Progress League Tour

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1921, Page 4

Progress League Tour

CIVIC RECEPTION AT IH-ENTIEPM-I SI. EX HEIM. September 20. The- party representing the Canterbury Progress l.eagiie arrived at m<"niieiiu from Nelson this afternoon. Ihe tour is being favoured with splendid weather. On their way through Minelock they were approached by Mr Emit l (chairman of the Town Hoard), and asked for Canterbury’s support ton aids Nelson road in the scheme of the Highways Hill. The party were favotirab y impressed with the claim, and told Mi Smith that they would recommend it at Christchurch. The visitors were motored to Mass-acre ni || ~t Tun Marina, this afternoon. M1 „l were accorded a ,-ivie reception to-night at the Council Chambers a number of leading citizens being I"*'-

Thc Mayor (Air E. S. Parker) having I apologised for the absence of Mr R- Me- ' (*:i 11 um. M.P-. who had .suffered a family bereavement, heartily welcomed the party to Marlborough, and said that tin- people of this district were grateful fur the proof now being afforded them '~f the new ami closer interest being ' token bv Canterbury in their affairs uiul aims. Mm progress movement ’ started here a year or two ago "ceded some vindication. Ihe ' o< n 1 liogi'si- ' Committee bad been subjected to much ' captious criticism and everything that went wrong find been blamed oil to it. The Canterbury touch sho'.d 1 do a ! t of good. i Other local speakers were Messrs \Y. .1. Girling (chairman "f the Prngrcs; ' ( nmiiiittee). 11. .1 Mitchell (vice-presi-dent). \V. I'ayne (manager of Dalgetl ' .mil Co.). C. W. Parker and Cr. Duncn*. / v I .Mr I’ayne. speaking as an old s.an- ' terb'iryite. said one lesson that the ! huger province could, ami should learn ; from Marlliorough was in regard t lucerne growing. The advantage that ilia district ciiinyi'd in this ennnexion was i-.-iilly wonderful, and he did not ! see why Canterbury should not he able ! to follow the i Mill I le with -mce--. j Mr If. Holland expressed appreeiatiuli of the' civic weiemne. lie had i hi'en mo-t agr.'ei'ily impressed with ! what lie had seen thmuohni't Hie tour, jvtiich. I.e explained, was hv no mem's | in the nature - f a bu'iday i'lnnt or jay ! ride.' Tim Canterbury Progress l.eej i;i'» was eudeiiv-.iiring to abolish, so to 'speak, the imaginary provincial I'.oe- | ,| tries, with an eye to the .-o-ordinal idi jnf [lie intcrc.-ls ol I lie ."'oulli Island | W hid, he I, -li.--.-l Iml a great future. hast year they visited Westland, and , that mission had been attend'd "It" i such encouraging results that the i' 1 , , i Va- lieillg followed UU oi also iill I'C j w ith Ala; 11,-.rough ami Nel- ,u. lie •! I, l ilied the ,u licit m- and inlliiem e . , the ( ;inler l 'in v I'logie.-. I.” "go in cu j 1 hesia-t i, tel in- and ment imieii l im t u ! vot... for It!'-’ i. Hili.it! d ; 'a. II". Mr 11 —li;i ■! I n"d Mail j I ,■ ni 'Ti jo|- the -uppert it bad give jio ('ant- rh 'ly - - claim 1 • the location ol | I lie S haul of forest ly. j Mr 11. .!. Mai l iner traverse,! t.-.e | hi-t,,r\ lie agitation for til." eon Lji,", ie 11 of i'iel in .ml (To. sl.li I a I, I rail. Mid ~::u|e an import an I staleVei.i with I'l -I" et I O ('anteiTu.i' , i ailw Cy i , ll'.' rm lien poll: V. (Iw ing to l!:< j phlegniiit ie nuinnei' in w lieih the AlarlI .rollgil | t anil tilnse along the j "(lice ap| 11, 111 1 111 11 , o 1 • 1 1! "11 ( . I lie I aulerhiuy iiilei. -i ,„.,h,l off. and lima 1.1 I telll 101 l aa - i "ileent IC ted oil the eh. licet ot eoinplet ing tile ((lira Tuunel. and ! joining up with the We-t Const. Tb.ink'll a large degree to the enetgy "f M’e i’l ogress l.eague that luvoeinent va-la-ing all ended wu!i sucre*-. Air Alari inet went on to say that in t.u* , nurse • f the tour lm was eiiiiiphti' eonvertad to Ihe aih is ilileiie-- of | usliing on w ill, ill. enusl , Ileli.rli el' the Kl'ller line, in o.Mei tinii the .-'out!, 1-land system nigi.t he ei.hip!eie. 1 so far a* eOiiiiiiunia t i,,n II Win end to end wa- (Ulleeinecl il wa- show n to him that in the ease ol Ihtlier lhere was a gap of onlv lh) mil. . ml 27 I .Me: r ill’ length ■: ui

ah. Tv '"''ii a tbei -cd. TT ougb tiler.ii ,1 been some mi-enili'i standing in the past, tiie (Tu isteli iii'cli Chamber of ('oiinm-i re bail never gone hack oil its word. If the AlarHiol ough peonl,, a, . 11 1 • I pro, a- that tliev were very much in earnest about the lia.-l Coast railwap. and that. l!ic v were preperad to take the matter up w holi-hcaitedly and put I heir ease to t lie country forcibly and iu-ist cut ly. ('an! erbuiy would lull k them up. Speaking as the president ol the ('anleiTinry branch of the Navy l.eague. Mr Mariiner warmly thank (1 1 the Marlborough people of their generous donation of L'l.OlMI to the widow.- ami orphans, Mr W. K. AleAlpilie said that if the I’rogress l.eague had done nothing than kill the tow n versus count i y spirit in C.interhiirv. its existence hail heen fully justified. Other speakers were: Messrs W I. Riltler. J. t). Coop, C. White and \Y. AI. Hamilton. I.iiieine growing was a prominent topic, the visitors being greatly impressed willi wliat they had seen. The party will he taken for a trip in the Sounds to-morrow, as guests of the I’rogress ('oinniil tee. They will I ■ nmfored about the Wairau I’lain on Wednesday and will address a public meeting at Rlcnbeitn in the evening.