THE PREMIER ENTERTAINED AT WELLINGTON.

Colonist, Volume XLVIX, Issue 11843, 25 January 1907, Page 4

THE PREMIER ENTERTAINED AT WELLINGTON.

APPOINTMENTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Wellington, JanUat'y 24. Sir J. G. "Ward was entertained tonight, at a valedictory social on the eve .bf his departure to attend the Conference of Premiers at London . The gathering took place at the " Parliament Building and was very largely attended. The Mayor of Wellington, the Hon T W Hislop, • preided. Sir Joseph, who was. receiv- :, ed" with loud applause, said the i- revenue for the last nine months a exceeded that for the same period of i. last year by £612,418, and he esti--3 mated that the surplus to credit on March 31st would be £529.795. Speaking with reference to the position of the Legislative Council he said that of fourteen recent vcancies five members had been North Island - representatives and nine South Island. -■ In their recommendations to , the Governor the Ministry had j proposed that eight should be appointed from the North Island and 1 six from the South. The uppointo ments that had been made were as i, follows: Mr W W McCardle, farmer. b of Kawhia ; Captain W H Tucker, farmer Gisborne ; O Samuel, lawyer, of New Plymouth ;DrWE Collins, Wellington ; C M Luke, iron manufacturer, Wellington ; Hamilton s Gilmer, Wellington; Robert Loughj nan journalist, Wellington : George a W Smith ei-M.H.R. Christchrucb ; 5 John Bari*, President of the Trades r and Labour Council, Ohristchurch : . John Anstey, farmer, Otipua, J Timaru; J R Sinclair, lawyer, Dunf edin ; T Paul, compositor, Dunedn ; • J B t Callan, lawyer) Dunedin! Wi Pere, Gisborne* j