MR A. W. HOGG, M.P

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14006, 15 September 1909, Page 5

MR A. W. HOGG, M.P

VISIT TO TTMATir. All A. W -Hogg, Ml 1 lor Masterton, spent Mt.toio.iv in rttuaiu, ha\mg come hue m connection with the cmsule in winch lie js engaged on helialt of laboui He js :i(companied by Mis Hogg, and as old Tunaiuviim'a they spent a veiy mixi eating time jooteicla\ ni looking aiound the town and harboui, and nuking some "then and now" comparisons. To a "Heiald" lopoitci who chanced to meet the e\-Alnnstei foi Labour last night, he twinded that it was put 27 m'-it-s Mine be Jiad left Timaru for Alasteitou. When heie, he was a ncwspapei ni«n, mid conducted the ' South Ciuiterbuiv Tunes/' wlnili was then issued fiom n building in Chinch stiect, opposite.the othies ot the Levels Countj Canned At that tune there weie two eienuig papcis in Tininru, but it had only taken hint two yens to wipe out the opposition On deciding to ti t \ his roittine in the North Island., he and All James Smith bought a papei cilled the "AVairaiapa Stu " in Masteiton After oonduiU ing this tor about seven jears he ioceived a big lequisition asking him to stand loi the House Sn Geoigo Gio} and the Hon John Ballauoe had also asked him to otter himself as a candidate, he complied with tho request and was elected in 1890. He then lopiosc tiled a laige poilion of tho bush distnet between Mastetton and Woochille, but now his onginaL olootoiate wis dfiided into two —Maslejton and Pnlnatuu ' ' Vsked loi his mipiessions of Timaru, Air Hogg said the place had changed very gieatly foi the better since the da>s when he lived Jieic. He reeog- , nised a nunibei ol the old houses, though the place had giown to tioble its formei si/e. In fact it was hardly leeoguisable now us the Tiuin.ru of 27 M'ais a,io Substantial shops aiicl w alehouses had taken the place of the small wooden buildings which used to occupy tho main streets. He had been greatly stiuck with the harboui, which gave such good shelter to vessels, as well as with the tiansfoimation which had tnken place at Caiohne Bay, a hno esplanade and a beautiful sandy beach having taken the place oi the huga locks with clinging mutton fish, which , tanned a prominent featuie of the Bay in eaih d.tvss Mb. Hogg added that in the Noith Island he alwa\s heard TimaiiT'spokon ot as n prespeious Mid progiessive town, and lie was pleased to have the assuiance of tho Mayor that theie had been practically no linemploved dilhoulty here. Speaking of labour matters, Mr Hogg said that wheiever ho went he was given a good leception by the labour organisations, he could not speak too highly ol the «aj tho workeis had tieated him Tlvcie was at the present time a veiv stiong movement on in the rinks oi laboui, and be anticipated that a powerful labour paity would be loimed in New Zealand nb' .an e.ul\ date, and that at the next geneial election the charactei of the House would be somewhat altered The woikeis wcie oiganismg now m a way which meant business