GENERAL ELECTION

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19665, 27 August 1935, Page 8

GENERAL ELECTION

THE MARSDEN SEAT.

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.

MAIN ROLL FIGURES

WARKWORTH, Monday,

An attentive hearing was accorded Mr St. Clair Jounneaux, Independent candidate for Marsden, when he delivered an address in the Warkworth Town Hall. Mr Jounneaux criticised the party system and stated that in his opinion the people were not getting constitutional government at present. That was the reason why he was standing as an Independent. A \ote of thanks to the candidate was passed. WHANGAREI, Monday.

The Marsden electoral roll contains 10,014 names, as against 10,131 at ■the last general election. A total of 2152 names were purged from the former roll, while 2035 new names have been added. The supplementary roll already contains about 300 names. The supplementary roll in 1031 contained 1326 enrolments.

TAURANGA ROLL.

AN INCREASE REGISTERED

TAURANGA, Monday

The main roll for the Tauranga electorate has now been iprinted, and contains 9384 names, as compared with 8813 names on the main roll for the previous election.

DUNEDIN SOUTH SEAT. SIR T. K. SIDEY APPROACHED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Tuesday. A deputation of the electors of Dunedin South waited on Sir T. K. SSidey this morning requesting him to allow his name to be considered for that seat in the National interests. Sir Thomas promised to give a decision at an early date.

MAORI ELECTORATES. RATANA PARTY’S TOUR. GISBORNE, Monday. The statement that the recent tour of the North Island by Ratana and his followers had a decided political aspect was made to-day by a prominent native who attended the recent Maori gathering at Nuhaka. Ratana and his entourage, after paying a courtesy visit to the Maori King Koroki, proceeded to Nuhaka, ostensibly to participate in the Sir James Carroll memorial celebrations, visiting various native settlements on the route. Associated with the party were the four Ratana candidates for the coming general election:—Messrs E. T. Tirikatene, M.P. (Southern Maori), John Ormond, of Mahia (Eastern), Tokouru Ratana, son of the leader (Western), and Maraku (Northern). It is suggested that the enlistment of political support for the candidates, who are described as having leanings toward the Labour Party, although not officially endorsed by it, was not the least of the objects of the tour.