THE PREMIER IN HAWKE'S BAY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1662, 31 January 1913, Page 4

THE PREMIER IN HAWKE'S BAY.

•' : 1. GOOD IMPRESSION. ■■<. '"-'. ' '. '.;-'/■ (By Itelegrraph.-Spocial Correspondent.) ■'■ ■ '...-' Hastings, January SO.; Tho visit of tho Prime Minister nnd of Mr. Her'rics to this district was n'marked success. Tho Primo Minister's, replies to\ deputations wore concise nnd to tho point. His ready grasp of tho matters before him was obvious to nil, but ho studiously avoided ... tlio tmic-hoiiourod Ministering , custom of molting promises', or half-pro-mises to all who, asked. He looked at matters not from tho parochial but from tho imtionnl standpoint. As ; a case in poijit, the nianngcr of tho Frimley Can-' nine; Factory pointed out that his'factory whs likely to ltavo to close down owing to the difficulty of obtaining boy and girl labour. Tho Prime' Minister's reply was that tho present Government was doing more in a year in tlio way of immigration ; than his predecessors had dono in 6«vernl years,' and ho indicated clearly that ho looked .upon 'increased, population as , a .vital necessity for tho Dominion,' ■ net merely in order to provide labour for our manufacturing industries,", but also from tho point of view of national defence. Mr. Massey emphasised that in this matter ho was not legislating so much for .the, present as for the future. The .Prune Minister was in excellent form in tho evening, when ho spoke at tho theatre. .•'■•, Tho great popularity Of tho Hnwko« Bay member (Mr. H. M. Campbell) war abundantly testified to not only by th« veception: given by his constituents, but nbo'in tho warm tribute paid to him bj tho Premier, Mr. Hcrrios, and his fellow members of .Parliament.-'.'. Altogether tha gathering was a, great success.' , ■ ,y