CANDIDATES FOR SIR JOHN HALL'S SEAT IN THE HOUSE.
CiißiSTCiiuitcii, Tins day. Numerous rumors arc afloat regarding , the Selwyn scat in the House of Representatives. The first is that Sir John Hall has been requested to obtain leave of absence instead of vacating his seat, but has declined; that further measures are being- adopted to induce him to change his mind, and that, .should he not do so, prominent Government men will support Mr E. J. Lee, on whose behalf canvassing is now going on. The second is that Mr E. Wakefield, of Tiniaru, was asked to come forward as a Government candidate, but declined. The third rumor is to the the effect that the Hon. E. Richardson has been asked to otter himself as an Opposition candidate, and will probably consent.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3589, 12 January 1883, Page 3
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