THE MANUKAU ELECTION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 261, 8 November 1906, Page 2

THE MANUKAU ELECTION.

(From Our Special Correspondent.) ■* CHIIIOTCHIJIICH, this day. The writ for the Manukau bye-elec-tion, I understand, has not yet been issued, the constituency being one in which there is a large number of small farmers. The election might provide an opportunity for testing the Government's land policy, by placing the details clearly before the electorate, and running a candidate pledged to the Land BilL I have questioned several Ministers about the attitude of the Government with regard 'to the election, but find that apparently nothing has been decided. Several candidates have been mentioned as being ready to represent Liberal interests, but it is believed that no selection has yet been made by the Government. Mr Charles Hesketh announces himself as a candidate for the Manukau seat. - WOLFE'S SCfiKAFPS Is a recognised aid to digestion. To the Editor. —Sir, —In your issue of yesterday you publish extracts from a paper before the Auckland Architects Society by Mr G. W. Allsop. The information given in the paper was no doubt of considerable value, and I, for one, would like to express my regret that the paper has apparently been mutilated in printing. There is one statement made in the paper, however, upon which I would like further information. Mr Allsop states "totara in resisting teredo surpasses West Australian yarrah." Ido not know of any timber of that name in West Australia, so presume jarrah is meant. If such is the case I would like to know when and where the tests which proved the superiority of totara took place, and if it is quite certain that jarrah was the timber tested. My reason for asking is that my company claims that jarrah . is practically immune from the attacks of teredo, a claim which is supported by the testimonies of many disinterested persons of wide practical experience, Borne of which refer to piles which had been down for over 20 years in teredo iSm J vate ". a nd also because it is _«own that timbers have been exported iarah *? ra ,\ ia as J arrah whi cb "ere not g«^L^-i^ o - C - D ManaMl WMt Au ßtralian Hardwoods Co., ■ '■*— the r&s£ the bowib. ___