TAURANGA ELECTORS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 82, 18 June 1943, Page 5

TAURANGA ELECTORS

LABOUR'S CANDIDATE

MR DUDLEY HILL

Mr Dudley Ilill who will contest

the Tauranga seat in the interests of Labour in the forthcoming elections, was born in Auckland in 1903 being the son of a pioneer Thames Valley farmer and he represents the fourth generation of New Zexilanders. AVith the exception of a short period spent in the sugar cane and farming industries in Queensland, Mr Hill has spent the whole: of his life in this country. After returning from Australia Mr Hill entered the service of the Lands and Survey Department after which lie took up practical farming in the Thames district. For a number of years lie has been a prominent member of the Labour Party 'having served for 13 years as President of the. Kerepeehi Branch and later Vice-Presi-dent of the Kerepechl branch and later Vice-President of the Thames Labour Representative Committee and Chairman of the Hauruki L.R.C. Mr Hill's other activities include service as Chairman of the Iverepeehi School Committee, President of the local Farmers' Union and since 1935 to the present time lias been a member of the South Auckland Land Board. .He is a practical and successful farmer and his experience on the Land Board, has enabled him to render invaluable assistance to his fellow farmers. He is a married man with a family of three 3'oung children and is at present with the armed forces for service overseas*