COMING ELECTIONS.
THE WAIRAU SEAT. , (DV TELEGR.U'H—r?.ESS ; ASSOCUTIOS.) Blenheim, July 29. ): The -first shet in ■■'tho campaign for the Wairau seat has 'been fired by Mr. : Frank Sliawi who addressed- a meeting, and declared himself a"'candidate.on behalf of.thb Liberal,' Labour, ;and :Tomp'eranco interests. He strongly supported Mr. M'Nab's. land policy as an ideal admixture of tho freehold 'principle"an'd^''"Stat'o,'tenure,, and lie advocated' tho ' sclieiho of' Labour legislation, recently outlined by , I)r.. Findlay. While ad r ' herin'g to: tho : thrco-fifths majority,.ho was in favouriof the, rigid reformation of tho liquor traffic' in tho direction of close inspection of liquor, tho'licensing of tho hotelkceper instead of tho hotel, and stricter regulation of clubs. , , It is reported that, Mr.. M'Ewan, Mayor of Petone, will contest' tho Hutt seat against Mr. Wilfcrd at tho general election. ,
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 263, 30 July 1908, Page 8
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131COMING ELECTIONS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 263, 30 July 1908, Page 8
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