A TRUE PATRIOT

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15971, 13 November 1919, Page 9

A TRUE PATRIOT

INVERCARGILL, November 12.

Sir Joseph Ward received a very cordial welcome from the Mayor and a large gathering of citizens on his arrival to-day. The Mayor referred to Sir Joseph Ward as “a patriot, true to New Zealand in it# time of trial and to Southland.”

Referring to the hydro-electric schemes, Sir Joseph Ward said that the Government should provide all the necessary fittings, coming about ,£3O per house, on the time payment system, so that the benefits of electricity would be available to all at the earliest moment.

not vote especially to exempt Marist Brothers. He did not believe in the Government baying old mines as a rule, it depended bn the price. He favoured the State purchasing new mines and developing those. On a no-confid-ence motion he would support the Liberals, and he certainly would not support Mr Holland. He was not in favour of Government inspection of convents. He did not believe in doing anything which wonld offend the religious beliefs of others. After other questions were asked and satisfactorily answered, a very hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Veiteh on the motion of Mr N. Meuli, seconded by Mr J. Aitken. The meeting broke up with three hearty cheers oeing given for Mr Veiteh.