THE HANMER TRIP.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17198, 19 June 1916, Page 9

THE HANMER TRIP.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Extravagances of all # kiu&l ought to ho avoided in these *days of stress, bub Mr Cyrus 'Williams and his friends do not appear to ho seized of all the facts. They are considerably out in their statement of m actual cost, and overlook the long distance to Hanmer which of itself would entail considerable expense. Had the hospital been erected at Puran tho cost of transport would he small. But even then thp- carrying out of ai ceremony suitable to tho occasion woul<3 have cost a good deal. The motion' re fleeting on the Minister was carried without dissent, but that is a far different thing from all tho members voting for it. And it is hard to account for the bnshfulness of soma members of the executive who had enjoyed tho hospitality of the Minister. The density of Mr Williams aftevl thirteen years residence. in Christchurch to discover what Mr Russell’a politics are is unfortunate, beca.usa from the North Cape to the Bluff thW gentleman is recognised as one of ablest exponents of Liberal plrinciplai that the Dominion possesses, and his capacity as a Cabinet Minister ..is doin°' some effective work. —I am, etc., BbANERGESi , uTi v -