THE PRIME MINISTER.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14325, 15 October 1910, Page 6

THE PRIME MINISTER.

VISITS THE SOUTH. ALSO MACKENZIE COUNTRY". The Right H-m. the Premier, Sir jjospeh. Ward, in resijou-e to iepre-cit-tatiuus which* would admit i.i u» denial left Wellington <j!i Thursday night t>> visit various parts of the Suiit-h lslauu, and lie passed through Timaru by the Urst express yesterday morning, aa'om.panied bv three southern M.P. s—--Messrs Jus. Alien, Scott and Malcolm —and. Ids principal secretary, Air His--I°P Sir Joseph. S looking wonderiudy 'fresh and well, and m conversation with a '"Herald" reporter said that lis felt it too. He Las quite got over ius recent indisposition., and is as buoyant in spirit, and.as optimistic in tone as ever he was. Everything, lie said, was going along well, and he liad nothing to worry over. The House was making gocd progress with its work, and so far as he could tell the session should close about- the middle of November, or the end of that, month at the latest. As to the object of his southern trip, Sir Joseph said he had to look into several matters in the south, and after this he intended to redeem nis promise to visit the Mackenzie Country—a. trip he had been looking forward to for a long time, but so tar had been, unable to make. His only regret now was that he could only •pay a flying visit, he would be travelling practically all the time, and ■Would have to leave Timaru on his return to Wellington by the first oxpress on Monday. He would very Xnuch like to have sr;ent a fortnight "here, but his duties in Wellington pre•luded the possibility of his doing so Bt the present time." He expected to reach Milton about 5-30 last night. .when he would receive a deputation regarding the Taakitoto and Kaitangata lakes. A - stiecial train would convey his party (consistiig of himself «nd_ the three iLP.'s above named) from Milton to Lawrence, where he would look into the question of further extending the -bawrenccRoxburgh line. The party would leave Lawrence in two motor oars at 7 o'clock this (Saturday) morning, reach Beaumont at 7.4-5. and leave again at 5 a.m. Millar's Flat would be reached about 9.30 a.m.. and Roxburgh .it 10.45 a.m. After this thev would go to via Waiiahuna "West to Tuapeka Mouth, and on to Bakiutha. the object of this part- of the trin'being to look into the Tuapeka Mouth propose'] ■railway. At 7 o'clock to-night he expected to leave in a motor car for D-.m- - from Dunedin he intended to c==tor Timaru arriving here »bout 7 o'clock on Suiuiav morning. 34* would motor right through on Sun«t:er to The Hermitage. his" desire Ijfin* to obtain first' hand knowledge of the nature of the Mackenzie Country runs which were now being so much discussed. He would be acon this trin I.v Mi- Buxton M.P.. f,-.r T c ;>mka. Mr Brodrick. Commissioner of Crown Lands f„r Canterhnry. and others. He would remain si The Hc-rmit.-igp on Sunday n'L'ht and nn.tor down 'to Tim:r-ir . u Mondav mcrnnig m time to cat:-'' the exrieis here at 1.30 p.m.