MR. C. E. MACMILLAN'S CLAIM NOT OBVIOUS
("Post" Special Commissioner) j
POLITICAL SUftF^RiSE tauranga's membier hitheri to regarded as back , bencher ! mr. j'ONES'.S . .SUCCESS'OR :
: WELLINGTON, Thursday.; i Tlie unoffipial, an nou n ce m'eiil; that Mr. C. £. Ma'cmillah, (Taul ran'g'a) has heen 'selected. by Mr. ' Coates tp. fill.the C'abinet yacancy ^ pause'd hy the defeat of Mr, D. jones at, the re'cent GeneV-al Ele'ction, has cprne as a shrprise j in ppliiical circles., , Hllhe'rto M'r. Mafcmlllah has ! • ■ Ipeen regarded as a baclc hencher, havi'ng fille'd ihat rol'e since the el'ection ih 1923. owever Reforniers. .. rate f hjs > ahility highly, although;- itaxfust: be said - tlfat , from- the. Press Gallery, grounds fhr- this . con-; ■ fidpn'ce afe not yery. Phvious. • x After ■ Mr. Jfines's .dfefe'at? fdvdur- : 1 ites for the vacancy were Mr. R..' A. J f Wright (Wellington Suburbs), Mr. \ K. S. Willia'ms (Bay of Plenty)', and i Mrj. H. M. 'Campbell '(Hawke's Bay)1, - e and th'efe Was dlso Auckland agita- ! i ti'on for Mr. A. Harris (Waite!mata), i wKo has been a frequent-.Visitor th' s Wellingtofi ■since the 'eleetxon. B'd'thMqssrs. . Wright and Williaihs were| mexxxbers of the 'Coates' Governlnehfc, » while it is stated that Mr. 'Camphell harrowly Missed inclxision in the ori- ' ginal C-oali|ion. , . . ■ • Candidates fdr the citi'es , were advocatifig Mr. Wright's .'claims hev 'eause Pf the prepOhderanc'e of -rural mexnhers in th'e Cahin'et, But appaf-; ently this'asphct of the pxiestion was j hot considered. . '■ - • • jt is ftot known yet. whether Mr. ' MacmiU'aii will take-over Mr. jones's ; Poftfolios of Agricxfltui-e -aad Mifies. \ It is stated tlxat the Ho,n. Adam Hamilton is* kefen o'n having Agriculture, • But Bo'th men appear tP have- e'qUali claims for th'e position.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 146, 12 February 1932, Page 5
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274MR. C. E. MACMILLAN'S CLAIM NOT OBVIOUS Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 146, 12 February 1932, Page 5
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