MINISTER HONOURED

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 140, 18 June 1929, Page 9

MINISTER HONOURED

'MR. PERRELLE AT BLUFF

STATE ADVANCES LOANS

(By Telegraph.)

(Special to "The Evenino Post")

INVERCARGILL, This Day. The Hon. P. A. do la Perrelle, Minister of Internal .Affairs, was tendered a banquet by his\B!ufi ''constituents on Monday evening. The Mayor presided over 500 people. The Hon. J. G. Cobbe represented the Government. Also present were the Deputy-Mayor of Irivercargill, the Mayor of Gore, Judge Gilfedder, of the Native Land Court, and Messrs.-D. M'Dougall and Tuiti Makitmara, M.P. 's. Mr. Perrelle was congratulated by the Southland local body representatives on his promotion to the Ministry. Tributes were paid to his work, not only for the province but for the Dominion. 7 The portfolio was declared to be justly deserved. In a long speech Mr. Cobbe referred to the land settlement policy of the Government, which, he said, was being handled in a firm, decisive manner. Mr. Perrelle said that the Government was carrying out its election pledges, particularly in regard to providing money for workers ana settlers. The loans,authorised from the State Advances Department from 10th December to '31st May numbered 1465 to settlers, valued at £1,762,770, and 1866 to workers amounting to £1,610,555. The total number of loans was 3331' valued at £3,373,325. Between the same dates 956 loans, valued at £1,198,----900, had been paid over to settlers, while to workers a total of 2064 loans had been paid, the value being £2,178 - 450. New loan moneys.,added to the State Advances capital between these two dates was £3,536,900, and the balance of loan moneys heM available for, investment as at 31st May was £2,480,385. : ■ '';!!: '' " ' ' - .■■''■.•-

He thanked his constituents for the honour they had done him.