THE Kawhia Settler FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1905. THE WAIKATO ELECTION.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 228, 8 December 1905, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1905. THE WAIKATO ELECTION.

The election of a member for the House of Representatives that »took place this week was contested and exciting, and as notified elsewhere ■ in our columns, resulted in the defeat j of our sitting member by the narrow i majority of 80 votes, fu spite the j fact that a large number pt our settlers and their families are scattered over a wide aren, in many cases at some distiuce from tbo polling booths, only to be reached by negotiating poor tracks and worse roads, the polling was heavy—sure evidence of the interest taken in tl/e election by the supporters of the two candidates for parliamentary honours. The support given to Mi.- Lang in Kawhia must prove very gratifying to him—it was a tribute from the people here to his sterling worth and high character,- quite as ! much as au expression of their political ' convictions. We cannot let this occasion go without putting on rocord-our > sincere admiration for the personality of our lute representative, and we • know this feeling is shared by those I who, disagreeing withjbim in politics, felt it their dut* to < ppose him. During Mr &xno.*b long term of office he became personally acquainted with ali the older settler.’ and many of the new, and a strong friendly feeling was engendered tba£ <yn'»ng very many of his supporters it is not too much to say bordered jon affection We fot-J Confident that no other man in New Zealand standing for tbo. Opposition could have poILI so heavily. We have lost a bard working notvciontioOH man, a first class country .settler's 10 ■. preventative, one of n class whoso presence is much needed to give tone ni:d weight to out New Zealand Parliament. Mi< Green lavk *>omes to u with ti record for having done my ch useful W'irk while attached to various Ipciil bodies, and we ko>w fiim to be an energetic member of thro Eiuca-. tion and the Land l>oa?d*. » ilfin G .eknslave will find tbit in tb/s

tn.it there is a wide Raid for the execciso of bis energy and talent'}. Kawbia may be said to lie only in its infancy yat its early struggles to make sturdy growth are being thwarted and rendered ineffective by causes that are largely the result of Governmental slackness and ineptitude. To this we will call attention in detail on a future oecasi<mIn tendering Mr Ghee.nseaoe our congratulations we would like to assure him that now the elect! »n is over all parties will for a time lay aside puliti cal strife and work as hitherto, rmicably and loyally with their member to advance the best vnforests of our dis trict an<bcolony.