OROUA ELECTORATE

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2310, 1 December 1925, Page 2

OROUA ELECTORATE

PRESENTATION TO MR. AND SIRS. J. H. TAVLOR. At a gathering of- Labour member* and sympathisers at Feilding on Saturday night, -a’ presentation • was -mads to Mr. and Mrs. J. >H. -Taylor in recognition of Mr. Taylor's-.worJc- in this electorate at the general elections. The president of th e branch, Mr. J, Whittle, in presenting Mr. Taylor with a gold-mounted fountain pen, said that, although Labour had suffered a set-back in the recent elections, it had no real significance. Labour stood for what was right and just, and, on the whole, was steadily gaining pound. With regard to the campaign in this electorate, he wished to express his appreciation of the work done by Hr, and Mrs. P. G. Guy. Their energies had only been exceeded by the candidate himsoif who put up a good, clean and it gave him great pleasure to make the presentation on behalf of the Labour supporters of this electorate, in recognition of Mr. Taylor’s “work. Mr. Taylor, responding, said he had not expected anything like that, and appreciated the kindness shown* him not only now, but during the recent campaign. He was grateful to the courtesy that had been extended to him right throughout the electorate, not only by Labour supporters, but also by many of his opponents. Ho. also wished to express his thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Guy, and espedallly to Mrs. Guy who had acted as his secretary. In Mr. Guy’s capacity as secretary of th e local branch, the .built of tha work in connection with tha recent campaign had naturally fallen on them, and they had done It willingly. He did not think that Labour supporters had any reason to be disheartened over the results of the recent elections. Labour had gained over 35,000 votes since the election of 1922, and although their representation in Parliament was depleted, tha day was not far distant when the pendulum would swing the other way. The presentation of a set of afternoon tea dishes to Mrs. Taylor twaa made by Mrs. P. G. Guy, who Said that Labour in Oroua electorate Waa indebted to Mrs. Taylor because she had undertaken the responsibility of Mr. Taylor’s affairs at home in order to allow him to contest this seat-

Mr. W. Thompson ,of Levin, conveyed to the gathering 1 the fraternal greetings of Levin and Fo;rton branches, and of Manawatu L.R.C. He also spoke of Mr. Taylor, who is president of Manawatu L.R.C. and of Levin branch, in terms of the highest esteem. . Musical and elocutionary items. wer« r rendered during the evening by Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Guy, and Miss Guy (St an Way), Mr. Oliver (Makino), and. Mr. Lashlie, Mrs. Bennett, and Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Guy, of Feilding. A letter was received“,by the secretary of the local branch from the' president of the Hunterville branch, conveying the good wishes of the.fr members, and regretting his inability to be present. ”Auld Lang Syne” concluded a very enjoyable evening.