ST. ALBANS SEAT

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28362, 22 August 1957, Page 14

ST. ALBANS SEAT

Mr D. J. Scott

Withdraws

Mr D, J. Scott has withdrawn as Labour Party candidate for St. Albans at the General Election. He has made the decision on his doctor’s advice after a recurrence of an internal complaint which caused him to be invalided out of the Royal Air Force in 1949. Advising the national secretary of the party (Mr A. J. McDonald) of his decision, Mr Scott said it was only fair that he should withdraw immediately while candidates were still being chosen. If he disregarded his doctor’s strong advice and allowed his complaint to advance under the stresses and strains of the months ahead, it was probable that his activities would be interrupted at the most critical stage of the election campaign. It could not be ascertained yesterday whether the party would call for fresh nominations, or select a candidate from others who were nominated at the same time as Mr Scott. The party was particularly pleased with the choice of Mr Scott, a former group captain and an air ace of World War 11, as it regards St. Albans as one of the South Island seats it has an excellent chance of capturing from the Government. CANDIDATE FOR FENDALTON Nominations To Be Called No action has yet been taken by the National Party's Fendalton electorate committee to appoint a candidate to contest the election this year in place of the retiring Prime Minister (Mr Holland). As has been done in other elec torates with sitting National Party members, there will be an advertisement calling for nominations. A similar advertisement will be issued by the St. Albans electorate committee, which is the only other local electorate with a sitting member which has not yet called nominations. Fendalton Roll Increase The Fendalton electoral roll for this year’s General Election shows an increase of 1529 names to 14,935 on the roll for the 1954 election. The roll should be ready for inspection by the end of this week, and the Registrar of Electors (Mr A. A. Besley) expects to have the rolls for Sydenham and St. Albans available early next week. Western Maori Seat “The Press’* Special Service HAMILTON, August 21. Mr Pei te Hurinui Jones has been selected as the National Party candidate for the Western Maori electorate at the general election. He is secretary of the Tainui Trust Board, the headquarters of which are at Ngaruawahia. Mr Jones is managing-secretary of Puketapu Incorporated, a timber concern owned and managed entlrly by Maoris, chairman of the Taumarunui district tribal executive and a member of the New Zealand Geographic Board and of the Historical Places Trust regional committee for Waikato. PUBLIC SERVICE TRIBUNAL Petition Ruled Out Of Order (From Our Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, August 21. The , Speaker (Sir Matthew Oram) this afternoon ruled out a petition from the Public Service Association seeking the appointment of a new chairman of the Government Service Tribunal. The petition, presented by Mr F. J. Kitts (Opposition, Wellington Central) on behalf of the association sought the appointment of a chairman who “would enjoy the confidence of all parties.” In a reserved ruling on the petition, the Speaker said it could not be received. The present chairman (Judge W. F. Stillwell) was an additional judge of the Arbitration Court. It was clear that the only method by which the conduct of a judge could be called into question was by a substantive motion moved by a member of the House and not by a petition. (Earlier Reference Page IL)