SUPPLEMENTARY ROLLS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20081, 19 October 1928, Page 15

SUPPLEMENTARY ROLLS

CLOSING THIS EVENING.

LAST DAY TO REGISTER

FINAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE

With the closing of the supplementary electoral rolls throughout New Zealand at six o'clock this evening, special ar raugemunts huv° been made for the convenience of qualified electors in the nine Auckland districts who may be tardy in making their applications. The office of the registrar of electors in High Street will be open until six o'clock, while call will bo made at the central post oflico at that hour and all correspondence addressed to the registrar will be collected No application received after 6 p.m. will be considered a valid one. It is pointed out that an application for enrolment in the Manukan electorate received in the six o'clock collection will not be m time for inclusion on the roll. Thoso have to be received by the regisliar for that district —the postmaster at Onchunga—at that hour. It is also useless to place applications at suburban post ollices unless these reach the central [not ollice, before six o'clock. The registrar will notify individually all those whose applications have been received too late. They will not be able to vote ill tho ordinary way or by declaration. Thoso entitled to vote in the latter way are electors whoso names appear on tlio roll, but have been ruled out and who arc not aware of any circumstances to warrant this, and thoso who have enrolled and who have received notice of enrolment, but whose names have by some mistake been omitted from tho roll. S'ic|i votes aro all checked by the registrar subsequent to the election.

The main roll closed on July 5 and applications for inclusion on the supplementary rolls have flowed iri freely since that date. The staff at the registrar's office has been kept very busy- It i 3 estimated the supplementary rolls for the nine Auckland electorates will contain an average of over 2000 names.

ACTIVITY IN WAITOMO. REFORM AND UNITEDS. WIDE DISTRICTS COVERED. [BY TKLEGR.U'II. —OWN COHIJESPONDENT. ] TB KUITI, Thursday. The Reform candidate for Waitomo, Mr. J. C. Rolleston, M.P., has been actively engaged in his election campaign in the country districts between To Kjiiti and Ivawhia Harbour. On Tuesday he addressed a good meeting at Tc Anga, and later in the day spoke again at Kinohaku. Over 80 persons were present, and at tho conclusion a vote of confidence in the Government was carried unanimously. Yesterday at Taumatatotara Mr. Rolleston met a number of settlers and an informal meeting was held. He then went to Stubhs' Junction, where a further address was given, and a vote of thanks passed by acclamation. In the evening a meeting was held at Wailomo Caves, when a vote of thanks to the candidate and of confidence in the Government was carried. Mr. Rolleston left for the Mukau district 10-day, ajul will address meetings in that part of the district until Saturdav, when he will return and address a meeting at llangatiki. The United Party's candidate, Mr. W J. Broadfoot, has addressed meetings at Kopaki, Mangapeehi, Pukcinako, Poro-o-tarao, and Tapnwae. 'J'lie speaker was accorded good hearings and votes of thanks and confidence. The candidate is at present in tho country districts, whern lie is engaged in a campaign covering a wide area. EFFICIENT LANI) POLICY. SIR JAMES GUNSON'S VIEWS. DEVELOPING NATIONAL ASSET. An attendance of between 70 and 80 people gave an attentive hearing to Sir James Gunson, Reform candidate •for Auckland Suburbs, at Swanson last evening. Mr. Roland Wood presided. Sir .lames stressed the efficacy of the. Government land policy and advocated energetic action iu this direction in tho future. lb? would stand for more pooplo on the land and advancing money to develop it. 'file land was useless without human effort, but with that effort it became a national asset. Referring to the duty on wheat the candidate said while he favoured a protection on wheat for milling purposes ho was strongly of opinion the values of fowl wheat should bo kept down. Sir James expressed himself as being in, favour of an immediate start being made with the Morningsido railway tunnel to provide better services for outside dis) riots. A vote of confidence in the candidate was carried, the proposer, Mr. 11. A. Robertson, remarking that Sir James was an ideal man for the electorate.