N.Z. ELECTIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 November 1931, Page 9

N.Z. ELECTIONS

CANDIDATES ENDORSED. [SPECIAL TO “STAB.”] WELLINGTON, November 7. The announcement yesterday of the first batch of endorsed Coalition candidates for the general election brings the total list of official selected and announced candidates to 167. These comprise 65 official Coalitionists, Labour selections, 22 Independents, seven Country Party representatives, five Coalitionist selected but not yet endorsed, five Independent Reformers, four Independent United, one Inde- ( pendent United Coalition, one Independent Reform Coalitionist, two Independent Labour supporters, four Independent Liberals, two Fusionists, one National Government candidate, and one Communist- Of the endorsed Coalitionists, 35 are Reform and 30 United- . . , Assuming that the Coalition selections in Avon, Invercargill, Napier, Dunedin North and Nelson are endorsed, the Government will have candidates placed in 70 seats, leaving only ten to be accounted for. In hlf of these agreements have still to be reached as to which candidate, Reform or United, shall carry the standard. These electorates are Auckland West, Manukau, Timaru, Wellington East, and Wellington South. Of the final gve seats a United Coalitionist yet to be selected, will contest Auckland Central. Decisions have still to be made with respect to Gisborne, Westland, and Stratford.

MOTUEKA. MOTUEKA, November 7. At a well-attended meeting of Mr G. C. Black’s Motueka and Riwaka Committees, held in Motueka last evening, the political situation was fully discussed, and, in particular, a letter received from the Motueka branch of the New Zealand Political Reform League, inviting the Executive and members of the United Party to co-operate in the forthcoming campaign with the Reform Party on behalf of the Coalition candidate.

After considering the matter fully, the following resolution was unanimously carried: “That, in view of the fact that there is at present no definite Liberal Party representative in Parliament, and it being felt that the United Party not only does not represent the policy of Ballance, Section and Ward, but has. to all intents and purposes, lost its identity, a League, to be called the Motueka Independent Liberal League, be formed to ensure Jhat the, great body of Liberal opinion in this Motueka electorate continues to have Parliamentary representation, and that Mr Black represents these interests, the League pledges itself to support him as an Independent candidate at the forthcoming election.” TIMARU. TIMARU, November 7. Mr F. J. Rolleston (a former member) has decided not to contest the Timaru seat. Following this statement, the candidature of Mr H. W. Hall as a United Coalitionist has definitely been announced. Herbert W. Hall, architect, has announced himself as a Coalition United candidate. DUNEDIN NORTH. DUNEDIN, November 8. ■

At a meeting of the Combined Executives of the Dunedin Reform and United executives, it was unanimously decided to request Mr J. Macßae, Chairman of the Dunedin branch of the United Party, to accept nomination as a Coalition candidate for Dunedin North. WAIPAWA. WAIPUKURAU, November 7. A meeting of the Waipawa Executive of the Reform League last night decided to request Mr. J. D. Ormond, jun., the official candidate, to withdraw his candidature in favour of the sitting member, Mr. A. E. Jull, United Coalition, who had advised that he would support all policy measures that the Government may introduce for the purpose of rehabilitating the finances of the Dominion. ROTORUA ROTORUA, November 9. Efforts on the part of the Reform Organiser, Mr. D. G. Edwards, to reconcile the Reform executive in the Rotorua electorate to support the United Coalition candidate, C. H. Clinkard, have failed, and although Mr. Edwards states negotiations are still proceeding, Mr. E. E. Earle Vaile, w’ho is opposing Mr. Clinkard as an Independent Reformer, has definitely intimated that he will go to the poll.