OUR LETTER BOX.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 14, 12 July 1887, Page 3

OUR LETTER BOX.

OUR MEMBER. [To TH® Eoitob.l Sib,— Your "Letter Box ’’of the Ist ultimo contains a communication from "An Elector ” who taking “ passing interest ” in polities has actually discovered that Mr Locke’s name did not appear in anything like all the divisions (some 70) at the House during last session. With Dominie Sampson I ejaculate " pro-digioua ”, and congiatuluu Elector upon his ability of Hansardian research. But in his next par our ephemeral puliiieian in answering his own query, logically puts his pen in it. Yes, Mr Elector Mr Locke has ably advocated, and still advocates the opening of crown lands, amendment or repeal of rhe present native laud laws, which are ruining our district, and the laying off of roads. But advocacy of any cause, however strenuous and able, does not necessarily mean success, and with a view to such ultimate success, Mr Locke, with his sturdy honesty of purpose and unequalled knowledge ot native land affairs, has been called again from his retirement.—Yours <fco., Coast Electob. [As fairplay id alt id our motto we insert the’ above letter. We ate sure that Mr Locke means well, but then, unfortunately, his health it so Uncertain that next session may have the same lamentable result as the last, viz., the electors being unrepresented in 70 important divisions I As to his unequalled knowledge of native affairs we would cry, query I Mr Locke, although, doubtless, very well up in the question, does not possess a monoply of knowledge on the matter.— Ed]