PARLIAMENTARY EXCURSION
TO ADVERTISE WANGANUI. ; (By Telegraph—Press Association.) I WANGANUI, Last Night, ! A party of members of Parliament arrived early on Saturday morning, i:\ response to an invitation by tho Chamber of Commerce to spend the weekend in Wanganui. At 9.30 o'clock the visitors divided into two parties, one going in motors to Mangamahu, and the other to Para-para road. The visitors were greatly impressed by the potentialities of the district, and predicted that when the Raehiti railway Was put through, and the necessary roading was done, tho district will rank as one of the most important in New Zealand. In the afternoon the party were taken to various points of interest in the town. In the evening a big banquet was held. For the upriver excursion on Sunday the weather was very bad, and to a great extent spoilt the rally.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10716, 23 September 1912, Page 5
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142PARLIAMENTARY EXCURSION Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10716, 23 September 1912, Page 5
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