Speaker delivers Address–in–Reply speech to Governor–General

  • <span class="title">Address-in-Reply speech (2)</span><br/>  <p> The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Dr Lockwood Smith, shares a moment with the Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, at Government House Vogel in Lower Hutt after delivering the Address-in-Reply on behalf of the House on 19 February 2009.  The Governor-General said the Address-in-Reply gave due consideration to the speech from the Throne delivered at the opening of the 49th Parliament.  The Address in Reply ceremony symbolised the expression of free speech and loyalty to the Crown, he said. The Speaker was accompanied by the Serjeant-at-Arms, Clerk of the House, and Deputy Clerk. Members of the House in attendance included Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga and Melissa Lee who moved and seconded the motion for the Address-in-Reply following the Governor-General's speech from the Throne. Other MPs at the ceremony were Hon Tariana Turia, Minister for Community and Voluntary Sector, Hon Ruth Dyson, and John Boscawen.  Photo: Photography by Woolf </p>
  • <span class="title">Address-in-Reply speech (1)</span><br/>The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Dr Lockwood Smith and MPs Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga and Melissa Lee are pictured with the Governor-General, the Hon Anand Satyanand, at Government House Vogel in Lower Hutt after Dr Smith delivering the Address in Reply on behalf of the House on 19 February 2009.  The Governor-General said the Address in Reply gave due consideration to the speech from the Throne delivered at the opening of the 49th Parliament.  The Address in Reply ceremony symbolised the expression of free speech and loyalty to the Crown, he said.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Dr Lockwood Smith, delivered the Address-in-Reply speech to the Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, at Government House Vogel on 19 February 2009.