BOUND FOR LONDON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 111, 13 May 1933, Page 10

BOUND FOR LONDON

N.Z. DELEGATION THE WORLD CONFERENCE DEPARTURE OF RANGITATA I Per Press Association. ] WELLINGTON, May 12. Sharp to time, and to the accompaniment of a round of cheering, the Bangitata, carrying the members of the New Zealand delegation to the World Economic Conference, left Glasgow Wharf at noon to-day for London. The members of the delegation said their farewells in the wharf shed and went aboard the Bangitata a few minutes before 12 o’clock. The members of the official party are the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes) and Mrs. Forbes, the Minister of Industries and Commerce (the Hon. R. Masters), and Mrs. Masters, the Assistant-Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. G. C. Rodda), Professor A. H. Tucker, Mr. C. A. Jeffrey (private secretary to 'the Prime Minister), and Dr. R. M. Campbell (private secretary to the Minister of Finance). Present on the wharf to bid farewell to the delegation were the ActingPrime Minister (the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates) and Mrs. Coates, members of Cabinet and their wives, the Speaker »f the House of Representatives (Sir Charles Statham), members of the Legislature, members of Mr. Forbes ind Mr. Masters’ families, heads of departments, members of the Parliamentary secretarial corps, rod a large number of personal friends of the travellers. The Primo Minister and other members of the delegation spent some time in ehatting with Ministers and departmental heads before going on board the Bangitata. Mrs. Forbes and Mrs. Masters were the recipients of several handsome bouquets. As the Rangitata left the wharf cheers were called for the members of the delegation. These were given enthusiastically and acknowledged from the upper deck by the Prime Minister. NEW ZEALAND DELEGATION A FAREWELL MESSAGE. [ Per Press Association. 1 WELLINGTON, May 12. ‘•On the eve of my departure for he World Economic Conference,” says the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes in a statement to-day, “I desire to express to my fellow citizens my heartfelt sympathy with them in the serious and difficult time through which they are passing. I realise that there is no household free from anxiety for the future, and that all sections of the community are feeling the strain.” He continued that this position arises out of the catastrophic fall in the world’s markets and says that an improvement in these markets will be immediately reflected in improved conditions in the Dominion. The Conference is meeting for the purpose of devising some plan by which this improvement ean be brought about. As every nation is in the same plight as New Zealand, the issues are too urgent tnd too great for anything but the most serious consideration by the Conference, and every endeavour should be made to prevent selflsh motives from defeating the object for which the Conference has been called. His fervent hope is that the Conference will be a success and that ere long the dark clouds will pass away and the spectre of unemployment be banished from our midst. He fully realised the problems the Government would have to deal with during his absence, but he leaves with the utmost confidence in Mr. Coates and his other colleagues, and knows that the affairs of the Dominion are in competent hands.