THE COMING ELECTION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1218, 29 August 1911, Page 5

THE COMING ELECTION.

MASTERTON SEAT.

Mr. A. H. Herbert', ono of the Reform party candidates for tho vMnstertcm seat, is conducting a vigorous campaign and is receiving encouraging support. His keen, clear-cut criticisms of the Government's administration are a feature- of his addresses. Mr. Herbert spoke in tho Mauriceville Tublic Hall on Saturday, thoro being fully 50 present. At tho conclusion of tho address a motion was moved that the speaker be accorded a hearty vote of thanks. An amendment was moved by a well-known Government supporter "that- this meeting still lias confidence in the Government'." Tho amendment found nD seconder, and tho motion, on being put, was carried by acclamation. ' Mr. G. R. Sykcs has been addressing good meetings in' the Eketahuna district. He spoke at Hukauui on Saturday night' to a good-sized audience and received a vote of thanks. As at Mr. Herbert's meeting the previous ■ Saturday night the following resolution was unanimously carried: "That this meeting considers t'he time has arrived when tho Government should be ousted from office."

A rumour has gained currency that either Sir John Findlay or tho Hon. T. Mackenzie will contest tho Masterton 6eat in t'he Government interests.

. WILL IT BE NELSON? A rumour was afloat in Nelson yesterday that Sir John I'iudlay would contest that scat, where the sitting-member, Mr. J. Graham, defeated Mr. It: Atmore (Independent) by a very small majority three years ago. Mr. Graham, however, expressed great surprise when' the matter was mentioned to him last night by a reporter. He said ho had heard nothing whatever about ;it. THE ROTORUA SEAT. A movement is afoot in Rotorna (says the Rotorna "Times") to requisition the Hon. T. Mackenzie to contest the Tauranga electorate at the forthcoming general election.

(By Telecraph.-Press Association.) Waimate, August 28. A well-attended public meeting was held to-night, at which several speeches were made by public men. A resolution'was carried unanimously protesting against the new electoral boundaries, which place the town in two electorates, Geraldine and Waitaki. It was further resolved to ask all the local bodies affected to pass similar resolutions,