LAND BOARD ELECTION.

Southland Times, Issue 18833, 28 May 1920, Page 2

LAND BOARD ELECTION.

To the Editor. .''ir. - iniir leader of May 25 is strongly n )" '■' ’ i l .” ot Mr 11 a rge, t and though that gr nt!••::.an may have certain claims, I - Uild hke to point out that the Land Hoard Its at pre.-ent' const it nted consists almost entirely of rem!i-i;c-ii who are more acqu.-mt-d wit!i mol farming land than with hitch country and Mr King is the -oh' rviir.-.-i nrative of the pastoral interests ■ M l/ r as h.i-.di country, at least, is concerned. It behoves the pa-total tefiants to ■ ■mi -ider very carefully before casting their Notes for any of the other candidates, how over worthy they may be, as I understand ti.c.t Inc whole of these gentlemen are farm ers on agricultural land and should any of these la- elected the high and tussock conn•<y tenant- will be entirely unrepresented. In:.- wmid indeed be a calamity so far as ' ■.■-■ are concerned, for it is a certainty tli re’ no man 'am ptoperly understand fits•"•vk country unless he ha- had personal experience o; it. So I would certainly advi-c tie- Crown tenants, especially those .' he have tu-.-nck count-y, to seriously consider Mr King s claims and show their app:ccial n-n ot his long service, which, if I am not o'i ■*ski ;i, run- inlo some 12 years, and return Inm by a substantial majority in-teud of risking untried men, I am. etc., CROWN LESSEE.