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Observer, Volume XXX, Issue 39, 11 June 1910, Page 3

There is little doubt that Mr Myers is the man for Auckland. He has a municipal record that should commend ( him as a splendid representative to . advance the interests of the northern ( city.—Dannevirke " News." ■ m ■ . m. ' ■■ ~. . Football is often (and not without justice) termed the national game of ' New Zealand; it attracts thousands of I non-playing spectators of both sexes and all ages ; and any leniency shown towards bad conduct on the field'is bound to react undesirably upon the ' morale of a large section of the public. . —Dudedin ««Star." * ■ ' ■•:■ . ■'. , There is growing up a conviction < that the Government is not so desirous 1 of seeing progress as it should be, that < it is averse from effort, that it aims to < go slowly and comfortably, and to leisurely enjoy the sweets of political lotus-eating.—Napier " Telegraph." The University Senate should be a ; purely lay body, administering the , finances and general business of the j University, and leaving the constitn- i tion of the University curriculum to j an advisory body, composed of a cer- • tain number of delegates from each. Professorial Board.—Blenheim " Express." . « ] Let confidence be restored at Home, , let no man come here unless vit is cer- ] tain, so fair as such things can be j certain, that he will be able to earn a living when he arrives. Make it clear that this land is not to be a dumping ground for the waste products of < civilisation — the unfit. Then we < should be able to look for a steady i stream of good people.—Cbristehnrcn i «* Spectator." ' t