MINISTERS' MOVEMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18578, 10 December 1923, Page 10

MINISTERS' MOVEMENTS.

The Hon. J. Gv Coates, Minister for ~ Public Works and Railways, returned to / '-, Thames yesterday afternoon after a ■ three days' tour of the Coromandel • Peninsula, .. 0n,.,, Saturday he set out from '■■ Coroinandet * ,at& a.m., and proceeded to Tairua, after- 7' wards going on .to Hikuai. The Minister returned to Tairua at 10 p.m. on Satur•lay. Yesterday morning he left at-. 7 - i o'plock for Thames. The first ; : portion of the journey was performed on horseback, the concluding portion being . made }":'" motor. Mr. Coates; travelled by special . train last?evening from Thames' to hrankton, where he joined the -Main, Trunk ex- j press for Wellington. , ' '*- i Sir Francis y. IX Bell, Acting-Prime ' Minister, left for Wellington by the Main ■ \ Trunk last evening. He was accompanied . by Mr. J. D. Giay. secretary fcr Ex- '•./'-' ternal Affiajrs , and the Cook Islands' Departments. ' . ~ . Sir Maui Pomare, Minister for Health, - accompanied by his private secretary, Mr. :"A? : rJ. Conway* leaves this morning for Frankton Junction whence he will •;; motor to Tokanm to inspect themental 7 hospital. He returns to Auckland ' to- ">'■ morrow afternoon and-proceeds to Wha- , ; ; ngarei on Wednesday." evening,* where he * • is to lay the foundation stone. of the 'now .■) nurses' home at: the ; hospital, ." , .1 The, Hon. C. J* Parr, Minister for Jus- 1 ; tice and Education. who is at present ? visiting Australia,, is not expected - back ,v in New Zealand until Christmas-Day :or ( Boxing Day. He wUI arrive in Auck- "-. land. ■ ";•■..-' ■.''••'•••