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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2777, 2 June 1903, Page 3

tin-; he wait t» ir-mg » L ; *. f h !-ii»-* •'• ' Alt iro. to seriool io hia final reti'in lo Liil ■ River, where there was now _ resiiitu.d bsrng built for him. Once ii that rc.-ideiu-t-, he went on to sty, he thought- he wr.u'.d Li »3curely " anch red," In his remaiks Mr Moutgorrery s.tid, that in hII hi; travels, I c had found no pia- iv I lie world like New Zealand, aud lo place ia New Zealand like Little River. (Applause ) He hud beeu e'.a.iated with the residents a Ing timo, an I he must oay they were a persevering community and came out with crsdir, with whatever they undertook. They hal dove Woll in cricket, boatirg and athletii.', and now they had lhe hi a band, which had made most wooderful ) rogress, and would do c cdi", to any district that had much better facilities for getli g instruction, etc. Mr Montgomery, after ;gain thanking them for the aidre--, re.urne I bis sea', amid cheers

Mr H D. Bucharibn then came forward and 6aid there waa another matter he wished to speak about, and that was ?n r.feri-Lce to the L.h.r of the tr»ntUman they had been honouring, th« Hi n. Wm, Montgomery A 1! present were that he had lately m t with a very saver. ..coideu - , but he was tad to say ho wis vow r cov.-rir-g-He won, move—That inte'ing con' gratulat the Hon. W. Montg.nrry on his reco\e y. This was cani-d with ao.lan.a-.im, and the Chairman .aid ho wou'd vait on the Hon. W. Mouigomery and convey the wishes of the meeting The C .aiim-i-i also spoke of the i.biVy < f the I'iaa bi d, ptying the-in sum- ve 'V •'> i;': C-inplim -ills. Mr Wai:e tlsn tpoke in c ni| l.m.uta. y ternu tf Mr W. H. M-Utgnnery. 'lire concluded the formal busineis and refreshments were thenhundid ion id, after whit lindane* to. k wi.i-h «ai kept up vi h much .fiiii till.ili- " We.; _in_' boonkyout, :In twal.''