POLITICAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 65, 12 November 1914, Page 4

POLITICAL.

MR MINE’S CAMPAIGN. Mr J. B. Hine, M.P., spoke at Makahu yesterday afternoon, about fifteen settlers attending the meeting. The speaker had,,Ui, good .•j’e<j^ptipji»■ and a vdtb of Ifehlaiiks to ! JVlnlliulaiti l nd Jlj of confidence in tbeifassey ment was carried on tiie motion of Mr Mounke'y; secohded 1 hy fJlrd'VS*. 1 Brewer. In the evening Mr Hino Av.oiit on' to? AVKarigafiioriionav rid*Dl ■ dressed a large* hi bet jhg.' Rlhceedings were very quiet, the • audience being and sympathetic;-"t - A unanimous vote of thanks 'and Cohfidence was accorded 1 the‘candidate at the conclusion 1 - of -■ tlih ' 'meeting,* tin tKd f * ‘ motion- -'of 'Mr ; Ayhvard, secoridfed by T -' r ' Mr Latter.' - ! ■■' I ■* "'*■ j ‘ Mr Hine speaks three times to-day —at Tahora at noon, at the tunnel at 6 p.m. and at Kohuratahi at 8 p.m.

Mr W. H. Hawkins, the Liberal candidate, addressed a record meeting of electors at Norfolk Road on Tuesday 1 evening and was accored a splendid hearing. Mr R. Stevens presided. At the conclusion' 1 of the address,''/'which 1 “ was listened 1 to with‘“keen‘ relish/ A iiumber of' qrilstioils were dealt. yritk 1 / 1 ' ' Proceedings coriclrided with the ‘usual Amtes t 6 the candidate aild'hhafr. dh'*’" l Last evening at-'Durham' Rbadp'Se- ’ spite the wild night, Mr'’”Ha‘fi , kmTs , ' v meeting whs ! a ■ decided - success: ! TM presence of one or two opponents^ r; and the discussion occasioned by their •interjep.ticfinls riiade tliA meetrrig 4«f£jP** (interesting.- - 1 The l iriterj'eetoS# ( ' treated firmly, but good -naturedly by the speaker. A number of questions were dealt with, and a mbtion of thanks and confidence was proposed, but the candidate asked that the reference to confidence he eliminated. He looked to polling day for the confidence, and he was now making this a note at his meetings. The votes of thanks to the candidate and to the chairman (Mr Bfidgeman) were carried with enthusiasm. Mr Hawkins speaks at* Tuna Road to-day. ~ , , ,