CORRSSPONDENCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 58, 7 February 1884, Page 2

CORRSSPONDENCE.

i , ] i OUR FUTUK.E MEMBER,' I^TO THE EDITOtt OIJ iTIIE 6TANDARD.) j Sir, — A ° the member for Manawutu is . abo.«|t. resigning his seat" irt' "Parliament, 1 think it ijfctime we looked arpjind lob a [ suitable 'candidate.- M r-DY W Macart hur, one of the aspirant* to theeent, has Feilding on the brain. Sh'oul'f %k hi VSKu'taed his pat town would not be neglected, but I am afraid Palmeraton would tiot f!n«) bo well. ISow what has he. done for: the county thiit he should be held up as a' modeli The bridge -at the Gorgo;Ferry /is a work very : much wanted; i Why a start m erecting -it is not made, I; do not know, ' I have learned tha* the: lease of ihe ferry does not expire for 6 or 7 years, hut there may be wheels within wheels. The flood m. the Orona was a perfect^ Godsend by washing away that dangerous , ■;" thing " known »a the Awahuri bridge";' : now we are to have a new one : but I do thank Mr Macorthur for it as chairman of, . the-'-Council*. I think iE^ift^itfterebted himself about the roads imd danuero.us. bridt>H», and less n bout the dozs>\ it would be better for the district, which he wishes to rWpreacnt, and the settlers would rally 1 ' bronhd him accordingly! J It would bu^« gest that Mr G. M. Snelflfin^be asked to stimd, and would no doubt be returned by a good majority. Mr JVlacart hur could haro a turn bye and bye. We must have a local man if wewant the Gorge railway and Napier traffic this way. If the chance is njisßed ndvr it ma'yi ndtfoccurr againl, as s&e Govern™ ent is pushing the railway from, the Wairarapa to Woodville with all possible speed to the detriment of ; this coast. I believe the -promises made to the deputation from here, re railway 'through the Gorge, to be all mobnihin**. i The niember to be elected for Mahnwatu, 1 can dictate his o^n terms to the Government, and the immediate: construction of the Gorgt railway should be one of the. con- . ditjpns, for jwfyiph hp wpuld support them. . Unless we take the matter up m earnest, at once, we shall lose it.— l am, &d Elector., 1 '

v fWe' have excised one or two.objection* ' able sentences from the -a bora that we I consider uncalled for. We fancy 'Elector'-|-is. influenced, by some strung personal feeling against Mr Mncarthur. Our, ' correspondent has enclosed hiacard, though we have not* the pleasure of his acquaiotance, nor do we even, know if he is a resident of J^almerston o? even an elector. We consider never he'l'e'sß he does Mr Macarjbhur an injustice. We believe were he returned for this district he Would exert himself .to his utmost, on, behalf of hi* constituency. The Teildihg people migjit, and no doubt 1 would*, use the same Argument Hgainet Mr Snelaon, or any other resident, of Pa'merftonj ; and will always be the difficulty m the case of un electorate situated like Manawatu, with two -large and centres, each claiming for itself the privilege of Special representation ',or rather the ntrhttd select We have often differed with Mr_ Ma^aY"' thur, but we admit his ability, knowledge of local government matter?, zeql and energy, and believe he would exert him--8*?lf loyally on behalf of any constituen y which returned him. He has pr .-sided, over meetings of local bodies with excellent tact and ability, and displayed a knowledge ftf.\ working^ qf the Acts that hns evidenced much jjare* ful^AtudyA He mayfeel disposed^ to reply to reply to come remarks by fa.tecib'rji' and if be does our columns are open to him. It would have been better had • Elector. written over. his own sianature.We believe further -that Mr Joh'naton's seat will not be vacant for «orae time, as lie does not intend resigning at pr sent, -and miy not do so until the Government are sure of the return of the proper man, as evory vote will be wanted by the Ministry next session.— Ed. M. S.]