The General Election.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 391, 11 December 1908, Page 2

The General Election.

TAUMAKUNUI SEAT. The Waitu a Mail of November 27tfi -ays:—The vote oast for the Oppoai don in the Kawbia portion of Tan marunui wan rather remarkable. Mr Bowater, without any organisation, mly*obtained 68 less in Oie aggregate han Mr Jennings, and at one or ,|wo places he gob a ejecidf d majority." Tha poll declared on Saturday, December sl;b, at Waiian*.' The Mail reports that Mr Jennings was present and eaid he had to return his sincere thanks to the electors for again plac iog him at the head of the poll. Thia was the third occasion upon which he had to perform the same pleasant duty. The first time he only had a majority of 15, the second time it had increased to 650, and this time it had gone up to 1650. He took it from these figures that his services were ap predated by the people. The leaders of the {forties—the Premier and Mr Massey—had each said they were satisfied with the result of the elections, Mr Bowater had ao expressed himself in regard to the Taumarunui contest, and he (Mr Jennings) was sure he bad a similar mind, so they were all pleased. The election had been carried pn in a good spirit, and the only thing he could take exception was a certain paragraph (published above). It was a fact that the district named had been persistently and energetically worked on behalf of Mr B iwa’er. It was pfoariog to notice that Waitara and North Taranaki were progressing. Until a few years ago this part of the province was looked upon as the Cinderella of Taranaki, but now it was standing out as most prosperous, and he. thought )|e could take some eredir for bringing about the satisfactory change. He was tha only Government representative in Taranaki iu P*Hi mun't/and he did not think tha r woo * ao North Taranaki any harm. To future for this part of the Province bright one, and with the assi ance of bis friends he b -ped to be' abfo to obtain whatever assurance wrs re j quired tohelp the whole elect »ra e ! * S .SB| Jennings concluded by again thanking the electors for the expression of in him. One of t&e travelling representatives <>f the Now Zealand Times sends his paper a few notes in regird to the country p Ils. The fallowing-refer ence to Taumamui and Waikato will no doubt be interesting :

” Of course, Tautnarunrd fo, pot in the dairying sphere, and here there was an exception to the usual thing. The farmers in this district are against prohibition, and Bowater*».somewhat rabid on this subject. • His Tittle ‘ cut up ’ with the Feilding Farmers’ Union branch (of which he was secretary) is a matter of local history.” “ I am sorry Greenslade* was not beaten for Waikato. impossible. He has been claiming additions contemplated to Waikato experimental stations are ‘ all my work.’ He baa had no more, to do with it than—l His opponent lent caste by suddenly turning to the prohibition, side.”