THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2347, 13 November 1908, Page 5

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

THE GISBORNE SEAT.

Mr. W. Lissant Clayton, the Opposition candidate,' will give an address to the electors in His Majesty’s Theatre at 8 p.m. to-day. The Hon. J. Carroll will deliver an address at Mabauri this evening. Mr. Geo. E.'Darton is to address the electors this evening at Patutalii.

THE BAY OF PLENTY SEAT.

MR. D. LONDON AT TUPAHOA

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PORT AWANUI, Nov. 12

Mr. D. Lund-on addressed the electors at Tuparoa last night and received a vote of thanks and confidence in hi,ni as representative for the electorate. _

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OPOTIKI, Nov. 12. In. the county elections yesterday Mr. J. B. Goav, the Opposition Parliamentary candidate, during his absence electioneering on the East Coast, Avas returned at the head of the poll by a very large majority, tor the Opotild, County Council. BAY OF PLENTY ROLL. The Bay of Plenty electoral roll contains 7410 names. The original roll, compiled on the loth of April last, contained 4575 names. Since then two suppldv-ientary rolls have been printed, one compiled on the 17th September, Avhich contains- 1106 names, and another compiled on the 20tli October, containing 1009. About 600 names have been removed, the numbers corresponding thereAvith being set forth in the supplementary roll.

WELLINGTON NOTES

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WELLINGTON, Nov. 12

Mr Byron Brown, who seems to be making considerable headway -against the GoA*ernment candidate for the Otaki seqt, says the time has como when- members should reduce their own salaries, not increase them. £4OO a year, he added, meant- the inundation of the House with professional politicians and there Avere plenty of this- class there already. Men 'would- do more for hon'or than they Avould. for gold, and the real patriot would covet a place in the House even if he were paid nothing. The Hon. T. W. Hislop says Sir Harry Atkinson was the greatest Liberal' that ever lived in New Zealand, and Mr Hislop, it may be remarked, is not an Opposition candidate.

Mr J. W. Murrell, the new candidate for Wellington S-outh, Avas (says the “Post”) lauding and applauding Sir Joseph Ward -last night at the Alexandra Hall. “AX hat did lie tike a title for?” came a voice from his audience. “Would you take one?' “Certainly I Avoukl,” replied the candidate. “The chief reason I say so is that I am never likely to be offered a title.” “A title is only a handle,” declared the interjector finally. “It is,” added Mr. Murrell.

An elector asked Mr Atkinson, at an open-air meeting, if lie approved of Maori women wearing red stockings and also whether he thought, that Chinamen should he made to rvear kilts. To the first of these questions Mr Atkinson replied that he saiv .no objection to the practice, and to the second 'he “would like to see the Chinese immigration kilt entirely.” The retort seemed to please the croAvd and .satisfy the questioner.. EASTERN MAORI ELECTORATE. Nominations for the Eastern Maori electorate were received by Mr. Harold Carr, returning officer, at the Native Land Court at noon yesterday. Only two candidates Avere 'nominated. * These were:— . Apirana Ngata. nominated bv Hem Materoa (Mrs. Carroll), and Ilenare Rum. . . , ~ . Dick Paaka, nominated by Outini (Teri) Kaipara and Wire mu te AVaka. Upon a shew 4 of hands, j\tr. X"ga»t& s candidature was supported by 12 to 2. A pol 1 Avas demanded, according to the usual custom. The election will be held on Wednesday, December 2nd. T „ , , r A third candidate.J. Downs, a baitcaste, of AYairoa, Avas also in_ the field, but bis nominators arrived too late’ for the nomination to be accepted.

SOUTHERN MAORI ELECT.

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CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 12. The following candidates have been •nominated for the •Southern Maon electorate: —T. H. Urn, T. larata, and C. West.