MR GILES' PRIZE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3100, 25 January 1909, Page 4

MR GILES' PRIZE.

An Auckland -paper, if some-: I 'it sarcastic in its tone, rather aptly explains the reason of Mr Harle Giles' appointment as a Conciliation Commissioner in the lollowing rtmarks: —"The indignation of those trade unionists and political agitators who are beating the drum of protest against Mr Harle Giles' appointment as one of the Conciliation Commissioners under the new Act, is not easy to understand. Has not Mr Giles been for years a prominent official of the Liberal and Labour Federation in Auckland? Has he not been prominent in the reception of Ministers by the great Lib-Lab. organisation whenever they have visited Auckland, and also taken his part in election campaigns on behalf of the great Liberal Cause? Did not such services as these constitute wnat the Labour leaders themselves would consider a solid claim upon the party for any good things it had to bestow? And in bestowing this £SOO a year billet on Mr Giles have not the Government acted upon one of the principles dear to the Liberal agitators—that the spoils belong to the victors? Harle Giles was one of the leaders among the victors, and has got his share of the spoils. That's all that has happened.'"