Mr Seddon's Return.
Auckland, October 26.
On landing in Auckland from the Tongariro to-day Mr Seddon was accorded a hearty reception, people turning out in very large numbers to meet him.
I In the course of an interview Mr Seddon was informed that " it was rumoured" that there was a probability of a high official position being offered him, and that he was going to settle in South Africa. He said: "In the highest flights of fancy I was not egotistical enough to think that such offer would or could be mad 6, and before leaving for London I publicly announced my intention to remain in New Zealand. I adhere to what I stated in public before I went Home, and my future as a public man rests in a great measure with the people of New Zealand." Asked if it was true that he was going to resign in May, he said it was absolutely untrue. It was probably an electioneering canard. Ht intended to remain in New Zealand. Mr Seddon unveiled a memorial of men who fell in the war, miking a long speech. He was very w«ll received.
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 275, 28 October 1902, Page 4
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191Mr Seddon's Return. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 275, 28 October 1902, Page 4
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