PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 283, 28 November 1919, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.

ROLLS CLOSE THIS EVENING __L___*r__ CLAIMS PUT !_.. TIME YET FOR ABSENT VOTERS To-day offers the last chance citizens will have to get on to the rolls. The write should be issued to-day, and all claims for enrolment must be in' the hands of respective registrars before 6 o'clock this evening. j Enrolment lias been very brisk for several days past, both at the individual j registrar's offices, and at the central I electoral bureau in the. Government ' Buildings, Customs -Street. This bureau i has been of great use ever since it was osta-hlis-hed, because the -different regij- | trars have iound accommodation in a variety of places, and many electors do not know where their offices are. The j -bureau staff, which has been increased to 14, -was kept very busy this morning, not I only with ordinary claims, but with the | issuing of large numbers of absent j voters' permits and seamen's rights. The officials report that the various political organisations, notably the Labour prohibition, and liquor trade interests have been forwarding large numbers of enrolment c.aims. The different urban and suburban districts have been very thoroughly canvassed by the postal officials, and also by other agencies, and' so far as can be gathered the persons now applying for enrolment are mainly those who have only just qualified, by age or residence, to exercise the franchise. There are, of course, a certain number of laggards and careless people, such as may be found in every community. Applications for absent voters' peri mits will be received until the day before | tlie poll, but applicants are advised not jto delay, because time has to be allowed | for the application to reach tbe registrar I of the electorate concerned, and for the ' permit issued by .him to reach the appli- ! cant. In the case of a Dunedin electorate this process might take four days to a week. Seamen's rights will also be issued up to the day before the poll. Nominations for European and Maori elections close on December 6 and 8 re- ; spectively. The polling date for the . European elections is "Wednesday, Dej (.-ember 17, and for the Maori elections ! Tuesday, December 16.

*3_____Sn_l__A U EI_E_TOSATE.

Sir Frederick Lang addressed the electors of Maraetai in tlie public school yes- . terday afternoon. There was a good attendance, presided over by Mr. E. 1 Couldrej r . At the conclusion of an Interesting address, a. vote of thanks and confidence, on the motion of Messrs. 'iWatt and Webb, was carried nnanii mou6_y. ISh* Frederick Lang addressed a large audience of Whifcford electors in the , IWhitford Public HaU last evening. Mr. '. F. H. Brownhill, county representative, ■ presided. Sir Frederick waa-given aa j attentive hearing. Mr. H. Shaw moved, land Mr. S. Whit-worth seconded a vote of thanks and confidence in Sir Frederick, which was carried unani- ! moirsly. The meeting further pledged I itself to further the candidate's campaign.. ...Cheers, were ~-gh'en.s"for Sir •Frederick and Mr. Massey,i represented this portion of the e'.ef j torate. - - .-%..•■

| "MR. DAVIS AT EPSOM

Mr. Geo. Davis, the official Labour ca_ didate for Roskill, addressed' a large meeting of electors in the Ep_om Public Hall last night. The speaker -dealt with. a number of planks in the Labour party's '.platform, giving special attention to the land question. State banking, the coal I industry, and the need for control by the : State of the meat industry. At the close lof the meeting Mr. Davis was accorded a j unanimous vote of thanks and confidence.

I WAXTOMO.

(By Telegrarh.—Own Correspondent) . ARIA, this day. There were large attendances at Mr. Jennings* meetings at Piopio, Temapar*, Parelieka, and Aria, The candid*te spoke of the slowness of opening up -th* , Crown and acquired Maori lands, and I advocated a light line of railway from 'Waitara through Mokau, and then tapping the Main Trunk line. At the conclusion of the meeting the. customary vote was passed with applause. . Th_ candidate unveils a roll of honour to fallen soldiers at Ohura on Monday.