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Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1917, Page 2

Tins objections urged at Greymouth to the changing electoral boundaries were not of a very strong nature, while the support-accorded the Mayor’s motion of protest, was even more remarkably weak. The Mayor and the other speakers who supported the motion did so quite poor heartedly, and although the Council divided on the proposal, the adoption of the motion was really pro forma probably for the sake of appearances This attitude is practically typical of tho position all through the Dominion, where the position pinches. The Commissioners had a duty to discharge in which as to method and procedure they were l>ound down by law. So far as the Coast is concerned, for the various reasons we have enumerated before, it was notorious that our population had diminished, and under the law as it stands, folk were prepared to see a seat wined out when the representation "'as revised. The choice has fallen pratica'Uy on the Grey electorate for that has gone really, though tli« name remains. The principal town is brought into another electorate, and tho rest of its area is joined on to portion of another electorate to form what virtually is a new component con., stituency. This was the inevitable under the democratic law of the land So far ns we can gather the hulk of tho Greymouth citi,A-»is are rather rejoicing at the change because for a long time past there has been a strained political feeling in the northern town. 'Phis would have bc'ui revived with renewed bitterness at the next poll, hut as it at the people may escape a disturbing political contest by their association with Westland wliere politics at all events in war time,' are not going to unduly obtrude on the public order and well-being .