TRIBUTES PAID

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 81, 2 October 1940, Page 7

TRIBUTES PAID

LATE MR. A. E. JULL, M.P.

"A NATIONAL FIGURE"

LOSS TO COUNTRY

Sincere tributes were paid in the House of Representatives yesterday to the memory of the late Mr. A. E/Jull, National member for Waipawa, whose death occurred on September 27. His distinguished services to New Zealand were placed on record and a motion of condolence and sympathy with his; family was passed. i After recounting the various public offices that Mr. Jull had held, the j Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser) j said that Mr. Jull's death had come as a shock to every member of the Legislature. He had been a familiar figure in the national life of the country. On | entering Parliament he had quickly showed his capacity as a debater. He j had the ability to analyse measures incisively. His sense of humour had seldom been surpassed in the House. I Nobody was in doubt at any time as to where Mr. Jull stood in respect to any matter that came before Parliament. "As a political controversialist he was eminently satisfactory," he added. Behind all his public utterances there was always the man. His relationship with his family could not have been surpassed for genuine happiness. He was held in respect in his district both in business and social circles. His geniality and friendship were accepted factors of his life. He showed kindliness of heart to many people, especially those in distress, and his popularity was great. LEADER'S PRAISE. The. Leader of the Opposition (the Hon. A. Hamilton) said that Mr. Jull j liad achieved a record for public seryice equalled by few men in the province which he represented. He had served'his country to the fullest extent and his services were outstanding. As a family man he had been a model. He was an outstanding public figure, and for his age had an amazing vitality to! the. last. His passing was a challenge) to the younger generation to step along and advance the cause of citizenship. The Hon. Sir Alfred Ransom (National, Pahiatua) said he had known Mr. Jull for half a century. He was a man of fixed convictions, for which he would fight to the last with great determination. His association with the Waipawa seat was a case in point. During three consecutive periods he had been defeated by the late Sir George Hunter, but he continued the fight until he was eventually returned for the electorate. "He was a big man; with a big heart, who put the interests of the country before all other interests," he. added. I

. The Minister of Labour (the Hon. P. C.-Webb) referred to Mr. Jull's generosity and his genial smile. He was idolised by his own family. Hawke's Bay and the House of Representatives were the poorer by his death.

Mr. W. J. Poison (National, Stratford) said that Mr. Jull was a national figure. He was not only respected, but was intensely popular as well.

Mr. E. L. Cullen (Government, Hawke's Bay) said that Mr. Jull had been, responsible for many kindly actions, especially to returned soldiers when times were hard.

"Speaking on behalf of the Native race, Mr. E. T. Tirikatene (Government, Southern Maori) paid a high tribute to Mr. Jull's memory, and especially for the work he had done for the Natives in the Hawke's Bay district.

The Speaker (the Hon. W. E. Barnard) .said that although a doughty fighter, Mr. Jull fought cleanly and openly, and never showed his opponents any malice. He made special reference to the work that Mr. Jull had done-as chairman of the Select Committee ■• which considered the Napier earthquake legislation. His tactful efforts were responsible for improving many of the clauses of the Act.