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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 202, 11 September 1937, Page 3

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House Honours Deceased Legislators WEEK-END ADJOURNMENT

(By Telegraph-

WELLINGTON Last Nigiht. _ The House of Representatives this afternoon proceeded with tiibutes to past legislators. The Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, movea a motion recording high appreciation of the services of the late Hon. G. W. Russell and sympathy with his relatives. The Prime Minister, after outlining Mr Russell' s life, said that those who had had the privilege of knowing him would agree with him when he said, that Mr Russell had been a very capable member of that House and a foreeful and fluent speaker. His services to the health and education of the country had been of inestimable value and Mr Savage always found him a good friend. The Hon. A. Hamilton, in seconding the Prime Minister' s motion, said that one could not help being struek by the wide field of activity which had engaged Mr Russell' s attention dux-ing his life, and he thought it only fitting that the House should record its appreciation of the part the late Mr Russell had played in the development of the Doxninion. The Hon. D. G. Sullivan and the Rt. Hon. G. W. Eorbes joined with the previous speakers in expressing appreciation of Mr Russell's services, and extending sympathy to his relatives in their bereavement. The sympathy of the House was also extended to the relatives of the late Sir Frederick Lang, a former Speaker of the House and a member of the Legislative Council. Mr Savage stated that the late Sir Frederick had made a mark for himself for his kindly manner, and he had left behind him many friends in that Chamber. He could be truly said to have been a pioneer for the part he played in bringing New Zealand to settlement and civilisation. He had been well known, not only in the Parliamentary spbere, for lxis landly nature, aud members would joiu with Mr Savage in expressing appreciation of his valuable services. Mr Hamilton said that the late Sir Frederick was noted for his kinduess and sympathy ; also for his assistance to young members of the House. To him they had looked for guidance. The Auckland province owed much to him for his work there. Referring to the death of the late Hon. L. M,. Isitt, Mr Savage said most members of the House were i'airly well acquainted with Mr lsitt's record. He had been a very fluent speaker and. political friends and foes alike had appreciatcd his transpareiit honpsty of purpose. Mr Hamilton said few people had played a greater part than Mr Isitt in tho publie and social life of the Doxninion. His work for temperaneo and prohibition must have been very higjily valued by his co-workers in that cause. Similar motions of condolence and appreciation were passed concerning the deaths of Messrs J. McC. Dickson (Chalmers), Charles Hill (Waipawa), Dr, W. A. Chapple (Tuapeka) and the Hon. J. McGregor (Dunedin). The House adjourned at 4.15 until 2.30 on Tuesday as a mark of respeet to legislators who had passed away.