THE PRIME MINISTER.
RECOVERING FROM INFLUENZA. WORKING IN HIS BEDROOM. (By Telegraph.— Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. Yesterday, for the first time in this session, the' familiar figure of Sir Joseph Ward was not seen in the House of Representatives. He was confined to his bedroom in Parliament Buildings, recovering from the attack of influenza which compelled him to take to his bed over the week-end.
It is reported by the few privileged to visit the Prime Minister that his condition has materially improved, and it was anticipated that this afternoon he would resume his place in the House. Sir Joseph's capacity for work is not ■nipaired by his slight illness, and yesterday he dealt with several dispatch boxes full of important papers requiring his perusal and signature. The Minister of Defence, the Hon. l. M Wilford, led the House in the Prime Minister's absence. There was a division just before the adjournment at I(UU p.m. on the Defence Estimates, but a? the position was by no means critical it was not necessary to summon the Prime Minister to the Chamber.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 215, 11 September 1929, Page 12
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181THE PRIME MINISTER. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 215, 11 September 1929, Page 12
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