NATIONAL PARTY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 76, 26 February 1938, Page 10

NATIONAL PARTY.

DIVISIONAL CONFERENCE. ' At a conference of delegates' from the Wellington division of the National Party held in Wellington recently all the electorates in the divisions were represented. Mr C. W. D. Bell presided and among those present were Mr A. Campbell and Mrs Buchanan (Manawatu), Mr N. Webley, Mrs Walker and Mrs Livingstone (Pahiatua), Mr John Barclay (Otaki), Mr G. W. Mills and Mrs W. J. Field (Palmerston North), Mrs Duncan Simpson (Rangitikei), and Mr Bruce McLeod (Oroua). Mr C. H. Weston, K.C., and Mr E. E. Hammond, president and vicepresident respectively of the New Zealand National Party, also attended. Before opening the meeting the chairman asked delegates to stand in silence for a minute as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives in the recent flood catastrophe in Hawke’s Bay. Congratulations were extended to the following selected candidates: Mr Kerr, Nelson; Mr E. B. Gordon, Rangitikei; Hon. J. G. Cobbe, Manawatu. Delegates reported on the progress which is being made in their respective electorates. The indications are that the Wellington division is in fine trim for the forthcoming political campaign. The conference extended its thanks to all the members of the Parliamentary section and' auxiliary speakers for the excellent work which they had done throughout the division since the last conference. The public meetings addressed by these speakers had been attended by large audiences and at all of them marked enthusiasm had been shown, it was reported.