COMING ELECTIONS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9213, 4 November 1908, Page 5

COMING ELECTIONS.

Candidates and Electors.

In tho city of Wellington there may be thirty thousand adults, but there are about forty thousand alleged adults on the city electoral rolls.

Mr W. 0. Buchanan invites the eloctors to meet him at the Tβ Parae Woolshed to-morrow (November sth), at 12.20 p.m., and at the Brancepeth Woolshed at 2.45 p.m. on the same day.

Since the main roll for the Masterton electorate closed in April last, about 2300 names have been added and 839 have been removed for various reasons.

Mr R. B. Ross, Government candidate for Pahiatua seat, addressed a large meeting of electors at Pahiatua last night. The candidate was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence.

Sir Win. Russell addressed a very large meeting at Waipawa last night, and met with a cordial reception. The speaker vigorously criticised the Government's policy, and was frequently applauded. A vote of thanks was carried unanimously. —Association.

Mr C. Hall, the sitting member, who is again contesting the Waipawa seat in the Government interest, became indisposed by influenza after addressing three meetings, and it is unlikely that he will speak to the electors again during the contest. — Association.

Mr R. A. Wright, speaking at Brooklyn on Monday niglit, asked: "Is it any wonder that, babies are scarce? No; they have gone on strike. There is a strike among all babies in Now Zealand. They will not come into this world with £156 round their nocks—and the debt of this country works out at £156 per head.''

So far as the Palmerston electorate is concerned, the roll will contain about a thousand fewer names than at tne last election. This is due to two reasons—a very largo number has been struck off the roll, while the electorate has been considerably reduced in area. On the other hand numbers of new names have boeu placed on the roll.