Schoolboy Footballers Visit Parliament Buildings.—Over 130 Rugby football representatives from the Horowhenua, Rangitikei, Taranaki and Hutt Valley primary schools Rugby unions have been engaged since the week-end in a series of tournament games. Yesterday the visitors, together with the local boys, were the guests of several M.P.’s at Parliament House. After being shown through the building and listening to an explanation of the procedure of the two Houses, the boys were entertained at afternoon tea. The picture shows the boys with their hosts and guardians on the main steps of Parliament House. in the front row, left to right, are Mr. F. G. Thompson (Petone), Mr. F. A. Hempleman (Marton Junction); Mr. J. Linklater, MP. for Manawatu; the Hon. J. G. Cobbe, Minister of Defence; Mrs. W. Nash, Mr. W. Nash M.P. for Hutt (who organised the visit to Parliament Buildings); Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M.P. for Egmont; Mr F. Proctor (Foxton), Mr. D. G. McIvor (Petone), Mr. J. Fittall (Hawera), Mr. N. Taylor (Hutt) Mr L. J. Burke (Marton). Mr. H. Miller (Hutt). Second row: Mr. L. J. Furrie (president Taranaki Primary Schools Union), Messrs. E. H. Harland and F. Dyer, Hutt (behind Mr. Furrie); Mr. J. Hogan, M.P. for Rangitikei; Mr. W. J. Melody (president Hutt Valley Primary School Rugby Union. -L. Wallace, photo.

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 284, 27 August 1930, Page 9

Schoolboy Footballers Visit Parliament Buildings.—Over 130 Rugby football representatives from the Horowhenua, Rangitikei, Taranaki and Hutt Valley primary schools Rugby unions have been engaged since the week-end in a series of tournament games. Yesterday the visitors, together with the local boys, were the guests of several M.P.’s at Parliament House. After being shown through the building and listening to an explanation of the procedure of the two Houses, the boys were entertained at afternoon tea. The picture shows the boys with their hosts and guardians on the main steps of Parliament House. in the front row, left to right, are Mr. F. G. Thompson (Petone), Mr. F. A. Hempleman (Marton Junction);

Mr. J. Linklater, MP. for Manawatu; the Hon. J. G. Cobbe, Minister of Defence; Mrs. W. Nash, Mr. W. Nash M.P. for Hutt (who organised the visit to Parliament Buildings); Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M.P. for Egmont; Mr F. Proctor (Foxton), Mr. D. G. McIvor (Petone), Mr. J. Fittall (Hawera), Mr. N. Taylor (Hutt) Mr L. J. Burke (Marton). Mr. H. Miller (Hutt). Second row: Mr. L. J. Furrie (president Taranaki Primary Schools Union), Messrs. E. H. Harland and F. Dyer, Hutt (behind Mr. Furrie); Mr. J. Hogan, M.P. for Rangitikei; Mr. W. J. Melody (president Hutt Valley Primary School Rugby Union. -L. Wallace, photo.