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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 22, No. 1. March 2, 1959

Parliament Receives

Parliament Receives

The first test in Wellington did not get by without its hitches. The team, having had a quiet time except for a Parliamentary reception on the Thursday morning, were ready for any antics. The chap with the mike lost the sheet with the order of presentation to the crowd and had to make a series of wild guesses with amusing results, including one of the Australians nearly stepping into the pool. It was remarked that the announcer knew the girls' names off pat, but had difficulty with the boys.

At the supper after the test, one of the Vic. Club was told he was having a party afterwards. There was not a drop at his place, but when the party was over he had two dozen, a nine-gallon keg and various quantities of the hard stuff. One chap from Palmerston North turned up to this party, having been at the ones in Wanganui and Palmerston North, and believe it or not, he is not a student.

When they got to the South Island various things happened: There was the chap who was left behind in Timaru on the way south; there were the trio who hitched to the Coast; and the manager who got the team out of bed at crack of dawn because they had to be in Christchurch to make the final arrangements with the shipping company—only to be dropped at Riccarton races on the way.

Who pinched a bus down south? Which mayor was it who had his table laid out with Australian magazines and never shut up about the beauties of the Cathedral? The Mayor of Invercargill had the pleasure of welcoming the absent Australians—they were at Milford. The team manager and captain arrived back in time to hear one of the chaps finishing a speech of thanks; and one of the girls arrived at the reception in time for a lift to the beach.