In a notice, anything but flattering, of the action taken by the electors of Hokitika in the matter of securing a representative the Timaru Herald holds that Sir George was guily of no breach of trust, but simply of a practical joke at the expense of Hokitika in suggesting his nephew a9 a representative. It may yet be hoped that the majority of the Hokitika electors will show ou polling day that the Herald has overshot the mark in describing them as follows:— A degraded constituency lie at the feet of the gO^d of th? day— the dispenser of present gifts— readyto lick his boots or do anything else] that he pleases. They gay—" Here are our suffrage*.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 155, 28 June 1878, Page 4
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118Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 155, 28 June 1878, Page 4
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