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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 151, 19 January 1872, Page 4

The appointment, of Mr. C. E. Haughton to the Under-Secretaryship of Public Works will we are of opinion, be received with the greatest favor throughout New Zealand. Much as many persons may have doubted Mr. Haughton's political honesty, there are we think few who will not readily and willingly do homage to his talent. Since, therefore, that gentleman is now placed in a position to be compelled to seek favor or affection from no man or Government, we doubt not that we shall soon see evidences of his talents being turned to good account, and for the advantage of the Colony We trust that Mr. Haughton in his new capacity will take an early opportunity of visiting üb, and hearing from the people of the place alike their grievances and their opinion# as to their redress. The two accident cases reported in our last issue are, we are glad to say, progressing satisfactorily. A noticeable feature in the news from Home by the last mail is the extreme intMW and sympathy felt for the Prince of W a l e8 who, at the time of the mails leaving was lv' ing almost at the point of death. There is no doubt that-, theoretically, radicalism and rehave been gaining force in Great Britain for some time past. ~ Still, when the