THE TARANAKI ELECTION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8804, 4 May 1907, Page 2

THE TARANAKI ELECTION.

Per Press Association. New Plymouth, May 3. Very great interest has been aroused in the by-election for Taranaki seat, all three candidates addrossing crowded houses. So far as the Land Bill is concerned the only issue before the electors is that of reasonable endowment versus no endowments. All the candidates are optional tenure advocates, except that the Government aud Independent Liberal candidates favour reasonable areas of Crown land being set aside for the endowments mentioned in the Jjill, the balance of Crown land to be sold on the optional system, while the Opposition candidate, Mr Okey, is opposed to endowments. It is reported that the Hall lias been engaged for Mr Massey on the eve of the election, and he may. b»assisted by Messrs Hemes and Bedford. In that event it is almost certain that a Minister will enter the field.