WAIKATO SHOW

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 30, 6 February 1929, Page 5

WAIKATO SHOW

INVITATION TO SIR JOSEPH WARD

AUCKLAND, February 5

There was a discussion at the executive meeting o£ the Waikato Winter Show Association to-day on the question of who will open this year's show. ' ■* The president (Mr A. K. Alexander) pointed out that the Right Hon. j G Coates performed the ceremony last year, and it had been the practice to alternate between the Prime Minister and the Governor-General Mr J. B. Tidd wanted to know if the Association would be accused of political colour if it ignored Sir Joseph Ward, in view of the change of Government. Mr p H . Chapman said it would 118 a line tiling H. the town could got Sir Joseph Ward to come. There was a ■ general feeling of optimisi would become more hrmly established It the new Pr» Mm.et er were present at the show. Mr Alexander asked what would happen if Parliamnt were defeatcl. * Mr Tidd said he considered that no carties wanted a change now. f It was decided to ask Sir Josep Ward to open the show. Later it. was pointed out that the Prime Minister was unable to „le, it would do infra dig. to ask ffie Governor-General, wt(o should not he second fiddle.