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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 394, 23 April 1908, Page 4

We have been requested to state in reference to a mistaken impression caused by paragraphs that have appeared in certain papers that "the advertisement lately appearing in this paper calliDg for returns under 'The Land and Income Assessment Act, 1900' ;.refers to returns of land and mortgages only. Returns of income will be called for later."

THE PASSING OF A STATESMAN. When the other day Sir Henry Campbell-Bannorman laid down the cares of office, aud passed the leadership of his party on to Mr Aequith newspapers aud public men of all shades of opinion united in a chorus of eulogy as to the sterling qualities aud personality of the stricken chief. The late Prime Minister has not long survived his office, for our cables to-night announce his demise. Sir Henry was one of that type of men which has hitherto been &o readily available in British politics, a man of high integrity aud uuKolfisliness of aim aud pursuit, a genuine patriot, possessed of all the solid virtues and detrrmiued to devote his life and abilities to the s-er-vice of his country. Butween such meu and the blatant demagogues a wide gulf is fixed, but happy is the nation that can count its public men so many whose devotion to principle and to country is so absolute that nothing can move them from tne paths of political sobriety and rectitude, neither wave of popularity, nor popular condemnation, nor opprobrious epithet. And this sturdy and admirable Scot has es.perienced tliem all.