SOUTH AUCKLAND SEATS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22507, 15 September 1938, Page 12

SOUTH AUCKLAND SEATS

NATIONAL PARTY’S EXPECTATION

“WINNING NINE OUT OP TEN” The confidence of the supporters of the National Party in the Aucklan Province, that many seats would won at the coming election, was re ported to a meeting of businessm and farmers in Christchurch yesterday afternoon by Mr R. M. Algie. ® of the Auckland Provincial Freedom Association. , . People in Auckland mendous encouragement iTom veaa ing the account of his last Tr ® +he Christchurch, said Mr Algie. In north of Auckland there were three seats The National people told the as fociation that aeyMt Wte co£4mt of winning two and that theth raw a rather better than that might mean m the language sporting men. A.^kland “In and round the city of AucWlan we have derived a great deal of en couragement from the acUvityofthe citizens here, and we believe that m two or three of the suburban ea^ two or bats in'the vicinity of Auckland will change and become Nationalist In the sou ern district—the Waikato—they speaK (I hope not too optimistically) of win nine nine of the 10 seats and turning them ovlr to Nationalist representatX°Mr Algie said that if church people believed that, in ho ing the recent meeting, they did a good service to the cause they had heart, then their belief was built on a rock.

WELLINGTON NORTH SEAT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE TO STAND (p*I3S ASiOCIiTIO* TELSOBAX.) WELLINGTON. September 14. Mr Thomas F. Simpson has announced his candidature as tT a^J n „, with the policy of establishing Chris years ago, he has been a sheep-farmer and a law reporter. He is a university graduate, barrister and solicitor, and a relief worker. He is now on war pension. It is the first time that he has stood for Parliament."

TO CONTEST BULLER SEAT CANDIDATE FOR NATIONAL PARTY [THE PRESS Special Service.] WESTPORT, September 14. It was announced at a meeting or the National Party executive at Westport to-day that the candidature of Mr T. O. Maddison for the Buller seat had been officially endorsed by tne country committees. . ' Mr Maddison addressed a meeting, stating his policy. He predicted that the National Party would occupy the Treasury benches after the coming election, and said that compared with other electorates the Buller district had been neglected by the present Government. " , . . . Mr Maddison complained of wnat he said were the dictatorship principles of members of the Labour Cabinet He promised that if returned he would consider proposals m the interests of the Dominion solely. He commented on the good reception which Messrs K. J. Holyoake (Motueka) and E B E. Taylor (Westland) were receiving and said that his party was assured of victory in these districts.

A CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS CHRISTCHURCH NORTH SEAT ANNOUNCEMENT BY MR B. AHLFELD The announcement of his withdrawal from the Christchurch North seat was made to “The Press” by the Independent candidate, Mr B. Ahlfeld, yesterday.' In a statement Mr Ahlfeld said that as the main issue in the General Election appeared to be the Social Security Bill, and as he was opposed to the plan in the form in which it was brought forward by the present Government, he had decided to withdraw from the campaign in favour of Mr S. G. Holland. He emphasised that he had taken this course to save splitting of votes on the social security issue. CHRISTCHURCH EAST ELECTORATE Mr Ken Armour, National candidate for the Christchurch East electorate, will address a meeting of friends and supporters at the Ridgely Hall, Armagh street, to-night, at 7.45. All interested are asked to attend.