GENERAL ELECTION

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 23, 22 October 1919, Page 6

GENERAL ELECTION

NO DATE FIXED POLLING IN MAORI ELECTORATES. "I would like lo ask the Prime Minister if the statement made by the Minister of Defence in Christchurch yesterday that the general election will he held in tlio iirsi week of December is correct," said Sir Joseph Ward in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Prime Minister replied that no rau'd not answer the question. The data of (be General election had not been fixed. He eonld assure the honourable member on I hut point. Sir Joseph Ward suggested that the Maori elections ought to be taken on I lie satno day as the European elections. It was desirable that the people should ell express their opinion on the same dav. , Mr. Ma«?e.v said that the proper thing would l>e to consult ihe Maori "nionijTS of 1 lift House. ■Representative* of the Nativ we had epnroichcd him already ami had .lhat it would "ot be possible to liVe Ihe eleelion on. the nresent >rnn-i rolls. An amendment of the law iniuhl be 17 n had no oh Hon to the e'eetions taking place on the same dev. Inii there were some i"a«"ns for avoid'"" Uiis. One reason n-.n 5 (lint the snme h""s vtm vrnnired for the t«-o fioplinns. |To hnd- heen umed to tike H'e.Nnt'vo election just Vforo nr just aftfr the 'European general election. REFORM, CANDIDATE FOR TEMUTCA, I'* - **—»• I Timaru, Ociolxr 21. ' Mr. Thomas D. Burnett, a Mackenzie Country sheepowner and farmer, and late president of the Cante-liuvv Sheenowners' Union, has consented lo stnml for Teii'nka in the Reform intemst, Mr. C. .T. Talbot," (lie silting member, is a Liberal. CANDIDATES 'EOT? WATR U7 SEAT. Blenheim, October 21. There are four certain candidates for Hie Wairau seat so far, namely, Mr. R. M'Callum. Ihe Libenl sitting incnber; Mr. E. H. Penny. Reform; Mr. T). .T. Conk. I.flbou"; a n d Mr. ,T. .T. Corr.v. Mavor of Blenheim, The last-named addressed ft large meeting at Blenheim last niohi, i He ennninced li'inHf a progressive. lint allied to anv partv. ami a stron® ndvori|p of a Stain hank e"d closer lam' s=tl'ement, especially for returned soldiers. MR. E. TO STAND FOR MANAWATIT. Mr. Edward Newman, M.T\ for Ramritikei. announces that he will be a candidate for the Mannwatu seal in the Reform interests at the coming elections. NORTHERN MAORT SEAT. Three candidates have announced their intention of contesting the election in the Northern 'Maori constituency in opposition to Mr. Tau Henare. Ihe sit- : tins: member. They are Messrs. Nau Pnraone (Whanearoi), Ropala Porler (Whangaroa), and Henare .Toka (ICaipara).