“The Press” In 1866
March 2 HEATHCOTE ELECTION.—The Heathcote election shows in a manner not to be mistaken the feeling of Canterbury. The Heathcote, next to Christchurch, is the largest and most important district in the province, and being inhabited mostly by small fanners, living in close proximity to one another, and having close intercourse with Christchurch, possesses more mental activity than any other country district. This election has been a fair fight in which each party put forth its full strength. The candi-
dates are both well-known men; both have been in the field about an equal length of time, and have carried on a most active canvass. They have met each other at meetings innumberable, and have fought out the battles in the presence of the constituency in every part of the district. The result is an overwhelming majority in favor of the unity of the colony and the self-reliant policy: Such a decision is even more important after the speech of Dr. Featherston, which has been widely circulated by the Canterbury press, on both sides of the question.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30998, 2 March 1966, Page 16
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