LAND BOARD ELECTION.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5090, 18 February 1927, Page 2

LAND BOARD ELECTION.

TWO PLAINS CANDIDATES. VOTE BEFORE FORGETTING. Crown tenants within the South Auckland land district, which comprises all the c,punties south of Auckland down to Whakat,ane and about Taumarunui, should by now have received through the post a ballot paper on which to vote, for their representative on the Land Board. Altogether there are over 4000 persons eligible to vote, but past experience has shown that only about one-tenth trouble to exercise their privilege. Possibly this is accounted for by the facte that no candidate can be known over such a wide area, that the importance of the office is not appreciated by those who have not, had the need to approach the Land Board, and that there is an interval of nearly a mo,nth between the issue of the ballot pacers and the date of the poll.

At the present election, when both candidates are Hauraki Plains farmers, it may possibly be that the Plains vote will be the deciding factor in the appointment Crown tenants in this district have considerable dealings with the Land Board, and the Tact of having a local representative an the board, which comprises so many nominated members, is one that should be appreciated.. To avoid the chance of overlooking the matter the voting papers should be marked and returned as soon as possible. Of the two candidates the present member, Mr W. G. Hayward, of Ngatea, is undoubtedly the most widely known. His four years’ experience on the board must certainly have given him a valuable insight into its workings and the needs of the settlers. Mr Hayward is a farmer with many years of practical experience on the Plains and on other classes of country. He has taken alive interest in local affairs, and many groups of people have shown their confidence in him by appointing him as their representative. Mr J. W. Treadaway, of Piako Road, Turua, is the other candidate. He took up a section in the very early days of the Plains and made a success of farming. Prior to coming to New Zealand he was a maker o’f bricks. Mr Treadaway is a man who does not mince words, but says what, he means.