GENERAL ELECTION.

CANDIDATES FOR SEATS IN HOUSE The following ig a list of the candidates who have boea nominated to stand and contest the seats for the House of Repre- \ sentatives at the General Election — the J letter M after the name stands for Ministerial supporter, and O that of the opposition, the others have declared themselves independent of parly :—: — AUCKLAND DISTRICT. Auckland City —

W. L. Kees O Dr. Wallis I T. Thompson 0 ... M H. W. Farnall ... 0 W.J.Napier 0 J. M. Shera 0 Adam Porter... ... D ... ... Bay of Islands— R.M.Houston ... I John London 0 J. M. Dargavillo ... 0 •J. Trounsen , D ... ... Marsden — A. Elliott 0 R.Thompson 0 ... M Waitemata — R.Monk 0 ..-. ... M ... Jackson Palmer ... D Eden— Hon. E. Mitchelson 0 M J. Greenwood ... D ... ... Parnell — J. M. Lennox ... I • F. Lawry° M Manukau — SirG.M. O'Rorke 0 ... M W. F. Buckland ... 0 A. Grant D Franklin — Major Hamlin 0 ' ... M Major Harris... ... O ... ... Thames — ■ A. J. Cadman« ... 0 E. H. Taylor... ... O Te Arolia — W.S. Allen D W. Frasoi 0 0 Vesey Stewart ... D East Coast — A. 0. Arthur 0 - ... M W. Kelly 0 0 J TARANAKI DISTRICT. Egmont — Sir H.A.Atkinson 0 .. . M F. McGuire 0 New Plymouth — John Elliot M R.O.Hughes ... I E. M. Smith I hawke's bay district. Waipawa — Geo. Hunter M W.O. Smith 0 ... 0 Hawke's Bay — Hon. Gapt. Russell 0 ... M C. W. Roardon ... 0 Napier — M. J. Gannon ... 0 G. H. Swan M WELLINGTON DISTRICT. Wellington City — H. D. Bell I John Duthie ... ... 0 George Fisher 0 ... 0 ... F. H. Fraser 0 E. G.Jellicoe 0 W. M'Lean 0 T. K. Macdonald ... 0 R. Winter 0 Hutt— C. B. Izard° M Geo. London 0 ... ... A. K. Newman 0 ... M Wairarapa — W. 0. Buchanan 0 ... M H. Bunny 0 Masterton — Geo, Beetham 0 ... M A. W.Hogg 0 Palmerston — F. Parani 0 John Stevens... ... D ... ... J. G. Wilson 0 ... M Rangitikei — F. Arkwright ... M D. L. Macarthur 0 ... M Wanganui— J. Ballance 0 0 ' G.Carson M ... ... Waitotara — R. Bruce 0 M G. Hutchison 0 ... 0 NELSON AND MARLBOROtfGH DISTRICTS. Nelson City — J. G. narkneas 0 ... M JohnKerr 0 0 F. W. Flowerday ... D Waimea-Picton — R. Hursthouse ... I ... ... C. Mills 0 W. H. Phillips ... D Wairau — T. L. Buick 0 S. J. Macalister ... 0 ... A. P. Seymour 0 ... M CANTERBURY DISTRICTS. Christchurch City — E. Humphreys 0 ... M W. B. Perceval 0 ... 0 W. P. Reeves* ... 0 R.M.Taylor 01 ... 0 J. T. Smith M Eden George ... I Ashley — J. D. Lanee 0 I ... R. Meredith M J. G. Knight 0 Kaiapoi — W. Hoban ... , ... 0 R. Moore M Avon — E.Blake 0 0 G. G. Stead M Heathcote — - W. W. Tanner ...• 0 R. H. Rhodes ... M Halswell — F. S. Parker ... ... 0 Hon. W. Rolloston ... M Akaroa — J. Joyce* 0 A. I. M'Gregor 0 ... M W. Barnett M Selwyn — A. Saunders 0 I T. H. Anson M W.T. Popple 0 Ellesmere — Sir John Hall* ... M John M'Lachlan ... D Ashburton — W.O. .Walker 0 ... 0 W. J.Sawle 0 E. G. Wright M J. Brown ... ... M Geraldine — A. E. Rhodeß° ... M S. Buxton 0 Tiinam— E. G. Kerr 0 W. Hall Jones 0 ... 0 J. M. Twomey ... 0 J. F. Smithson ... M P. E. Thoreau ... D Wainiate — W. J. Steward 0 ... O A. Hayes ... ... D ... ... WESTLAND DISTRICT. Westland — J. Qrimmond 0 ... O ... ... R. Seddon 0 0 Greymouth — A. R. Guinness* ... 0 ... W.H.Jones 0 Inangahua — R. Reeves 0 0 John Drake ... ... D OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND DISTRICTS. Dunedin City — J.Allen 0 M H. S. Fish 0 0 Win. Hutchison ... 0 D. Pinkerton 0 R. H. Leary M A. Lee-Smith ... I Dunedin Suburbs — W. Dawßon , 0 ... A. H. Ross 0 ... ... M ,„ „, F, Wilkinson,,, ... 0 w t*j

Taieri— W. Barron° 0 A. Oarncross 0 W. Snow M A. J. Burns I Bruce — James Smith I J. W. Thomsoa ... M Matanra — Hon. G. F. Richardson* M J. G. Fraser 0 Tuapeka — J. G. Bro\vn° ... 0 H. S. Valentine 0 ... M Peninsula — W. J. M. Larnach* ... I W. Earnshaw ... 0 Port Chalmers — J. Mills 0 M J. A. Millar 0 Waitaki— J.M'Kenzie 0 0 GL J. Brace 0 J. C. Buckland ... M Oamaru — Hon. T. Hislop 0 ... M T. Duncan 0 0 Mount Ida — Scobie Mackenzie 0 ... M Vincent Pyke° ... 0 Wallace — Dr. Hodgkinson° ... M J. Mackintosh ... 0 H. Hirst M \V. Johnstone ... M. Invercargill — H. Feldwick 0 • ... 0 James Kelly ... ... O J. W. Bain M