THE HIGH COMMISSIONERSHIP.

Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 40, 1 September 1911, Page 2

THE HIGH COMMISSIONERSHIP.

TO THE EDITOR. Slß,—The astuteness of Sir Joseph Ward in leaving over the appointment of the new High Commissioner until December, may not be statemanship of the highest order, but it is certainly fine politics. No one can tell until the elections are over who may be left stranded by the backwash of political life, and it is wise to keep a card up your sleeve, if you are. not sure of your game, so it appears to be a wise move politically, to keep a good position open for the rejected people. It is to be. regretted that the country has to put up with this sort of thing, as no position in the gift of the Government is of such importance to the Dominion as this. We certainly ought to have the best man the country possesses to represent us in London. A live man at the head of the office in London would mean untold good to New Zealancj but under the exigencies of party Government, the present outlook is that we shall have to

put up with a third rate rejected politician. ELECTOR. { (TO THE EDITOR.) Slß;—Rumour has it that Mr J. B. Teasdale is back to his original opinion, that a water supply foif.Te Awamutu is not a good for the town. This surely cannot be correct, but the persistency with which the rumour is being circulated calls for a public statement by Mr Teasdale as mover of the resolution favoring the scheme. We want water but it is no more essential to our existence than —I am, etc., LIGHT. TO THE EDITOR. Slß,—The " Man on the street" is a queer mixture of gullibility and astuteness ; one day he is allowing himself to be most easily hoaxed, while the next finds him 48 hours ahead of everybody else "in getting behind the scenes and into the " know." Just now he is full of one thing, and one thing only, but surely he has been badly hoaxed this time. The burden of his' song is that the mover of the resolution, in favor of a water supply at the late public meeting, is now of the opinion that a water supply is not needed, and that it would be a bad thing for the holders of property in the main street. Surely the " Man in the street" has been hoaxed this time, or has he managed to get in ahead of the rest of us. Can you enlighten"us Mr Editor? WOBBLER.