ELECTION NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 279, 24 November 1896, Page 5

ELECTION NOTES.

fnllowing meetings are announced for TOK. . t cifey Hal. Mr W, Crowsber; SeSrkebH^ Mr S. Vaile ; Birkdale, . r.nltaon Palmer ; Lake Takapuna Hall, Jlr T Bollard; Epsom Public Hall, Sir Ur ' a O'Rorke ; Pukekohe East SchoolmJ Mr W. F. Massey. 4 ' Affhitu correspondent writss : " Mr builder, who h contesting f the c'ty seats, ia a son of Mr Kosaer, "fthis district. We wish him every '"fmiipri-t occurred in an advertisement , Tflvening in connection with the polling L tha of tbe Manukau electorate. It 5I "Public Hall, Remuera," instead of !. Public School." t/nder tho Alcoholic Liquors Sale Con- . ,/.__ Amendment, the day of election is be a public half-holiday. Clause 10, Ssrloe on the matter is aa follows :- .•Every day on which the election of the I'MBiing Committee takes place, or upon tieh tbe poll for local option under this I! ia taken, shall be, and bo deemed to be, soblic holiday after mid-day, and such f S holiday shall be deemed to be a holi- !« within bhe meaning of the several _utei f«r the time beinK m force reior' [r' to public holidays; and, further, boMieo tbe fa°urß of twelvo o'clock n.on, and 5 „ o'clock in the evening, it shall be unlafffal to sell intoxicating liquors in any licensed premises." Ib should be borne in mind thab nomination! for tho various seats are due before five o'clock on Friday nexb. Mr A. Withy will address a meeting of fbeParnell electors at Waite's Hall, Mounb gij eD this evening, and tomorrow afternoon be will hold a meeting for ladies only tithe same place. Major Harris, the Governmenb candidate, aire two addreßsea, the first ab No. 1 Lol-onie (Mr Wills), Awhitu, whan Mi Aspin waa called to the chair, and the last one ab the Awhitu central school, (rien Mr Rosser waa called to the chair. Jlajor Harris spoke for an hour and a-half, iid was listened to a&bsntively, going over jis iame ground as in other places. The meetings were well attended, a good few ladies being present. At the conclusion miny questions were pub and answered mosb satisfactorily, and received applause. Avote of thanks and confidence waa carried jjinimoußly at each meeting, and with thanks to the chair closed bhe meetings. Mr Jackman addressed a meeting of electors lasb ai.hb in bhe Henderson Schoolroom, at which thore was a good tttendance. Mr Roberts presided. At tht close of his address Mr Jackman aaiwered a large number of questions, bho meeting lasting to 10.30 o'clock. A vote of thanks was accorded the candidate and lite the Chairman. Mrß. Eugster, candidate for the City at tho coming elections, addressed the electors ji Si. Ueorge's Hall last evening. There mi t fair attendance, and Mr Eugster liter receiving an attentive hearing waa iccerded a vote of thanks. MrE. Mibcheleon has been finally asked if he will accept nominabion for a city seat. It it thought very likely bhab he will accede to the request. A decision is expected on Thursday. SirG. M. O'Rorke addressed a meeting tl Manukau elecbors ab Pakuranga Hall lilt night. Mr A. Thompson presided. There was a crowded attendance, including »number of ladies. A unanimous vote of thanks and confidence was proposed by Mr I, Fitzpatrick and seconded by Mr J. Fortune. The motion waa carried unanimously. Os Saturday night, Sir Maurice addressed taeelectors at Easb Tamiki. Mr A. R. Harris, J.P., presided. On the motion of _r Joseph Cargo, a vote of thasks and confidence was carried against an adverse imeodmenb movea by Mr Frost, seconded If Mr P. Crago. Three cheers were given /or Sir Maurice ab the close. Ho speaks at Epiom public hall to-night.

MrF. \V. Lang addressed a large meeting of electors at Hamilton on Saturday treaing, He freely criticised the Governsent policy. He waa, he said, accused of tsring voted too much against the Government to be an independent man, bub la considered he had conscientiously done !)is beat for the colony and his constituiicy. The speaker was severely queaUonecT, after which a vote of thanks and confidence waa carried on bhe voices, On Friday nighb Mr Lang received a unanimous Tote of thanks and confidence at Maoui,

The Proas Association agent ab Dunedin nirei:-" The Rev. Word Walker, who ia orfUDiaing agenb for bhe New Zealand Alliance, will be a candidate for Waikato io the independent liberal prohibition ticket, He leaves for Auckland immediItely.