GENERAL ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15728, 1 October 1914, Page 5

GENERAL ELECTIONS.

OPENING OF CAMPAIGN. PROVINCIAL CONTESTS. CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED. The decision of the Government that here shall not be any extension of the present Parliament has been followed bv preliminary preparations for the general elections. Supporters of candidates have already met in several of the constituencies in the Auckland district to form committees, and a few candidates have opened their campaigns with public ad drosses.

A day in the first week of December is usually fixed for the polk, so that only about nine weeks remain for the campaign by candidates. Those who are not at present members of Parliament are takin<* advantage of the continuation of ih?session, a.nd canvassing is actively proceeding. Several candidates are preparing for their platform activities and within a couple of weeks, the campaign will be in full progress. There are 21 electoral districts, including two M;x>n districts, in the Auckland province The present representatives of the European constituencies with one exception, are all candidates for re-election. .Mr. John Bollard has decided to retire after representing Eden for 18 years, and in his place, -1 r. C. J. Parr has been nominated as the Government candidate. Te llajigihiroa. the present member for the Northern ••..aon district, will be the Opposition can- ■ ■'c,ate for the Bay of Wands, With these two exceptions, the candidate named lirst ui each instance in tue list below is the slicing rati iibej. The, following list contains the names 0! candidates who have been definitely jounced but a is necessarily incomplete as the political parties have not vet m o tueir final arrangements lor leiireseatation in the various ■ ontests. Most of t-n.i candidates have been nominated with the- omciaj sanction of the particular parties in whose interests they are standing. In those case*, * here thei > is a dual representation of a political party the nonornciuJ "andidate is indicated bv an : iterisk The following abbi aviations art used:—G.j Government; 0., Opposition; o L., Lnited Labour Partv • SD Social Democrat Party; Ind. Lab. hidependent Labour.

Auckland East. A. M. M.v<=r3 ... ... q A. S. Holmes q Auckland Central. A. E. Glover 0. M. J. Savage g.p Auckland West. J. H. Bradney G. C. H. Poole ... ... 0. Thomas Giesham* . . ... 0. GEEY Lynn*. John Payne L a .Murdoch il . r -ean ... Qt Hon. George Fowld-s TJ L W. H. Muvray* G. Parnell. J. S. Dickson G. John Dempsey* G. K. S. Briggs ... • O. Eden. C. J. Parr q. E. H. Potter 0. VV. R. Tuck* Ind. Lab. Wesley Richards S.D. MANUKA!*. Hon. F. W. Lang ... ... Q. Fbanklin. Right Hon. W. F. Massey ... G. Thames. T. W. Rhodes G. Henry Lowe* 0. E. H. Taylor 0. Ohinemuhi. H. Poland 0. Joseph Clark G. Waikato. J. A. Young G. Raglan. R. F. Bollard G. E. Scholes ... ■ 0. John Funless I. Taueanga. Hon. W. H. Berries ... G. K. D. Stewart 0. Bay.of Plenty. W. D. S. Mac Donald 0. K. S.. Williams G. Gisboene. Sir James Carroll 0. H. da Lautour G. TATTMAStrNTrI. C. K. Wilson G. Bay of Islands. V. H. Reed G. George Wilkinson* G. Te Rangihiroa 0. Maes.-.en. F. Mander G. Kaipab* J. G. Coates G. Richard Hoe O. E. T. Field* ... G. Nuiitheen Ma obi. Hauraki Manning G. Eastern Maoei. Hon. A. T. Ngata ... ... 0. Te Kani Per© ... G. NORTHCOTE ATHEN/EUM. The fortnightly meeting of the North cote Athenaeum was well attended last night, ■when a programme was subr.itted by the Northcote Minstrels, and was thoroughly enjoyed. The entertainment was promoted by Mesdames Alldey and Valentine and Mr. Valentine.