THE TAURANGA SEAT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18802, 3 March 1923, Page 8

THE TAURANGA SEAT

ANOTHER POSSIBLE CANDIDATE. FARMERS’ R EPR ESENTATT VE, (Pub United Pnnaa Association.) 'TAURANGA, March 2. Still another candidate for the Taurangu by-eleption ie announced. At a meeting today in.'tween the- Farmers’ Uninn amt !he meurbers of tho A nek land Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ linioai it was unanimously decided that The Farmers’ Party contest tho election ami that Mr T, Loc-h----head, president of the Northern Bay ol Plenty Sub-Provincial Area of the Farmers’ Union, bo asked to stand. Mr Etchhe-ad has keen farming at. Tepumu, near lauranga. for (lie past 26 years and has held many positions on local bodies. He lia-s not yet announced whether he will stand. LIBERAL PARTY UNANIMOUS. {i’m united Paras A-tociaiios.) WELLINGTON, March 2. In connection with the Tauranga election Air Wilford states that tho question of the selection of a candidate representative of tho Liberal-Labour Party was considered at a meeting of the executive of the Auckland Provincial section of the Liberal-Labour Federation. There was complete unanimity, the association functioning exactly a« intended, LIBERAL-LABOUR PARTY. MEETING ON MONDAY. (Per United Press zVshooiation.) IVELLINGTON, Alarch 2. Tho position in connection with the Tauranga election, so far as the Liberal-Labour Party is concerned, seems to bo that a mooting will bo held at. To Aroha op Monday night, when the question of the. selection of a Liberal-Labour candidate will be discussed. The selection will not necessarily bo made that night, but it is not expected that Sir Joseph Ward or any other candidate vNill make any announcement until after Monday's meeting.