OUR PERIPATETIC PREMIER.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8102, 23 March 1906, Page 5

OUR PERIPATETIC PREMIER.

* INTERESTING RECORD OF HIS MOVEMENTS. The peripatetic proclivities of the Premier have frequently been the , subject or comment, and to eDable the public to more thoroughly appreciate the extent of his wanderings up and down since Parliament closed its doors early on the morning of 31st October. The diary is as follows: October 31st—Left for the South tp open a new section of the Cheviot railway. November 2nd—Returned to Wellington. November 2nd—Left Wellington for Palmerston North. » November 3rd—Returned to Wellington. November 7—Left for Auckland, and spoke on November Bth at Paeroa, and subsequently opened a railway to Waihi and a section of the Helensville line. He also addressed meetings at various plaoes in the Auckland district, and on his way South spoke at New Plymouth, Wanganui, Ureytown, and Mar- , tin borough. November 26tn— Returned to Wellington by special train. November 27th—Left for Shannon, and addressed a meeting there. November 28th—Returned to Wei-, lington. November 28th—Le't for the South. November 29th—Spoke at Christchurch. November 30th—Left Christohuroh for Dunedin. December Ist—Left Dunedin by special train for Lawrence to > turn the first sod of the railway to Roxburgh. December 2nd—Was at Waihola and Stirling. December 6th —(Election Day)— Returned to Wellington. Deoember 12th—Left on a trip in the Tutanekai for Marlborough Sounds. December 14th—Returned to Wellington. December 16th—Left for Chriatchurob, whereon Deoember 18th he laid the foundation-stone of the Christohuroh Exhibition. Deoember 19th—Returned to Wellington. Deoember 21st—Left for Auckland. Deoember 28th Returned to Wellington. December 28th—Left for Gxeymouth by the Tutanekai. January 25th, 1906 Returned to Wellington. January 26th—Left for , Pahiatua, and spoke afc'a politioal banquet there. January'29th—Returned to Wellington. February sth—'Left for Palmer- 4 ston, where he attended a banquetto Sir Joseph Ward. February 6th—Returned to Wellington. ' \ February 13th—Left for Waipawa, attended a banquet there, and . went on to Hastings and Napier next day. February 16th—Returned to Wellington in the Tutanekai. February 17th—Left for Oamaru, attended a banquet to the Hon. T. Duncan at Ngapara, on February 19th; opened the new High Sohooi at Ashburton on February 20th. February 21st—Returned to Wellington. February 21st—Went to Hastings and attended a native meeting. February 26th—Returned to Wellington. Marob 3rd—Left for Auckland by the Tutanekai, received the footballers there on Maroh 6th, ana attended a banquet at Rotorua on March 9cb, On bis way South attended Ja banquet at Foxton on March 13th, another banquet at Levin on March 34th ; returned ,to Wellington by special train at 2.15 a.m. on March 15th. March 15th—Left for the South and attended a banquet to Mr F. R. Flat man, M.H.K., at Geraldine on March 16th. March 18fch—Returned to Wellington.— EveningPpst.