THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21728, 10 March 1936, Page 8

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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WELLINGTON, March 9

Fourteen new members of the Legislative; Council have been nominated by the Labour Government. The list includes a previous Speaker of the House of Representatives, tiie Hon. Sir Charles Statham, Mr John Alexander McCullough, a former workers' representative on the Arbitration Court, and a representative of the native race, Mr Rangi Mawhete, of Awapuni. The nominees will be sworn in when the new Parliament meets on March 25. The names of the nominated Legislative Councillors are:— Mr Mark Brings (Palmerston North).

Mr Thomas Brindie (Wellington) Mr Michael Connelly (Duncdin). Mr James Cotter (Ilinuora).'

Mr Thomas Francis Boyle (Bluff). Mr Edward Dye (Waihi). Mr James Goodail (Greymouth). Mr George Robert Hunter (Christchurch ).

Mr Frank Edwin Lark (Auckland). Mr Bernard Martin (Auckland). Mr Rang! Mawhetc (Awapuni). Mr John Alexander IVlcCulloag-h (Addinglcn). Mr Benjamin Robbins, (Tauranga). The Hon. Sir Charles Slatham (Wellington).

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

MR THOMAS H-KINDLE

Mr Thomas Bnndlc is a native of Lancashire. England, where. before cominc, to New Zealand in ID 10. he was activeh ojmayc d in propaganda work fur the independent. Labour parly in various industrial district:;. \?.v*jv ?,\nce uvi:\v;\l in One tiuip.'i-ion he. has been eio.vv.lv associated with the Labour party m industrial ;rui political activity, and ha-.; occupied executive positions in both sections. He is on Ihe executive of the .New Zealand Labour party, a position he has held tor some years, and way for four y- ,- urs in succession prosid'-iil. lie was elected to the \V''Uinc;t(,n City Council in ItKi.'i, and a.uain in I'.)'.&. lie is a member of the We'line.ton .'J'ecluiLal Collepe Loard of Governors. On several occasions he has been a candidate for Parliament. lie unsuccessfully contested the Gisbore.e seal in 101') and 1°22, the Nelson seat in DIM, and the Weilinjjlon. Suburbs seat in U)2X and 1!). - 5L.

MR MU'UAKL CONNELLY

Mr Michael Connelly was born at Kakaiamea. Taranaki, where liis father was a fanner. At an 'early age he moved to the West. Coast of the South Island, where he was educated at a convent and at Sts',.- schools, lie lollowed lor a IV iv years, alter which he joined Ihe radway service, and he soon b<came iilciililii-d with Ihe Amalgamated Sot, ely ei' Railway He rvanls, occiipviii" eyerv i c-.sit in: > in thai organisation.' uvhsdiee Ihe Dominion presidency ile has b.- ■•> a i:s:np- ,■ o;' Ihe Railway .Supon/imuai ma Hoard for Ihe last nine yi as:-. and is a iu. r-ie;-ropresenlalivo en die Railway Appeal I'.oai'd. As one e.f Ihe founders of' Ihe only Labour daily newspaper in New Zealand, the "Grey Jiiver Argus" Mr Connolly occupied a sea! on the "directoraie, and was tic first secretary of the new company. He rente s'rd (lie Chalmers seal, in 1!»:.:. r ) in the interests of I lie I labour parly.

Mil .1A MICK COTTAR

Mr J, Colter was prominent in Ihe formation of the Hinucra Co-operative! Dairy Company, Limited, and was one of the first directors, lie served for a period as chairman of directors, and is stil! a member of the board of directors. He is also a member of tho South Auckland Dairy Association. Mr Cotter was born in Comity Cork, Ireland, and came to New Zealand with his parents. He first lived at Coromandel. and at V/aihi, where he wai engaged in goldmimng. He took up farming at. Hinucra 25 years ago.

MR THOMAS DOYLE

Mi* T. F. Doyle was born in Invercargil! i<n June 10. If!fJ3, mid received his oducalion at Bluff at public and Convent schools. Apprenticed to th" marine engineering trade, lie followed that work for 20 year;-. In 1P27 he purchased a business in Bluff, lie first entered local politics in 1919 as a councillor of the Borough of Bluff, and served* two terms hs Mavor of Bluff. In 1933 he was elected "representative of the borough on the Bluff Harbour Board, and was re-elected at the last election. He sawed for four years as chairman of the Bluff Unemployment Committee, and for five years as president- of the Bluff Progressive League. Since his boyhood. Mr Doyle has been associated with the Labour movement, and for several years was secretary of the Bluff branch of the New Zealand Labour partv. He contested the Awania seat at the last general election.

MR EDWARD DYE

Mr Edward Dye has for several years been president of the Ohinemuri Mines and Batteries Union. Kis association with the mining industry has extended over many years, and he has worked chiefly as a member of an underground contract party. In recent years, in addition to mi"ing. he has engaged in farming. As a nv'r.or he has been very popuhr. and has been held in high regard by 1h" weri-ers generally for the manner in which he has looked after their interests. The min-

ing companies, too. have appreciated