CALLS TO UPPER ROOSE

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1930, Page 13

CALLS TO UPPER ROOSE

SIX NAMES MENTIONED MR. R. MASTERS AMONG THEM UNITED PARTY SUPPORTERS. It is reported from Wellington that at least six appointments to the Legislative Council will bo announced by the Primo Minister, the Hon. G. W. Forbes, within the next few days. Probable new members of the Council are:—The Hon. D. Buddo, ex-M.P. for Kaiapoi and a former Minister of the Crown. Mr. R. Masters, ex-M.P. for Stratford. Mr. J. Trevethick, chairman of the Auckland Provincial executive of the United Party. Mr. R. McCallum, cx-M.P. for Wairau. Mr. R. A. Anderson, of Invercargill. Mr. M. Fagan, of Westland. It is possible that Mr. S. Solomon, K.C., of Dunedin, and Mr. Walter Jones, a newspaper editor of Invercargill, may also be appointed. There are at present 38 members of tho Legislative Council. Tho custom has been to maintain the membership of the Council at slightly above half the numerical strength of the House of Representatives, which has SO members. The terms o/ four members of the Council expired on June 1 last. The members affected were the Hons. J. Craigie, F. Mander, E. Newman and W. Rikihana. Vacancies have also occurred through tho deaths recently of the Hon. Sir Thomas Mackenzie and the Hon. H. L. Michel.

MR. R. MASTERS. Mr. R. Masters, managing director of the firm of Masters, Limited, general merchants, of New Plymouth and Stratford, has been a familiar figure in political circles since 1919. In that year, standing as a Liberal, he entered Parliament for the first time by a narrow victory over Mr. J. B. Hine, then Minister of Internal Affairs, in the contest for the Stratfbrd electorate. Mr. Masters successfully defended his seat in 1922, but was defeated by the Reform candidate, Mr. E. Walter, in 1925. Since then he has not contested the seat. At the last election Mr. Masters took an active part in the organisation of the United Party, although he refused leadership, for which position ho was sought. Mr. Masters was. born at Brunperton in 1880, and was educated at Greymouth. On removing to Stratford he assisted in his father’s business, in which .he now holds a chief executive position. He has held a number of public offices, most important of which has been a Jong term as chairman of the Taranaki Education Board.

HON. DAVID BUDDO. The Hon. David Buddo, who is 7'B years of age, was in the thick of every political fight as a Liberal candidate between 1893, when he first entered Parliament as member for Kaiapoi, and 19’28, when he decided to retire. Born in Edinburgh, Mr. Buddo came to New Zealand at the age of 21, and farmed in Canterbury for many years. His political record denotes an unusual persistence, for, although twice defeated after he had become a member of Parliament, he regained his seat at subsequent elections. Mr. Buddo was a member of the Ward Ministry from 1906 to 1912, his portfolios including Internal Affairs, Health and Industries and Commerce.

MR. R. Mc’CALLUM. Mr. R. McCallum is a former Liberal member of Parliament. Born near Blenheim in 1863, he was appointed Crown solicitor for Marlborough in 1893, but resigned that position when elected member of Parliament for Wairau in 1911. Mr. McCallum held the seat continuously until’ 1922, when he was defeated by Mr. W. J. Girling. He. endeavoured to recapture the seat in 1925, but was again beaten by Mr. Girling. Mr. McCallum has served on the Victoria College Council and the general council of education. MR. R. A. ANDERSON. Mr. Robert A. Anderson, who had the honour of C.M.G. conferred on him last week, is managing director of J. G. Ward and Company, Limited. A Southlander by birth, he has been very widely identified with local and other bodies in Southland. He was a member of the Bluff Harbour Board, and for four years held the office of chairman. For 10 years he was chairman of the board of ’governors of the Southland High School. Other bodies with which Mr. Anderson has been associated are the Overseas Shipping Committee (during the war period and the following two years), the Southland Electric Power Board and the Local Government Loans Board. He is at present chairman of New Zealand Milk Products, Limited, and was recently reappointed Vice-Consul for Belgium.

Mr. M. FAGAN. Mr. Mark Fagan has been a strong supporter of the Liberal party since the days of Richard John Seddon. Mr. Fagan has been described as “a typical West Coaster,” and is widely known as a miners’ union leader. MR. J. TREVETHICK. Mr. Jonathan Trevethick, who has been in business in Auckland for many years, has long been identified with the Liberal movement, never swerving from his allegiance. When the United Party was formed in 1928, Mr. Trevethick was elected chairman of the Auckland provincial executive, a position he still holds.