THE PRIME MINISTER

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10491, 30 November 1911, Page 5

THE PRIME MINISTER

LEAVES FOR THE SOUTH.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.),

WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Primei Minister left'' •Danaievirke this mtornftng for Wellington). He called at Shannon during the afternoon, and opened a mew Fast Office there. In the course of a speech SiJr Jtoseph Ward said:— "We. are devoting our (attention to the large landowners, placing a .Super-tax on Qiofldin,gss of over £40,000 valine, and I would not be at all sawprised if we increased that tax,so as to obtain Hand 'for thle people." After opening the Ctarntegae'Library at Levini, Sir Jos»eplli (who was accompaaniiedl by Lady Ward »aaid M£is« Eileen Ward) oa-me on'to Wellington, arriving at 6.30 (p.m. The Paiiime Minister liad been very ccrdMDy received at the stopping places during the day. On their aaTi'VQl'.at Weilfcrngtom, tlie party was '.'■ welcomed by a- gathering of over two (hundred people. < In. am address to, thai assemblage, S'ilr Josieph, stated that throughout tilie North Island, wherever he had 1 been,, there had foeeni manifested enthusiasm and cordiaSHty rfciluat. Iliad never in /hnstaane beem excelled. The Libera J party had been misrepresented by those opposed to it; but he "was <spin!#nced tliait the miisnepresieaitationsi had been overtaken'., and froon present ihdieatiows ,the peoipd'e of New Zealand would realise ow tlh© mlorning of Detcenibea v Bth. ,the triumph of progressive l Liberalism. He thanked those asisemlbled, and paiitribullariy the women, for theiiir goodwill and wishes for the /success) of the''Liberal; party at tine oomling eTectilons'. Three cheeks were giveni for Sir Joseph and Lady Ward as tliie party drove away. The Prime lMdnister subsequently left for the Sou-bli. . ■"