THE FRANKLIN SEAT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19032, 1 June 1925, Page 11

THE FRANKLIN SEAT.

CLOSING OF THE ROLL. ABOUT 10,000 ELECTORS. WRIT ISSUED ON SATURDAY. mr. Mclennan opens campaign Iho writ for the Franklin by-election, which was issued oil Saturday, is expected 1.0 reach the. returning officer at Papakuru to-day. 'J.he election is" to take place on Juno .17. The supplementary roll for the electorate closed oil Saturday afternoon. It contains about 340 names, while the main roll contains about 9700 names. The total number of voters is thus just over 10,000 this being an increase on the number at the last general election. .Interest in the position will now be considerably increased, as Mr. E. D. McLennan, the Beforst candidate, commences his campaign to-day. This evening Mr. McLennan will deliver his first speech in (he, picture hall, Papakura. To-morrow ho will address meetings at Awhitu and Pollock, on Wednesday he will speak at Kohekohe and Waipipi, and on Thursday at. Waiau Pa and Patuinalioe. Mr. d. S. Montgomeric, the Labour candidate, spoke at Kamarama on Saturday evening, and will address a meeting at Karaka this evening. He speaks at Pukekoho to-morrow evening. Mr. G. T. Parvin, of Pukekohe, who had been asked to stand as a Liberal candidate, has declined to offer himself. A branch of the Liberal Federation has been formed at Pukekohe and officers have been elected. THE. GENERAL ELECTION. MR, BEA RECOMMENDED. [BY TKLEGKAHI. —PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] WELLINGTON. Saturday. Mr. T. M. Wilford, Leader of the Liberal Party, has received from the Auckland Provincial Council of the LiberalLabour Federation, a resolution " That Mr. J. Ilea bo elected as party candidate for Franklin at, the general election, and that, after consultation,with leading supporters of the party in that electorate, the council decided to recommend the party executive not to take part in the by-election campaign, but to wait until the next general election, which must take place within a few months." Mr. Wilford has communicated with members of his executive and will announce their decision in the matter on Monday.