COMING ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13762, 29 May 1908, Page 6

COMING ELECTIONS.

BRUCE ELECTORATE.

[BY TEI/ECRAt'H. -PRESS ASSOCIATION*.] DrN-fciMN, Thursday. If is understood thai the Literal and Labour Federation of the'"*s> electorate will meet immediately after the Lawrence by-election to select .'a' candidate to eontest Brace. The. present selection lies between Mi. Thomas Mackenzie and Mr. Maslev, chairman of the Bruce County Council. THE DULLER SKAT. [BY TEI.KOS.U»K.~ I'BESS association'.] W ESTPO . 'IT m'sd ay. Mr. V. T. MueNnmara, of Mnrehison (Prohibitionist and Liberal), will contest the Bailer seat against Mr. Colvin, MB. MASSEY AT DARGAVI'LLK. [H\- tei.k(;r,U'h.—own CORBESi-OSDKN'T-] Dakcavili.i:. Thursday. Mr. W: P. Massey, Leader of the Opposition, will speak at- Dargaville on Tuesday next, and will.be banqueted by .ne Political Reform League. ADDRESS BV MR, JAMES ALLEN. [lir II f.KGKAI'H.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Milton, Thursday. Mr. James Allen, member for Bruce, addressed a meeting of bis constituents at Milton last night. Regarding the financial . outlook he paid the Prime Minister in a way quite unusual with him had asked them to lie careful Speculation in the North Island was running rather wild, and borrowing within New Zealand was an erroneous polity, bringing about a hardness in the money market. To-day the country held a stronger position than it had done for some time. The Government deserved every credit for what it had done, but it had not gone far enough. The superannuation scheme, as far as. the Civil Service was concerned, had been framed on a thoroughly sound basis,' and he and the other members of the Opposition had 'had a good deal to do with bringing this about. He was glad to know that there was a surplus, but in place of surpluses year by year he would prefer to see a further reduction in taxation. The speaker touched on the legislation of last session at some length, and received a vote of thanks and confidence. WORKERS' REPRESENTATION '. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOC tATIOX.] DrsxDix, Thursday. A meeting of the executive officers of the trades unions was held to-night to consider the. political situation, and the following resolution was carried, -'"That it is desirable that the workers of Dunedin should be properly represented in Parliament, and that the best means to attain that end is by the unions affiliating with the Political Labour League." The representatives of the unions present pledged themselves to do their best to induce the unions to * affiliate with the, league. .