WAR SERVICE
SIX M.P.’S ENLIST SEATS REMAIN VACANT The appointment of Colonel J. Hardest as a commanding officer in the Second Echelon of the Second New Zealand Division brings up to six the number of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives who have enlisted for service in this war. They ares— Colonel J. Hargest (Opposition. Awarua).
Major J. M. Allen (Opposition Hauraki).
Captain (temporary) W. J. Lyon (Government, Waitemata).
Lieutenant A. G. Hultquist (Government, Bay of Plenty). Lieutenant J. F. B. Cotteril 1 (Government, Wanganui).
Mr. E. T. Tirikatene (Government, Southern Maori).
All of the above members, with the exception of Mr. Tirikatene, who enlisted recently, have been posted to duty, with either the First or Second Echelon. Enlistment docs not disqualify these members from their seats in the House, and under the existing legislation the vacancies created by their war service will remain open until their return.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20151, 22 January 1940, Page 5
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150WAR SERVICE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20151, 22 January 1940, Page 5
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