PALATABLE POLITICS
PETITION AGAINST RETURN OF HON. C. J. PARR
STRAWBERRIES & CREAM FOR LADY ELECTORS
»T P*XH ASSOCIATION
Auckland, January 9. A petition against the election of the Hon. C. J. Parr for th- Eden seat is to be lodged to-morrow. The petition, which is being advanced in the interests of the Labour Party, centres round strawberries and cream, which are said to have been supplied to women’s meetings at Glen Eden on November 25 and Avondale on November 30. Corrupt practices,. and, m the alternative, illegal practices, are alleged. The petition alleges that Mr. Parr, both by himself and his agent, entered into a contract to pay for the strawberries and cream, and engaged and paid, or contracteel to pay for, a person to wash up and clean the necessary crockery,
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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 88, 10 January 1923, Page 6
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132PALATABLE POLITICS Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 88, 10 January 1923, Page 6
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