THE MEMBER FOR GREY LYNN.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 163, 10 July 1914, Page 8

THE MEMBER FOR GREY LYNN.

(To the Editor.l ■Sir,—As an interested elector of Grey Lynn. 1 made, a point of hearimr our present member deliver his pre-c-essional | address at Richmond a »vcok nr two a,2n. in anticipation o( hearinjr an »■■- i-ount or' his ste-wurdsbip. T was not surprised to find nnr "Merry .Ip-tor." as j lie is often termed, had no ca.-p t-o pre- r sent in justification of his representing i u-. for he merely adopted a game <•! I I'iiiir. 1 only w\*h t<. pin Mr Pavue down to one question meantime, ils he kill greiit strpss upon it. He liad sppminsrly tn -onu- irolllili , in huiitlni up old newspaper ii)r-.s to justify liis contention that ho hail never, prior to ijioDinff -lay. jri\en an _ v indicatimi " r s-.iid he Mould Mipport the opposition again-t the Ward party. I!,- advteil liis a'lilitnrs to look up hack uf th>obtained of In, liavinir ever ■riven any indii-atini:. previou* to polling I day. of his intention to voip mil Sir I .losopli Ward he would immediately resi:rn. \o nne he would, "r wKI. i Init followinpr iipnn his advice I fpent an j niitertaininj.' hum- roadins liU and advertUpiiieiitii of ' mil. In tin--Auckliiiid Star" of Xovpinber 0. 1011. | Mr Payne is reported a> having staled , at hi.- meeting l-.'i.l the previtiiw ni?ht at SI. Barnubas" Hall, thai he oinjmrlt'd a coalition in Parliament uf th.> LaUour and Opposition interrjts. If that b> not a <!c\ir indication nf hi- iinitudv on a !io--,>n!idpn<-p motion. I don't know «hat ii-. attempt to rjllinfe his Riil>~e<iiient aeti«n i- tharaiteristii' ul the man. and i; is too much to expect thin he will nliidp by hi- repeated pro-mi,-e to resign if he ever said what i> lepiirte-l above.—l am. etc.. I'RUt.RKSv.