THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1908. LAND BOARD ELECTION.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 346, 24 January 1908, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1908. LAND BOARD ELECTION.

The noiuinauon of JkfS?. J. Shaw for the seat on th. island Land Bo»rd, vacated by tin gon. W. W. I M'Cardle, will itoofewiamrery general approval, not only baruKiit we venture to think in alii He adjoining districts, and should a, Hsctiou eventuate be strongly st> pp« tj|cl. This is the firjt occasion when ■ member of the Land Board will ilftin his seat nominated and elaeted ilEthe people, and not ad a nominee twhe. Government. It is a i'>dvil«pnße hope will not be lightly hgHj,JMeleotOM; it should ba considered biUl interested worthy of great effort t >®it in a suitable and strong nuHgfln a true representative of the doudEy, and asp,. Ciatly the back blobit katK. In this fOspict Mr Shaw “ fill.® bill.” The son of an old bom, he haa lived all nj,, |i,s Mmountry districts ; ‘/J, tb e ia,t UK Bar. he has he 1 ' laud under all. Bhe various tenures, and what is mw® farmed his holdings successfully—SWact bis life has been spent as pcepiltSl master in the sebool of expsftanrtß being kwn and intelligent he has paged sure and solid knowledge of al &at goes to make country life, and M the many needs of the ettdggli fg up eonatry setiler, h» is tber&oTO to apeak wi'.h wu'hority an# to bKheard considerately on alt mc&s affeoting oounlry interests end SO as usually oome before a L.md'BoMH In additim to having the niosdSb experience be has shown as Ctarttm«S>f the Kinob»ku branch of the I-'Wiers Union and Chairman of the ftidpia County Council both energy We believe that Mr >S*MS l: 4| not l ‘ biwself to be nominate' A a seat on tbe Board for any -uitt« motive or to serve any petl ji’jSiraaßl ambition, but because Ibo work .Ailed comes . w'lbin the scope work in woieb be takes sgjyb'lkdSind absorbing interest.