER IN NAPIER

Civic Welcome for Mr. ^Ullivan RAIL-SERVICE IDEAL The Minister of Eailways, the Hon. D. G. Sulldvan, and Ml'8 Suliivan "were accorded a civic welcome to Napier by tne Mayor, Mr C. O. Morse, this morning. The Minister is visitipg Napier on his Way tq Mohaka, where he wili be present at the pfficial ceremony qf urivmg the last spike in the Monaka Yiaduct to-morrow morning. The meiu: ber for Napier, the Hon. W. E. Barnard, also spoke in welcome. ' Apart from my civic duty of welcome, T can also cJaim the pnvilege of mentioning Mr Suliivan as a f riend, ' ' said Mr Morse. HWe have worked shoulder to shoulder in many municipal matters with sornp success." Mr Mprse brjefly ref erred to the industries of Napier, and tq tlie past wprk of Mr and Mrs Sulli'Van ul Christchurch. The completion qf tgrs Epst Cqast radlway^ lie cpntinued, wquld be an addqd benefit fo Napier and Hawke's Bay, Mr Bavuard reminded the public of the yery fine seryiee rendqred to Napier by Mr Suliivan sopn ofter the eartliquake. At that time Mr SulUvan's Sqle worry had bepn whether the city pf Christchurch should make a contribution of £5000 or £10,000 tq alleviate thq distress following thq disaster, JJe had very sqqu decided in faypur of tlie larger spm, aud Christchurch was pne pf the first tq make a substantial dpnatipn to the relipf fund. Mr Suliivan, in reply, referred to his assoeiation with Mr Morse in matters mundcipal, and thanked both the speakers for their welcome. ' ' Associated with tho spirit of servico are c-ommon «ense and wisdoln, and without them we all must fail," he said. ' 'To that wprd ' wisdom ' I attaeh tlie utmost importance. I believe it ds the ancestor pf all that is gppd in life, pnd when find men like ygurself and Mr Bafnard whq have rendered servico tq others I rea]ise it is sQmefhing worth while because of fhg sqiirce frojn which it comes. ' ' In Teference to the work pf the Induetries and 1 Commerce Department, he said, it WU3 carried on behiud thq scenes, because many of the movpe made, if given unnqpessary publicity, would cause long and bitter controversy with the opposing factionp. All news, however, which dt was felt that the public should know was made public at .the proper time. The ideal Qf the speaker for thq railway seryiee was to use it ais a nieans of giving the public the maximum spryiee available.