THE PRIME MINISTER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 312, 26 September 1908, Page 5

THE PRIME MINISTER.

, A PRESENTATION. ' The private secretaries of Cabinet Mimsirs combined yesterday to make a presentation,to Sir Joseph Ward, as a token of re'pect on the attainment of his political 1 ma/ority. The : prescfltatioji. tops the form ?fi> travelling clppk-in a red mprpeep case, it, was . inscribed as follp-vva :-^- ( Tho Right Hon. Sir Jpseph 'Wa.rd, P.t?,,'' Priino,; Minister, _ • t(ie EriVSto seprp-. ta'ries of tho Oabipet Ministers', as a. tofc:pn of- their regard (jn the. twehty-RTst anniversary ,'of-his":plection tfl farliamlnt! and th'o first atfpiyprsaTy of the prpplamatipn of Zealand as a Dominion," Messrs. j, F, Andrews aiid J, JJisiop made the wpsentation, Sir Joseph expressed his deep infor tho very Hindjy thought \yhich had ftrpmpted tjia presentation, and whip" "he valnpd yery h'Shly, _ He said po one cognised he did the high q«a!!Mtions of . tfe priVate secrotarie's and the very important and confidential duties they had to perform. The members of the Legislative Council will' present the Primp Minister' \vitii a silver dessert service in commemoraiion of the twpiity-first anniversary of hjs ent'oring into . political life. The presentation Vfill be made at IB,SQ to-day in the Legislative Council chamber, The following telegram has been recoived by the Prime Ministor from the Mayor of Auckland '(Mr- Arthur Myers): "On behalf of the citizens pf 1 congratulate you oh the attainment of your political majority, which coincides appropriately with tbe first anniversary of the raising to the gtatus of a Dominion of the conn-, try of whose Administration you are po\y the head, and in wposp <#nncils you have for many years played loading and djjtjjj? guished : part, I heartily wish' yon many happy returns of tho day, and trust that •you may live loitg and bp snared, so tha*! our Dominion may enjoy the benefit of your ripe experience aiid statesmanship."