PREMIER OR GOVERNOR?

Hokitika Guardian, 9 February 1929, Page 6

PREMIER OR GOVERNOR?

OPENING OF WAIKATO SHOW. AUCKLAND, Fob. o There was a piquant uiscusson at an executive meeting of the M aikato Winter Show Association to-day on the question as to who will open this year’s show. The president, Mr A. K Alexander pointed out that the Right Hon. 'J. G Coates performed the ceremony last year, and it had been the practice to alternate between the Prime Minister and the Governor-General. \| r j. Ji). 'Field wanted to know if the association would he accused of political colour if it ignored Sir Joseph Ward in view of the change of Government. VI r F. H. Chapman said it would be a fine thing if the town could get Sir Joseph Ward. There was a general feeling of optimism, which would become more firmly established if the new Prime Minister were present at the show. Mr Alexander asked wlmt would happen if Parliament should meet before the show and the present Government were defeated. Mr Tidd said he considered that no parties wanted a change of Government now. It was decided to ask Sir Josepn Ward to open the show. Later it was pointed out that of the Prime Minister was unable to come it would he infra dig to ask the Gov-ernor-General, who should not he second fiddle.