DELEGATION LEAVES

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 242, 13 May 1933, Page 3

DELEGATION LEAVES

Departure for Conference enthusiastic" SEND-OFF Press Association. —Copyright. Wellington, May 12. Carrying members of the New Zealand I delegation to the World Economic Con- ■ ference, the Rangitata left Wellington > at noon to-day for London. Members of the official party are the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes (Prime Minister), Mrs. Forbes. the Hon. R. Masters (Minister of IndusI tries and Commerce), Mrs. Masters, Mr. I G. C. Rodda (Assistant Secretary to the 5 Treasury), Professor C. A. Jeffery (priv- | ate secretary to the Prime Minister) and f Dr. R. M. Campbell (private secretary to >$ the Minister of Finance). Present on the wharf to bid farewell i to the delegation were the acting-Prime ! Minister (the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates) and Mrs. Coates, members of Cabinet and t their wives,' the Speaker c- the House | of Representatives (Sir Charles Statham), I members of {the Legislature, members of : ; Mr. Forbes and Mr. Masters' families, heads of departments, members of the I parliamentary secretarial corps and a \ large number of personal friends. '■ As the Rangitata left cheers were called for the members of the delegation, f These were given entlmsiastically and acknowledged from the upper deck by ■ the ' Prime Minister.