WAITEMATA SEAT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23361, 21 June 1941, Page 3

WAITEMATA SEAT

— INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE

(P.A.) AUCKLAND. JiAe 20. A former member of the Whangarei Borough Council, the Whangarei Harbour Board, and the Kamo Town Board, Mr P. R. Gardner, of Glorit, has announced his intention of contesting the forthcoming Waitemata by-election as an Independent anti-Socialist candidate. Mr Gardner, who is a farmer, is also . a director of a number of companies. • ~ • The-National Party has decided-not to contest the by-election, but the Democratic Labour Party has chosen Mr N, V, Douglas, of Auckland, as * its candidate.

NINE NAMES BEFORE LABOUR COMMITTEE

(P.A.) AUCKLAND, June 20. Acting bri medicar advice, Mrs Lyon, widow of Captain W. J, Lyon, M.P., has declined a request unanimously made by the Labour Party representatives in the electorate to submit her name for selection as a candidate for the Waitemata seat. This was announced at a meeting of the Waitemata Labour Representation Committee last night. The names of nine nominees were Submitted, but were hot made public. They will be referred to the national executive in Wellington for a final decision. ■ , „ : The national secretary of the. New Zealand Labour Party (Mr Michael Moohan) presided' over a largely attended meeting, and a tribute was paid to the late Captain Lyon. . 1 , Mr A G. Osborne, M.P., was elected organiser for the party’s by-election campaign.

MR G. H. MACKLEY STANDING FOR MASTERTON

(P A.) WELLINGTON,'June 20.The National Party has selected Mr G H. Mackley. of Lower Hutt, former general manager of railways, as ate candidate to contest the Masterton seat at the General Election!. LYTTELTON SEAT SELECTION of NATIONAL V PARTY CANDIDATE

Mr Frederick Wayman, of 10 Sewell street • Lihwood. ■. a 5 retail salesman . in the employ Millers. Ltd..VChristchurch, has lodged his nomination with the National nParty for; the ballot to be held in the.last week in select a candidate in. the.National'Party interest for the' Lyttelton seat. ■• _ , Several-other nominations -will probably be made, The only one of which definite-notice has been far is: that- of'Mr J. ; Te Awakura terrace,. St, Andrew s Hill.