SIR WILLIAM HERRIES.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17058, 1 February 1921, Page 9

SIR WILLIAM HERRIES.

PRESENTATION BY CABINET. (frr.CUL TO "THS PRBS9.") W ISLINGTON, January 31. At a Cabinet meeting held tliia a^ r " no on, which will probably ba thft la*» hold before Sir William Hemes'b depart uro on n. to England, bis colIragu" in the Ministry presented hi® nith a t»S :md an umbrella. IV Prime Minister, in making the liri'-rnt uion. :,aid ho hoped Bit Willi.mi Herne* would enjoy tbe trip and, ro«n«i * roin ,s 311ltir0 * am * , + land ot his adoption fully restored alth and strength, and that he wouldj i'.-. icadv to take up any Parlianientaxv m- .Ministen.il duties that fall 1,» lot. So lon K as the present Government remained in office, saul My j|.| Sb ,.v there would always bo a posi" tion for him. He was glad to be able ~, announce to his colleagues t,hat> •hough -ir William Herrics u'ae giving up l'K portfolios, he was not retiring irum lhr Executive. Sir William Horrics, m thanking Ins folk-agues, said he regretted, perhaps r<. en more than they did, that no had found it necessary, for the present ft" nil events, to retire from active political duties, but ho did not intend to be absent many months from New, Zealand, and he trusted lio would be able* t<> take some part in nest session s I ii-ino.":. Ho assured his colleagues : iuit. ii at any time ho could bo of use tu them, or 'to the Parliament, none would bo bettor pleased than he. Ho did not. intend to leave New Zealand permanently, and so long as his constituents were willing to have him as their representative in Parliament, he vniild retain tliat poiition, tfhich he THhicd in a wav ho could not adequately cs pres.