THE AUCKLAND WELCOME
"The Mayor has said we are being welcomed by the people of New, Zealand as well as Wellington," said Mr. Massey at tli6 Town Hall'to-day. "I believe that is so, and' I just want to say a word about the meeting in Auckland. I have seen the accounts thai appeared in the Wellington papers. :. They were very fair arid good reports,/ except in one particular—they did not convey a correct impression of the reception we met with there." He was an Aucklander, and knew an Auckland. reception when he saw it. On this occasion the hall was crowded, andnnmbers tit people were turned away. And they were most enthusiastic, except for a small section in the corner.of the hall; but the meeting was SO to J in their favour. Without touching on politics, or any such reference, he could say that the welcome was a very hearty and orderly one, as this one was.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 33, 8 August 1919, Page 8
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157THE AUCKLAND WELCOME Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 33, 8 August 1919, Page 8
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