RANDOM REMARKS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 566, 10 May 1913, Page 3

RANDOM REMARKS.

By Onlooker.

The difficulties of cabinet-making are being forcibly impressed upon the chosen leader of the Te Kuiti Parliament, and the strain of the political situation is scoring indelible marks on the lofty brow of our foremost statesman. Other prominent members of the great Liberal Party are also visibly affected, and it will be no surprise to learn that the burden of office has proved too great for one or two of the chosen. However, there is an alluring attraction about office, apart altogether from emolument, which proves irrestible to a certain type of individual. Some people call it public spirit; others use a harsher term when referring to the subject.

Joking apart, however, the Parliamentary Union seems to be starting the season under favourable conditions. There is an extremely businesslike air surrounding the actions of those associated with the society, and a determination to accomplish something useful is apparent in the bearing of all the members. It is understood that flippancy or levity of any description is to be .severely frowned upon, and the person who dares to perpetrate a joke will be promptly named by the Speaker. It is well known that to be' named in an ordinary Parliament is the direst punishment that can descend upon a man. The person who is named in Te Kuiti Parliament would be well advised to change his address, and make his will before effecting the change.

Thursday evening witnessed a memorable and impressive ceremony at the Te Kuiti Municipal Chambers, when the Mayor and councillors were duly installed. It is unnecessary to dwell upon the pomp and circumstance of the installation in view of what transpired later. Hospitality is one of the shining virtues and 33 such is cultivated by men from north of the Tweed. It is moreover, the virtue which points the path to harmony and good fellowship, which also may be catalogued in the virtue list with a tag attached. Unqualified approval of virtue is always dangerous. Needless to remark, there need be no reservations concerning the Mayor's entertainment of the councillors, and the evening must have been a pleasant experience for those who were becoming initiated into the mysteries of council procedure. Each person present was a potential Mayor, and the knowledge may be useful.