POLITICAL POINTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3156, 28 February 1911, Page 5

POLITICAL POINTS.

JOTTINGS. It is probable that Mr. E. Tregear, late secretary to the Labor Department, will be among the candidates at the forthcoming General Election.. It is understood that Mr. McKinlay, of Benhar, is a certain candidate for Bruce in opposition to Mr. Jas. Allen, the sitting member. Mr. Loudon’s name is also mentioned as a candidate. If there are no material alterations in the boundaries of the Taieri electorate, Mr. T. J. Johnson, who gave the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie such a hard fight last election, is certain to be in the field at the forthcoming election. The first blow an (the Palmerston North political battle may be said to have been struck, as a meeting of Mr. j) Buick’s supporters has been convened. It is further stated .that a requisition is in course of signature asking Mr. R. M‘Nab to contest the seat. On being asked by an “Oamaru Mail” representative as to whether he would be* a candidate at , next general election, the Hon. T. Y. Duncan gave an assurance that he ■would offer hjs services to the electors of the Oamaru constituency again. He said that his health was' better than it had been for some time, and a few weeks with the threshing mill by way of exercise had left him feeling very fit. «•

WHERE WILL THE NEW SEATS BE LOCATED P

Asked bv a representative of the “Waikato Times” to give an opinion on the possibilities of the alteration to boundaries, Mr. W. 1. Jennings, M.P., speaking feelingly, replied that with the extensive area of the past three vears, he wbuld be very glad if some of the ends of his electorate, which 13 built up of the Napier, Wellington, and Taranaki and Auckland land districts, were cvrfc off nncl pt.v6ti "to somcouo who was more comfortably situated. He was quite satisfied that as far as the Taumantnui electorate, was concerned, there had been a considerable increase in the population within the past five years, and thought this could be demonstrated by this fact, that prior, at any rate, to the last election there were quite 3000 people in the northern and southern boundaries of the North Island Main Trunk line, a great majority of whom are now. away, yet there has been an extraordinary development as far aS population and bona-fide, settlement are concerned. The conjectures that are now freely made in regard to Taumarunui or the King Country electorate are premises which can only be settled bv the taking of census and the decision of the Boundary Commissioners. ‘;, .. v ‘