THE Manawatu Times. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 14, 1881. THE LATE ELECTIONS.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 180, 14 December 1881, Page 2

THE Manawatu Times.

WEDNESDAY. DEC. 14, 1881. THE LATE ELECTIONS.

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■ - ■■ ■- — ». — r~ . The battle for Parliamentary honors .la-q-ye-ri-And wit^ its eo.nclusTon, ; dis* iftppojntWrjtt, and grief has been the portion oil many hopeful candidates^, whose hearts and soiiliriwere. •intent |mpo-n the elevated' jposi-tio^ they | fi songht to attain. .But.diparipoint.-^ 'merits wilt come, a-nd'i the defeated teandjßates must [bear yrith it." Look^ i ing" dyer the^list of jreturnes rae.n W e """'" find that thbug-h 'nearly ' half 6l th^ old "members will not refurnT to Parliament, stilF sufficient ! have feeen returned to preserve the continuity of the Hall administration .' TheT JMEinisjfcry- have 'all regairiedtheir seats, beside a number of' iMinJiterJ'aii sttppof ter^ -v and.s.o.me . of the most a&fcrte mejaaljeTO olhtlie late ? Parliament.. Among the— newly \ elected; are several journalists, lawyers,, and men, well jver?ed-m the. ;lavra,.and;3asag§s of the Colony, bel; side :iehpia < are .al_.few| who. , -have-iliad -lai i ge : --practlealiCexp.eri;ence as memDers^rof lioeal : Boards, or . County, t^butipils-, Boifehatwhilb it is a matter! for J^gr©t> that 1 amdrjg -thoae who^ Jjaye lost, .their, seats j. were men of "refioffne^ 1 ' x>ratdricajl legislative , talent, and steadfastness- of character, yet there -ts^ consolation m the fact, that a considerable amount of actual practicality has been introduced. The majority of the seats have been hotly contested, and it is pleasing to iQQte that, almost the whole oi taos*

returned — whether old, or new members — have been successful m their concurrence with, public opinion, both m their spheres as members of local bodies, and upon the.hustings. We admit, that speeches made before the election, afford ifeut an obscure, and vague idea as to the future actions, or policy of the men, more particularly when^party dis 1 inctions are so faintly outlined, as they' are m New- Zealand. ~N«arly all the members returned have gone -in, pledged to use their..utmQßjb_endeavors m obfaming a reform m His 'administration" of 'local affairs, and this should be one of. the first things attended to by the new Parliament. The system should: be made more elastic, and many of the powers at present exercised by the Government, should be delegated to the local bodies, aud m order to support this course, additional funds should be provided for the latter, from the public Treasury.