VISITS TE KUITI.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 552, 22 March 1913, Page 5

VISITS TE KUITI.

DISTRICT DEPUTATIONS. NATIVE LANDS AND ROADS. PROGRESS OF SETTLEMENT. MR HERRIES BANQUETTED. In response to the various local bodies at Te ui , Hon. W. H. Herries, Minister of Kailways and Native Affairs, P al j„ aa official visit to Te Kuiti on e day. The Ministerial party. I w . h eluded Messrs Johnston and Balnea vra, private secretaries, was joine a • Kuiti by Miss Ellison, private secretary. The Minister was received at the railway station by Mr ° s Jones, representing the Borough Council and Chamber of c ° m ™ e * c ®' and a number of councillor*, includ rig Major Lusk, Messrs Somerv lie Walsh, Graham, and others, to « et^ r with Mr A. Scholes, chairman of the Waitomo County Council, and Us Gregg and Berry. In the same train as that which brought the Minister there arrived a large number of Otorofaanga visitors, including Messrs J. Ormsby, F. Forster, Whtye and others. In the unavoidable absence of the Mayor the Minister was formally welcomed by Mr Mostyn Jones. Immediately after arrival of the party an adjournment was made to the o ough Chambers, where the Minister received deputations. Mr 0. K. i son, member for the district, in a few words welcomed Mr Herries to le Kuiti. The various deputations were then introduced by Mr Wilson. i