Michel's Record

NZ Truth, Issue 1175, 7 June 1928, Page 6

Michel's Record

AMONG the members of the august body that reclines luxuriously on

plush -covered seats m the Legislative Council during the Parliamentary sessions is the Hon. -H. L. Michel, of Hokitika.

But the plush -chair of the Council Chamber m which he sits is to H.L.M. merely a symbol of the dignity of that excluaive assembly.

For he was not reared m a plush - chair atmosphere of ease and idle luxury.

Michel landed at Hokitika as a lad m 1886, when ijlush-chairs were at a premium and where rough-and-ready conditions were the common portion of life m the gold-rush days.

From his early manhood, young Michel took a keen interest m the district and played no small part m evolving- stable conditions out of the pot-pouri of life as, it was lived m the middle "sixties."

Politics attracted him m after years and . he was bold enough to stand against Dick Seddon— without success, need it be said?

But he threw himself heart and soul into every civic activity in 1 the placa and at the time of the formation of the National Government he was called to the Upper House.

In Hokitika he is a warm supporter Of almost everything and increasing years see liim still as active as ever.