King Country Chronicle Saturday. Feb. 10. 1912.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 438, 10 February 1912, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Saturday. Feb. 10. 1912.

Mr W. Forbes, representative of tlu 1 Australian Mutual Provident Society, is spending a week in To Kuiti and will lie aI the disposal of anyone wishing to take out a policy in that office. Telephone No. address Kelvin House. * 1 r Pom are, member for the Weo torn .Maori electorate, wan in To. Kuiti this morning He >s making a flying visit through his electorate conferring with his constituents in view of the Parliament;*! y session, which begins oil Thursday next. Mr Okev, the Reform member for Tarar.aki, paid a tribute on Wednesday afternoon to the excellent farming ability that Mr (Jadbuy showed. Jle fa id they were old friends, and that Mr (ladsby whs well known in Taranaki as a farmer. He was convinced that, before Song Mr Gadsby would In as well known in the King Country.

"Parliamentary lij'.nr< s can 1)6 twisted (ir made to read anyhow."' has been practically <>st alii ished an an aphorism. This fact; was ret erred to by Mr A. Scholes. chairman of the Waitom.o County Council, at tho Reform party banquet on Wednesday, when he was quoting figures in connection with Iho Kin/: Country. Mr .Scholes ex proved himself in the following manner "These are not Parliamentary returns; they are correct." When at. Mr O.adsby's farm on Wednesday afternoon, tin- vinitinj: membe ra of the Reform Party were taken to tin 1 top of a hill close by tho homestead, which commanded a view of a largo tract, of country in direction of the coast, including tho fine Oparure Valley. Several of those proHent were careful to im| ress on tho visiting members the nocessify of comniunieiUion by railway with tho Kavvhia harbour. Tho visitor* were very much impressed with the view and the class of country.

On Wednesday afternoon (.ho following members of tho Reform party were taken for a drive: Messrs F. M. R. Fisher, D. Rnick, Okey and Wilson. They worn accompanied by several members of the committee. The party proceeded to Mr Oiidshy'fl where they were shown over tin* farm. An inspection of Mr (iadsby's stock also took place, and pleasure was expressed at the iino stock on the farm.

Messrs Robertson lints., (be wellknown Auckland jjrain merchant?, desiro it, to bo known that Mr A. P. Johnson, who acted as traveller for the firm has 110 longer any connection with it. Mr R. C>. ('lark is at present m this district on behalf of Messrs Robertson Rros. Advt.