THE OFFICIAL TAG

Northern Advocate, 7 November 1931, Page 8

THE OFFICIAL TAG

COALITION CANDIDATES SIXTY-FIVE SELECTED. SITTING MEMBERS APPROVED. (Per Press Association. I —Copyright.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Sixty-Jive candidates have been endorsed by the Et. Hon. G. W. Forbes and the'Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates to stand in the interests of the Coalition' at the forthcoming general election. No decision has yet been made in regard to the remaining seats. In the following list “R“ indicates a Reform Coalitionist, “U” a United Coalitionist, and the asterisk a sitting member;—

North Island. Bay of Islands. —A. Bell (E.) Marsden.—A. J. Murdoch (U.)* Kaipara. —Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates (R)* Waitemata. —A. Harris (R.)* Auckland East.—J. B. Donald (U.)* Auckland Suburbs. —R. H. Marryatt (R.) Grey Lynn.—W. H. Murray (U.) Eden.—A. J. Stallworthy (U.)* Parnell. —W. P. Endean (R.)* Rosfcill. —G. C. Munns (U.)* Hauraki. —W. W. Massey (R.)* Franklin.—J. N. Massey (R.)* Raglan.—D. S. Reid (E.) Hamilton. —Hon. J. A, Young (R.)* Waikato.—F. Lye (U.)* Thames, —A. M. Samuel (R.)* Tauranga.—C. E. Macmillan (E.)* Rotorua.— -C. H. Clinkard (U.)* Bay of Plenty.—K. S. Williams (R.)* Waitomo. —W. J. Broadfoot (U.)* Waimarino. —W. H. Waekrow (U.) Hawke’s Bay.—H. M. Campbell (R)* Waipawa.—A. E. Jull (U.)* ■Pahiatua.7—Hon. E. A. Ransom (U.)* New Plymouth. —S. G. Smith (U.)* Egmont.—F. Gawith (R.) Patea.—H; G, Dickie (E.)* Wanganui.—W. A. Yeitch (U.)* ' Eangitikei.—A. Stuart (R.) Oroua.—Hon. J. B. Cobbe (U.)* Palmerston.—J. A. Nash (R.)* Manawatu. —J. Linklater (R.)* Otaki.—W. H. Field (R.)* Masterton.—G. R. Sykes (R.)* Walrarapa.—T. W, McDonald (U,)* Hutt.—J. Kerr (U.) Wellington North. —G. A. Troup (R.) Wellington Central. —R. Darroch (B.)

Wellington Suburbs.—R. A. Wright (R.)*

South Island,

Wairau.—E. F. Healy (U.)* Motueka.—K. J. Holybake (R.) 'Buller.—H. R. Young (U.) Hurunui.—Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes (U.)* Kaiapoi.—R. W. Hawke (U.)* Riecarton.—H. S. S. Kyle (R.)* Christchurch North.—H. Holland (RO*' Christchurch South. —C. S, MeCully (U.) Christchurch East. —G. F, Allen (U.) Mid-Canttrburv. —Hon. D. Jones (R.)* Lyttelton.—F. W. Freeman (R.) Terauka. —T. D. Burnett (JR.)* Waitaki.—J. Bitehener (R.)* Oatparu.—J. A. Macphcrsou (U.)* Dunedin South,—W, B. Taverner (U.)*

Dunedin West. —Hon. W. D. Stewart (R.)» ,

Chajmers.—A. E. Ansell (R.)* Otago Central.—W. A. Bodkin (!!.)*■ Clutha. —F. Waite (R.)* Mataura.—D, McDougaU (U.)* Wallace.—Hon. A. Hamilton (R.)* Awarua—P. A. de la Perrelle (U.)* Maori Seats. Northern Maori. —Tan Hcnare (R.)* Eastern Maori. —Sir A. T. Ngata (U.)* Western Maori.—Taite Te Homo (R.)* . Southern Maori. —T. Makitanara (U.)* Neither party will oppose the present Speaker, Sir Charles Statham (Dunedin Central). However, he will have a Labour opponent. IN THE FAR SOUTH. INDEPENDENTS APPEAR.

(Special to “Northern Advocate.-)

DUNEDIN, This Day,

Nomination having .been declined by .Mr. H. L. Tapley, who formerly represented Dunedin North in the Reform interests, Mr. R. S. Black, Mayor of Dunedin, will contest the seat as a United Cqalitionist against Mr.. J. W. Munro, the sitting Labour member. Mr. D. C. Cameron, who announced his candidature as a Reform candidate for Dunedin South, is being urged tc stand as an Independent. At a meeting of business and professional men, it was decided to nominate Mr. John McDonald, a former Mayor, as an Independent Liberal for Dunedin West, and to select candidates for other city seats. The Rev. I. B, Neale, of the Dunedin Central Mission, was officially asked to consent to nomination for the Oamaru seat in the interests of the Labour Party, but has declined. With Independents in the field, there will be a certain amount of votesplitting in the city electorates.

“DROPPING THEM OVERBOARD/'

TILT AT THE COALITION

(From Our Parliamentary Special.;WELLINGTON, This Day. • “ They are going to ehe country in order to drop overboard the dissatisfied members of their own party," de-

dared Mr J. T. Hogan (Independent —• Rangitikei), in the House last night. “They •want to trim up the edges of their party by getting rid of the dissatisfied ones.’' Mr Hogan suggested that there were other reasons for the general election. The Coalition Party wished to consolidate itself, “and heaven knows what they will do when they come back. They will claim a mandate to play ducks and drakes with the country. The very party which was voted out last election has been invited back into power by the Prime Minister. " ‘