HON. T, MACKENZIE'S METHODS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1138, 27 May 1911, Page 4

HON. T, MACKENZIE'S METHODS.

A VERY FAIR SAMPLE. Yo'r principle's a winplo plan. Follow tho Government a." ye can, Talk blethcru to the working man, On him yc doto. Noo doct ye'd turn MaJiomniodttn To ealeli a vete. —Hon. T. Mackenzie in tlio HoU6o, Jium

During the recent visit of the Hon. T. Mackenzie to Auckland (says our special correspondent), the Minister lost no opportunity of saying pretty things about tills "last, loneliest, loveliest" city. Indeed, Mr. Mackenzie has been lavish, in his praise. His latest encomiums were poured out in the course of a harbour trip, to which tho members of tho Harbour Board regaled him yesterday. Uie enthusiastic chairman of tho board, in proposing the toast- of the Minister, had just remarked that Auckland was, bo believed, tho most abused, district in New Zealand. It was always trying to grab all the plums that it could possibly obtain, and, in view of tins, he was glad to have tbo opportunity of showing the Minister what tho board itself was doing. "One likes the spring and go about" Auckland," said Mr. Mackenzie, in the courso of his reply, "and I adviso you to keep going, even if you are getting the reputation, as Mr. Gnuson remarked, of trying to get everything you cau seize. (Laughter.) I belong to a clan, called tho Mackenzie, which hfls the reputation of collaring everything that has four legs, and jt is said that wo. would take a haystack if it had four legs. (Laughter.) Never you mind what peoplo say about you. Take everything you can get. You have got the land, you have got the liarbour, aud if you go on as yon are going now you cannot go far wrong." Mr. A. E. Glover, M.1 , .: It will not bo my fault if wo don't. (Laughter.) Mr. Mackenzie: No, it will not. It Auckland had many more members m Parliament like Mr. Glover, a Minister's life would not be worth living. Hβ is always keeping at us iu the interests of Auckland. (Laughter.) On top of all these little pats on the back- comos the significant news that a deputation of Government sunporters has asked the Hon. T. Mackenzie to stand for one of the extra northern seats in tho event of tl;e census rearrangement of boundaries wiping out his present constituency.