A Wellington correspondent telegraphs : The member for Otaki, Mr Field, is having a bad time just now at the hands of four aspirants to the Upper House. Mr Seddon is reported to have placed the gift of one scat in the hands of the member fot Otaki, the conditions being that it must be bestowed upon a small farmer of this coast who has been a good and true supporter of the Government. Poor Mr Field does not know iiow to make the gift go round and still retain the suppoii of Messrs H. J. Richards and J. R. Stansell, of Tehoro, Mr George Brown, of the Hutt, and Mr Bradley, of Pahau tanui.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 284, 11 December 1901, Page 4
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