HONOUR BY THE SETTLERS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1465, 13 June 1912, Page 2

HONOUR BY THE SETTLERS.

W.R, VI. C. BUCHANAN, M P, ( La Till J,S I:A S'l'l.C SOCIAL GAiIMIERiNO,. Citii-C'viilyv was .'I: I'ete ..on- Tuesday biglit' . ivliei, t-hii se'll li'i's ..i' t'lare.vill", "i nrataiiil ■ and '■..ai.i:'ii!glcii|., (cjiilf-i-fMi it lipiiipjiiiientai-y heim;.' ti) Mi-, \V, (J. IJueli.inaii, • u - i Hieir <:-teei,'i and ; ,j,p,V;- '' laSi ';' l "i,. 11 i" 1 . ii'.-'ii-y exn lleiit work, : 'iiM.nei. T)iei:o ivri's' it cn-wih-d i'!. u I"i,ee, :gat.i!.i;!c'il i 11.11, .{iif ii! ; 6iind. \| r •U;!tiam I'ei i.v, (Jiaitman ■ .0f'..,1!i0; Wa:"V'.'lia KoiilI: ('o«:,ty <;p!inei|: jnesidcl. I." lUs ehaiii.nan, in the eourw nf liis remarks, -tei'oH'eil to Jlfe JJjrchaiianV -ft'Hf yeaw' resideiicd .in lli«:-clts'tiiitv'. jib "hii'il' oia upi.-'d a ss-at on !l,e Jlighway laiai-d in the e;ii 1..- ;!ays, becaiiiy a .County uniiicillo;, ami; later a iep|-Wn!a',iv'o in J. av.l.iiinieut, ' Ji ij. oivfts pii» : :i>t;;iiib::i'oiii»]eS '•>!•.J.JjVjWS-')'if'Klbn A!.i;;it. Exiroi't.;Ci)iniiaiiy, aiiu- of tlio W aii-arapa a.-id East C0;.4 1"' "Md Av' S.o.ci'e.ty,. aiiil had done splendid work as '4. lii'etniSer- of the Kduenlion Lpary, aiid' fiii; S"nted. .tjie . district iii ..Pa'riiaineiiU Tii ,!.acii'iif all. tijiSi ;hb wiiSAis: 'yoiuig .anil vigorpu's. as . evor, ai-.il oaiilrl driio bis "H;to, : ear witiioat 'r-.ing r-in't;;aeli-s-. 'J'he 'speaiiei: .e.xirrescptl' tlic: [dv' : :siti'o.:' | '[at iiv'as-. j'-'lt iiy aii. at Xlio ojipmluiiity id- doing honour .to tlfe n ember !o'r the. (iistri-1. .. T hrpo. lieai'ty. for. Alr, i-lliichanan. .10!! owed. .. . '"■... ■■

. Mi. (j-. .R; ; Svke:-, for- ;ltasterton,- : Pjiiil.. a hearty irilmte to Mr. iitich ihan, Kho, iu> said, had earnod . a las'.ing memorial 011. account oi' his 'efToVts to osiablish (ho froxen iiioal industry, and more lecon'ly oil aeeoui!! oi his Ijenc.'iceut gift: tii tile i-b.l and iiicurabie jseoplo of tlio district, l-'roiii what.lie, Hie speaker, .liijd- 'lioard'. in tho ..Ilotijp,. ho .iiad aliii'ost: .- !tatS.xtho;;':]iefi!rin', i: party;' s;'t oiliartie!:C(l.Tories. lina'jysi.iig' '.tlierii., . U'e ti:iip- ,;1 jibp'ral.s. <>f; "tho icciiiitry;:. giftejh' liji iiga.'ii.-t 'syntiical is.'n"," Socialism, ' aii'd "iMi\s;" : , .' Jtr:V:Sykes ex-: : piT-s'/.-'d tlio liopo tiu\t Air.'- liVieliannn i be .spared- to represent tlw, !■ \Vairar:i»a in. J'arliainont. . . (Ajijil.-mst.) :, The gae.-t of iho evening, en rising to jvjt prolong ?eil .ajjplii'uEo-. ■ 3[r; ; Buch'ai.iaii,'-'^a^ 'ipiiilf'laiiguagb: vtlio' afc %stig: N sbfmany-;kin<L: ' i.riends-.^present?- to:. dp ,; hLn\ : :lioiiour. ' ■;lt's ; ivtts since:'hbseamb?Tci? -■■tlio. [district", «m<l "it ;in«:itlieKknidness.';l!e;-: ;rbceiyeicl ;at; ! Piat; ; tiine,.jlrom:^t!ii that iiidueed liiin to .cbme Ui the . AViurarap'a: ,a&. ; :ltb;( ; AN' Kcnd jfirst: fir lTore ;; : >y e r iib:' r.ailwpi ys,.';' biidT.gi'eal; ?'c,liaiigcs -duriiig :t ■ forty, -.years. V Sbino -tiui-ty-ane years he. hail been Returned ..to tlio '.nniourable. positioti oi .rtiiitsen-. ■ ta.tiye of t.l'..P. .idis,! rict.i 11';; ai-liairiciltj : a:>d.;sincp .tha'tvitiniejluui. -;fought:;eleven?ele'c?': '•"as, anil.had bean ..successful in. all but tai,.(;v[':its.Ql' : thp:.])List;l«:o:.n!enths.^ 'last "(-[wtion:::lip.d':t-esiil!c(l: ; : ins::: forty-oae' U'.er.ibers kiVng. returned to , support. Air. ' j\ia.Sssy.-'. Two iuembets, however,.-had ; brokeii their pledges, :,nd : the result was' i;aHV-kiiowii::-T!ie' l si]paker.Si;iid»lie::nia:y:; litiyp: i'a llc*!i :i'ar;-blioi-t ot'.l't.rioY]i.eoplo , fi;,-er i : i:jp^ta^|obs';-;as ; -^:.jyprpseiiSty-e;^ 'e'ainiect: t.liat-.]ie ,Md : !iiei-erSbeen ; :'guiliy of. breaking a. pledge.' (Appiause.) -Hft.Ava* dhiii}ihe. iaduccinent ; : ofFered:'to ■Mesji's.ltqtert'jpjvautl.l'syne :,.to;.!ji-eii)c, ! I?lcdg6 \.>v'as. ; jthp : :.v«signation''.of- iv'i .losi'ph \Vard. TheM'tetnier had'.kept his piedgo, aml- .Mr"; Thomas Jfacliei'.zio i'.ad suceel'ded liini. .' 'i'hq prc.-cnt position of." -'.t minority' Ministry'controlSing. tho . ai'-" -fairs, of ilic country: was unparailelec'r in - ; tiio ftTbe:, present Prt:n;er- claimed to .be a friend of th? but he li'ad only one. nian .in tlio .practical'-.farmer. Mr. - Buchanan - then quoted the. opinion oOlr. Mackenzie, >s'.'! ;iiiil)lis.hM^inMHansard;;cDriccrning!/seTeral. , (| ;alsb:,qupted^Jlib:':opiriioir;'bf : 'AlrSLauren-? son (ionepriiiiig.- l!ie Prinki Minister. Tho pveseni Goyern!nont,..<:aiti-J!r.- .Bucliatian, : had kt up.ji;jiumber' bf; coinmissions:;to;' l'rame a policy IVir it:, . Parliament' would : nieei: oil a7id:iri Ellis'; bpinibn':",the;; rppsftiori. ,wou!d : \db;. ; itsiduty:>in;.tie;- fufiiro; Jas.-. it'-'-jliad''done.j inV'tho'jpast/^Mrli'jßu- 1 ;;S$ 3 'ji n nini m'o.iiis i'as '.-:tKbypp]»siti6ri''cancus!: reeeiitly'-heid'in Wellington, v I'ho' wholeparty was united ia its support. of Mr.'i '^■.'■■:.."^,4>;-; : ?'- : ' vi-' IT apjilaudsdr;:;;W\ : 'J-,