THE KAKANUI ELECTORS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 925, 3 April 1879, Page 2

THE KAKANUI ELECTORS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

At the close of Messrs. Hislop and Shrimski's meeting at Kakanui last evening a very pleasant and unusual ceremony was performed, both those gentlemen being presented with a silver salver, weighing about 60 ounces, very handsomely ornamented, and each bearing in the centre an inscription to the effect that it was presented by the electors of Kakanui, as a token of the appreciation of the members' efforts to forward the'? iuterests of the district. The presentation was made by Captain Matheson in a neat speech, and Messrs. Hislop and Shrimski expressed their thanks. Captain Matheson, who made the presentation, said he had been requested to do so by the subscribers, who were desirous of bestowing upon the members some tangible mark of the esteem in which they were held for the unselfish manner in which they had performed their duties in the House of Ren'"' tives since their election urged against

commercial been doing their du - its interests. At tL ne must say that they had ..oglected the interests of other and it was for this consideration for the welfare of the country, as well as the town, that they were entitled to their thanks. It afforded liim great pleasure to make the presentation.

Mr. Hislop, in reply, said that if there was one thing that would be likely to interfere with the half determination he had come to to leave politics alone and mind his own business, it was the feeling of pleasure created by the ceremony which had just taken place. He thanked the people of Kakanui very much for their handsome present, and for the kindness with which they had always treated him. He felt assured, by the liarmonius manner in which they had always got along, no matter what minor differences they might have, he would not be altogether unsuccessful if he again sought their votes. He thanked them very much for their mark of approval of his conduct, and he could only say that in the future, as he had ever in the past, he would endeavour to do his best for the whole district.

Mr. Shrimski said he could not fittingly thank them for their handsome present, or acknowledge suitably the kind words used by Captain Matheson in making the presentation. He could assure thein that it would always be his endeavor to advance the interests of the district which he had the honor to represent. The proceedings then terminated.