THE LATE PRIME MINISTER

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12169, 20 June 1925, Page 4

THE LATE PRIME MINISTER

“A GREAT FIGURE PASSED” STATES THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. Speaking vesterday' at the annual meeting of the Bank of New Zealand, Sir George Elliot (chairman) said; “I cannot close this review without referring te the lamented death of our late Prime Minister, William Ferguson Massey Added to a native charm of manner, his honesty and single-minded-ness of nurpose won for him hosts of sincere friends, compelled the respect and regard of his political opponents, and earned the warm affection of th© people at large. With his death there passed a great figure in New Zealand history We, the directors of this bank were brought into direct contart with him in his capacitv as Minister fer Finance, and invariablv .did we find him courteous and kindlv Ha had, too. an uncommon fund of commonsense. and ever took a broad 'dew of ibe affa-rs connected with the institution. The directors have, on your behalf. tendered to Mrs Massey and t» the memb-rs of her family a very de«o svmnethv in bar and tbeir bercav®* ment.”