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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1115, 16 August 1879, Page 2

Siß^Your Te A wamotu corrcspondonfc promises Mr MoMinn a warm reception ifS.^ rTT Y^ 6 thc electors > b ~e he has a mmd of Ins own, and chose to ewase his right as a representative to to be led into the Government lobby by the nose Perhaps ho may not getLch an overhauling, and why he should get one I cannot tell ;• for he certainly is not ft slave and does not represent slaves, and iie certainly was * u the best position to guide him iu his support and voting with tlie # Government, if ho thought they merited his support. We, at such a tlistanoe from Wellington, necessarily get a, very onoddeO. vorsiou of what occurs ii^

Parliament, and so onght not to censure too severely our representative, whose hands and feet some people tried to tie besides gagging him, before sending him to Parliament ; so it is not surprising if he got his feet over the traces, when the leaden he promised to follow ran so crooked. If a few are disappointed, others admire him for his independence. Then who cares for the Lord Mayor of Te Awamutti ? Never mind, Mac, if they do call you a political rat, put your wool up and they will run like ' uodkroachet* £ir, I hope you, and other representatives of tho people, have received cards of invitation for the entertainment to take place at Te Awamutu, on Saturday afternoon. Doors open at 2.30 p.m. : performance commences at 3 p.m. Admittance, free. — I am, Pakbha, Te Awamutu, 12th August.