LORD GALWAY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 February 1941, Page 6

LORD GALWAY

FAREWELL TO people: 0E DOMINION SURVEY O c WAR OUTLOOK. SIR M. MYERS APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR. ißy Telegraph—Press Association.! V ELLINGTON. This Day. . A farewell message to the people of | New Zealand was issued last night on i behalf of Viscount Galway, who has now relinquished his office of GoverI nor-General and left the Dominion on i his return to Great Britain. Simultaneously with his departure a proclamation was gazetted announcing that the Chief Justice. Sir Michael Myers, had assumed the office of Administrator of New Zealand. He will act in that capacity till Lord Galway s successor. Sir Cyril Newall, arrives in

the Dominion and is sworn in as Go-vernor-General of New Zealand. Sir Cyril Newall was recently reported to have arrived in Canada on his way to New Zealand, in his farewell message Lord Galway expressed keen ap-

preciation of the many kindnesses extended to h.is wife and himself during their six years’ residence in this country.

“Since ’hat day in April. 1935. when we first arrived among you. great changes have taken place, both in this country and throughout the world." said Lord Galway. “At that time. New Zealand was just weathering the severe world-wide depression which had caused so much universal distress and suffering. Being a small and fertile country, and having a wonderful productive capacity, it was not long before New Zealand was partaking of the bolter times which followed. DEMANDS OF THE WAR. "During those days few of us dreamed that the world was so soon to be engulfed again in the maelstrom of war. Though some of the nations of the world are not engaged in the present conflict, all arc definitely and adversely affected. To combat the wastage and to aid our Empire in its tremendous bid for victory, all parts of the Commonwealth, in every possible way open to them, must strive to render the utmost assistance.

"Throughout this Dominion splendid work has been done by the National Patriotic Fund Board, by the various provincial patriotic councils, and the patriotic committees, and by (he Lady Galway Patriotic Guild. The various branches of the Navy League, and particularly the Navy League AVar Council. have been unremittingly, conscientiously, and effectively rendering all aid in their power to that service they arc pledged to help. The Red Cross Society and the Order of Si. John, well-organised bodies which have rendered conspicuous service in the past, are once again to the fore in their good work.

"Thousands of young New Zealanders are already serving with the colours and many more are in course of J training. Side by side with the paktha t are found their Maori brethren —clear i proof to the world of their loyalty to I the British Crown and of the deteri mination of the people of the Maori race to play their part in the light for I civilisation. MUCH MORE TO DO. "Throughout the Dominion large ’ numbers of men and women ate helping the cause by contributions in j money and kind, others by personal i service in the Home Guard and variI ous other bodies, and others again by making comforts for our boys in the! ' fighting services. To all of these I , would say. 'Your King and Country • thank you: carry on.’ Howeve, there is' much more to do. and I feel I cannot j stress too much the vital need for' every person, whatever his sphere in' life imiy be. to pltiy his full part. "Soon you will have among you rH new Governor-General —one whose I outstanding record as an administratorj of the Royal Air Force is already well known to you. I e.m sure you will) accord to Sir Cyril Newall, and to j Lady Newell, a very cordial welcome, to New Zealand. "I should like once again to ex-' press my warmest thanks to the Gov-! eminent of Now Zealand and to the i people in all parts of the Dominion—-I Maori and pakehri alike- for the many | kindnesses they have shown to us dur-, mg the past six years My wife and I, .<re deeply sensible of all that has been ; done to make c.ur stay a pleasant one.l and we carry away with us most! happy recollections of New am! i .''.id its people "