GREYMOUTH NATIVE LEASES

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 February 1910, Page 1

GREYMOUTH NATIVE LEASES

DKITTATLnN TO**THK MINI>IKK. TO KNTKKTAJN MU. MACKKNZIK. A very liiH meeting of Native l!u----serve lessees was held lasi night m iiu> Municipal Chambers over v. Ii i<-|i the Mayor preside.!, ills Worship explained that Mr. Mackenzie would arrive in Hreynioiuh tins even me mi his Sirs! \ isit rhi ■ -uuli the disinel ami ii was tine to the resilients ‘•t (.Ireytmint.lt to ilo him honor on the 'evasion of that visit. lie hoped to see a large representative gathering ■ii Ins arrival ami the eili/.eiis do him hill ii"iior as he had already proved hinisel 1 ii"t *..n!y a capable Minister lint also a most painstaking advocate of the jmprni eineiil of loinisi resorts m "Inch branch "f the < ioveniim iii viia-Mii' had proved liiins'df a staunch el' I.'lll, Tilde were in. ll'. sllell re'"i l s in Westlam! and he (the Mayor) tell assured that tin- visit of s,, practical a minister would result in tin development nt a great deal of tourist : lathe here. Hitherto this branch of he service he had in hand had been had acquired the stains of Cabinet Minister he felt that they wore in in-. 111 y g. -'d hands and c.add ieh on a ' hroiiehoiii Westland. in the niean- ' urn- I hey had tin- ■i nest |. ,n ..f !Im he as wadi as they had a r.-ai live M niisl' i coming aim n>r : In-in ami : hey were desirous ~f placing their ''•hill iln tinnier came before I’ariiann nt for discussion lb. y am! he would Ml k MoU ;he excel p. ,sf, i,,n. idle Mil \ , I "111-hide,! by saying that Mr. Mac U"in'ic would arrive by the KV-efton rain this Saturday evening and he had no dmi b: that In wa mid .im . ,rd a reception to any depulal mu appointed " interview him. Mr. 1-. I ampbel I moved i hat a depntatnm consisting of those presoni wan '<| o.ll Mr Mackenzie on any occasion a 'll veil lent and lay In foiv him i'ets o| the leaseholders of 11 rex menu It. d hi- was -a ended U Mr. < (''Donnell ami carried. Mr. •' nin mass said t hat he would en ■ d'"ir to arrange for the deputation meet Mia Mackcn/ie on Monday bin i! might be (hat his arrangements for h' l '"'it hern tii j i ha I a 1 ready been amdc and u. th.at case he would arr;in ~“ hir the deputation to him ■ n his return from the smith. Mr. (' Kettle advocated giving Mr, Maeken/ie a bampmt on the occasion ■ j liis (irsj official visit to t)ie Coast. Mr. Jones second.-d the motion, "lib'll was discussed at considerable hngth and titgreed lo subject f ( , the Minister s tirci p(atice of (he invitaI ion, I he inerting then adjourned til! they received notice of the Minisier’s ap!'ri.val of (he hampiel and Hie date he ■■mild select which it coidd be held.