SOCIAL AND REUNION

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10665, 21 June 1912, Page 4

SOCIAL AND REUNION

MASTERTON BOROUGH STAFF. The staff of lie Maaterfon Boifouteb. .Cbunral held tiheir first re-unaon TL Hflie' Urotds' iEs-H . ]aet evening. Mr AV. Braggkis presided, and amongst ■tihc*se patesent ,mere Ithe Hon.. J. A. Hanan, rfcke- Mayor land: Borough I'CoxmiciLliiom Mr Rrag-gdns,. in ,w©licbmjng those pireseat, said that lis 'wa& especially to welcome the ' iMiinifiter of Justice, and was 'highlypleased >tb Bee the Borough Councillors .prase l !!* in Mi force. During tie.evenin'g a« aumtpffcuicus repalst wais paritdkeun of, and a long list of ftloasts ■were hclioured. Speeches weiV made iby the Mayor .and .CbuiicillcTg jaresen't, w3io .al referred to. v . the , .very 4 amiieabte i-ela.tiior.is which existed be- ; iweeta'. the BoTbugh staifE and the Bortough Counciillora. It Vas generally agreed Masterfc'iii"toils most for*umiate in. having such, a qualified and a!ble stiiiff cf meiv. Many reminiscences x'f ihe early municipal day* of M'asteTtoni wel-e giveta, by the older VCbmilciJlbrs. ..'.■.■

Tiie Hon. J. A. Hainan,, in replying to the toalst of ithe New Zoa!iari>d Parliament, referred to the reform© •which he, as Minisfcer of Education, Ihoped ito ibring about. He referred 'especially to free University cducw /fc.\on> 'aiiid 'ttihe m'edbal i'n'epecticin of 'school child-toeta. The latter, said .Mr flJaiuui., was of vital importance,, as |lif'-New Zealand mlas to'br-rame a.. igrealt 'nation, it wao neeeEsary. to »t----•tenid to the Sieaiitli of th | o rising, generations. In rr' fefrring .to the prefcenfc /Ministry, he said he was stirte tfefc •if the members of it Veire given an opportunity to prove tliemc&e.lve®, ibey Hvould..g:iw a good a&ccufltof themi**lves. He was sira-e itihaV; the people. | were anxious t-liaJk the> present. Gov- 'f I iernoneni. shouLd,. have am, opportunity ; I of ishtowing what theiy were, made pfV jA.II itiliey aisfced, for' was; a' fair rtriiaL ' 'The. Minister conckid&d by; 'advising •tlie'working'men- of Masterton to take ! a deep MiU'ereet in- ilie.fcaid question, ■ 'as detail*, laud meant low wages. • Theland question' itto-day was the most vitas! question: in New .Zealand. Ho 'hoped tbiai aji wonM' urge foi* closer ■settlement and fetisaifsiite cultiva-fioa. 'He toondlude-id by thamlH'ng the Borougfli etmpl'oyees far their anvitaltion. to* Uiim thai leveiming, and lie* was .ver.f ■pleasieid to ihe wMI them. He always* y j loonisid'eireid thaifc it .was ithe dtaty of--* a Qaibiineb Minfetw to get in'.touch- _ •v.*ii.bh the ,psop.le as .muucli ,aa possf'ble.

The function' was randoubt'ed!ly,o-tt& \o£ the most ©uccelssfal.of the kind.yet fhcild in' Mas.t'ertou, and the energy of Itho committee who fold the arriangemants in hand deserve the greatest credit/ and are !to be cong>rait>u'la- : ted on the cuccess of tlites gathering. The (ps'bcetidiings were -kirm-irated by ■ the singing of "Aaild Laiig Syne."