EDEN ELECTORATE

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIII, Issue 3006, 11 January 1923, Page 4

EDEN ELECTORATE

ALLEGED ILLEGAL PRACTICES PETITION AGAINST HON. PARR’S ELECTION John Pool, of Mt. Albert, has filed a petition making certain charges against the Hon. C. J. Parr with respect to the recent general election, and asking that, as a result of such illegal practices, the election of Mr Parr must be declared null and void. The petition sets out: —

“The said Christopher James Parr was, both by himself and by his agent, guilty of corrupt practices, in that on the 25th day of November, 1922, at the Glen Eden Hall, within the said electorate, he did treat certain electors and provide the same with music and refreshments, to wit, strawberries and cream for the purpose of* influencing such electors to vote at the said election, and 7 for that purpose did enter into a contract to pay for such strawberries and cream, and further, did engage and pay or contract to pay for a person to wash up and clean the necessary crockery used in providing such refreshment and entertainment, and further, did hire or contract to hire the Glen Eden Hall for this purpose of giving such refreshment and entertainment." , •

At the recent election the voting for the Eden electorate was: C. J. Parr (R) 3893; H. G. R. Mason (L) 3220; F. S'. Morton (Lab) 1390.