BAY OF PLENTY SEAT

Southland Times, Issue 18935, 23 September 1920, Page 5

BAY OF PLENTY SEAT

| COMPLAINT BY MR WILFORD. ! SOLDIERS’ DIFnciT.TY IN ENROL- i j MENT. j j (Per United Press Association.) | j WELLINGTON, September 23. i In the House to-night, Mr Massey said the ; i Leader of the Opposition hart made rep re- ; sentations to him with regard in the difli- ■ culty of soldiers getting on the mil for the ; Bay of Plenty election. In that connection :he de-ired f o say that when a vacancy occurred during a sc.-sion the Speaker ori deretl the issue of the writ, and the writ was ; issued forthwith. Advertisements were in- ! sorted in the papers that the writ was : issued, and the form- of law were observed. The importance of the issue of the writ was that the roll was closed. When (hi- vacancy at Bay of I’huity occurred he was consulted .by the electoral oflicer and he (the officer) ! was told to comply with the law but not ito hurry the election. He quoted precel dents over a period of ten years to show I that more than the usual time had been ! given in the ease of this election. It was I unfortunate if some people could not. get ion the- roll, hut it would establish a dangerous precedent if the request to re-open the ; j rolls were granted. He could hold out no i i hope of tint : ;elng d.one. ! j Mr Wilford: I’an’t yon work it for sol- 1 ; diers, even if not for other people j ! Mr Massey replied that not many soldiers i : could be affected, besides they were not | i soldiers now and lie thought it would be | i unwise to depart in any way from the J course laid down by the law. | THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE. j PROGRESSIVE AND INDEPEND- | , i :X P .. 1 GISBORNE, September 22. j Mr F. J. Lysnur, the Liberal candidate | j for the Bay of Plenty, addressed the elec- j tors at Te Karaka last night. He comj plained that insufficient time was given j j candidates to traverse, the extensive dis- j i triot. He urged the early completion of ; the East Coast main tdunk railway and the cutting up of estates for closer settlement. I He chained that the Reform leader had I not done his duty in connection with the I district. Practically nothing had been done | in the direction of Native land settlement, ! The coal mines of New Zealand should be j valued, lie- Government provide the money i to buy them, and the men should work i them on the co-operative system. Then I there would lie no difficulty about coal. He I was a Progressive, and would support the i greatest good to the greatest number withj out being hound to vote in any way. He 1 [ looked to the formation of a new National | 1 Party. A’oung New Zealand blood was j | wanted in Parliament. ■ I 1 A unanimous vote of thanks and confi- j ! dcnce was carried. j