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Hi there, not very good at this, but I was the one who corrected the mistakes on the Arthur Penrose Seymour page which has been reverted back again. Most of his life has been wrongly told, and the photo depicted of him as a rat was done by the Liberals who set him up and then destroyed his political career. Even his obituary was about 50% wrong and was written by journalists who had no idea about his life. I have spent four years researching his life and have consulted all the family literature available, including 58 years of diary writings, and believe that most of what has been written on him was done by the people who tried to dispose of his memory, because he was politically the strongest force standing up against the Liberal cause. My book comes out soon and will explain all, I hope at that time you might do a more balanced review on his life then the same one that has been wrongly perpetuated through his life and even after his death. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.73.164.144 ( talk) 23:41, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
That's ok, I can wait till the book is published. Much of his work was decimated in newspapers owned by Liberals, and when he died at the age of 91, there was no one left to pay tribute to his career, he was the last Superintendent of any Province and had outlived all of his friends and peers. Marlborough will get a shock when they see how much this one gentleman contributed to their Province, and how very little was ever acknowledged of it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.73.167.120 ( talk) 04:13, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
Book is being printed as we speak, I have made one other change to your page, it was the Seat of Government that was taken to and then removed from Picton, not the Capital. I have contacted the News tonight and am about to explain why Picton is still the Capital of Marlborough, this will mean a lot more modifications to come for you I am afraid! The Capital was set down by a Governor General of New Zealand, it is a fixed point, and requires another Governor General or law in Parliament to change it. It is a 147 year old mistake! Seymour negotiated the Removal of the Seat of Government, they had no power to remove the title of Capital. Will get in touch soon once the book is done, there are only 80 books, but it will rewrite some aspects of history. Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.73.171.184 ( talk) 04:46, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi again, yes book is now published "The Grand Old Man of Marlborough", has had about 8 months in circulation and no one has disputed the findings as of yet, it is being quoted on historic sites as we speak. Best to borrow one of the free copies from the Marlborough libraries. Cheers, KerryG. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.75.86.148 ( talk) 01:16, 2 March 2013 (UTC)