INTERESTING SPEECHES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15855, 29 August 1913, Page 6

INTERESTING SPEECHES.

THE HOME VIEW. CFbou Oub Own Cobrespondent.) WELLINGTON, August 27. At the reception the visitors made some interesting speeches. Sir E. Hildred Carlile spoke first on behalf of the British Parliamentary Party and, then passed on to experiences at Auckland and Rotorua. New Zealand had its difficulties and so had Britain, but ho felt sure that all were determined to worry through them and ultimately to see that our people obtained the very best conditions of life that were within possible reach. —(Applause.)i One of our difficulties out here was sparseness of population. That was not one of theirs at Home in the Old Country. They were much too thickly populated. They could spare a few, and he had no doubt that many at Home would ultimately come to this country. He could assure those present that the people at Home were interested in our methods. They had marked the contribution that had been made towards Imperial defence. It was a fine act and one that they at Home appreciated. He was not going to say that because of any great need for it, but as <mi illustration of the desire to have a l and in those great undertakings without which the great British Empire could not maintain her prestige or even her existence. Mr Will Crooks, who was pressed for a speech before the party adjourned for tea, was in humorous vein. He stated that they (the British party) " had some marvellous orators with them, 1 ' and it seemed to him to be a calamity that they were not going to call on everyone in turn.—(Laughter.) Referring to the welcome that had been extended to the party and, inter alia, the vaccination, lie added that the British party would carry home with them "marks" of onr sympathy "that would re-, main with them to the end of their days," and in memory of the visit they would be able to bare their arms and say "witness our scaTS." —(Laughter.) Lord Emmott was the last speaker, He remarked that he was not Teally wanted to make a speech, and he would therefore confine himself merely to one or two observations. He wished to tell them at once that the city of Wellington was a very fine city in every way. It was the capital, was it not? The Mayor: Oh, yes. We stick to that. Lord Emmott went on to say that there were other cities here which made a claim to some measure of notoriety.

The Mayor: We don't begrudge them that.

Lord Emmott then added that lie had been some 30 hours here and had had about the best time of his life. The Hon. Mr Bell had made a remark about the people changing their skies but not their minds. He (Lord Emmott) would very much like to suggest to him the query: had we really changed our skies? He said this because the weather here was not unlike what he had experienced at Home. He believed it was the weather here which wade him feel "so very much at Home."— (Laughter.)