THE PREMIER.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 930, 22 February 1872, Page 2

THE PREMIER.

The Premier and Mrs Fox, a panied by Mr Warden Whitel Inspector Shallc.rass, and Mr. private secretary, arrived at Al on Saturday evening. Mr and Fox were the guests of the Wi and Mrs Whitefoprd. Messt Guinness and M. H. Haydenh interview with the Premier 01 arrival, to ascertain at what tin would receive a deputation of Jg dents. Eight o'clock p. m. wasn at which time the majority of tl habitants assembled at the ! House. The • deputation was. 8 by Mr Guinness, and was intra by the "Warden. Mr Guinness an address, and Mr Fox replied speech-which occupied nearly i in its delivery. The Premier's i remarks were received with lon plause by the crowded ad After thanking Mr Fox the | tion withdrew. " The Greymouth Literary 3 requested the Hon. the Premier, in town, to deliver a lecture in the Flood Belief Fund. Mr I closed a. cheque for £lO 10s Secretary of the Institute to be! to the fund mentioned, but sta inability to comply with the g the Committee in the following —" Sir, —It would have gi fl much pleasure to accede toy quest that I sbould deliver a lee

Lid of the Relief Fund on iry return from Eeefton, but it is ray intention to proceed thence to Westport, Whence I may have to go on to Hokitika without returning here. tinder these circumstances I fear it will not be in my power to do what [on ask. I beg however to enclose a cheque for £lO 10s, as a mark of the sympathy entertained by Mrs Fox and myself for the sufferers by the late calamity. —I remain, sir, your most jbedienfc servant, William Fox. [Jreyinoutb, 16th February, 1872."