La Varis inquiry ‘no worry'

Press, 22 May 1978, Page 22

La Varis inquiry ‘no worr y'

'•I • ;' PA Taupo I f I- ! The inquiry by the Ombuds- : : man into Mr R. J. La Varis’s ! import licences is not worry- . ; ing National Party members ' . in the Taupo electorate, ac- : cording to the party’s local 1 I chairman (Mr L. Cross). , Mr Cross said: “Nobody ' is worried about it,” and that ■ Mr La Varis was “certainly - not guilty of anything,” and ■ had himself asked for the Ambudsman’s inquiry. > Five persons are seeking i National Party selection for : • the Taupo seat at the coming i . Genera] Election. Mr La Varis t has said he will not stand ! I,again for health reasons. ■ Three of the five have been . I announced so far, Messrs G. IjGrisford, aged 45, a Rotomahana farmer: F. Grover, ' ■aged 38, a Tauranga solicitor; .land A. McLachlan, aged 37, »|a Taupo farmer. I Mr Cross said that the -.names of the two other s'nominees, who both lived j within the electorate, would be announced soon; one was ‘ a woman. The party’s selec--5 tion meeting would be held 5 on June 12.

/ 1 I Labour’s candidate is Mr i !J. D. Ridley, who held the , seat from 1*972 to 1975. The ! Social Credit candidate is Mr j J. Elder, of Tokoroa, and the Values Party candidate Mr W. Keys, a former National Party publicity officer and local chairman.