A Happy Announeement

Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1921, Page 4

A Happy Announeement

drey Star.). The name of Eerldon will always be honored on llie West Coast, anil keen interest is taken in the well are oi every member of Ike dead statesman's family, thus, whatever individual poli- j I ties may be, congratulations and i wishes will be general lo the present Member iur Westland oil his ment Lo he married. It is iioqtienUy remarked on the Coast that ••everybody likes Tom Seddou,” and iew I'ariiameniariaiis are more popular personally. The lady, to whom ho is e be-j tonus (o a well-known ami much ie-j spent cd Canterbury family, niul as it is] understood (J roymou.k is to be rlie . fnluiv koine of Mr Seddon and bis . bride, the uariiiosi ~f u ehoino-: from j V i"-l t ‘oast people will await her, and j i.i-r pre-eme should In- a derided !| c- j iiuisilioii to Coast social and "thci i circles. It has long been a tualU'r bu , regret', in Groymouth pai’iic'ularty, that, too little ua» seen of its Parliamentary representative. He has alv.ais bii.ii desirous of assisting I.is constituents as i |. ■ rail, b ! it has been diiUcult for a sufficiently close touch to be maintained between the .Member ami j those who desired his co-operation and support in district public mutters. ( rcsi'.nmU'iice incvitaldy mcaiu loss of Valuable time, and perhaps occasional misunderstanding, hut il, in inline, it is to have a resident Member. Westland l; .n hope for an avoidance -of possible

disappointments. Writing quite geiiei-; ally, it’ is not the happiest state of affairs for any constituency to hale an "absi'iilee” Vepreseo ta till*, and Air Seddon could not have done anything better to maintain the feelings ol ii iemlsliip towards him by Westland electors, than by his decision In become icadi one of them. Grexmouth iiants molt men like him in its public Hie. in alfaiis other than parliamentary. We have perhaps wandered from our original purpose in coiigratulal ing Mr codduii and ex!ending in tin- name of all West Coast residents the heartiest ol uelrollles to his future wife, bill tuere is no intention of striking a jarring note. The "Star” lias eoiisiirienlly supported his candidature for Ihirliamcnl. mainly fur his Liberal principles and partly bu his personal good qualities, and »•' expect to have fii: tlicr opportunities to congratulate him on being head ol the pull at subsequent elections. "Nonresidence” has hitherto been the only cause for ci iticisin. and with ibis removed Mr Seddon can confidently expect to hold Ihe Westland seat against all-comers.