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CANDIDATE’S ROUGH JOURNEY (Special To The Times). AUCKLAND, Oct, 31. Difficulties reminiscent of polities in the early days have been experienced by E. MacGregor, the United Party candidate for Ilauraki. During a, week spent in canvassing the electors of the Coromandel district, the member was about- 20 miles from Coromandel on the second dhy of his canvas, when an axle of liis motor car broke. In order to reach Coromandel, lie had to ride five miles in a cream waggon and walk n> miles along a rough road. In the course of the week, Mr. McGregor vis ted many centres on the Peninsula, much "of his travelling being done in chance conveyances, including launches. He has estimated that, in all, lie walked over 40 miles much of the way over hilly bridle tracks.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10732, 1 November 1928, Page 3
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