HAURAKI

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 502, 3 November 1928, Page 23

HAURAKI

Born at One Tree Hill in 1880, Mr. Hall, who comes of farming stock, has been on the land nearly all his life. At present he has a dairy farm at Papatoetoe, and was elected a member of the first Papatoetoe Town Board over ten years ago. After his term of office as a member of the Board he was unanimously elected to the position of chairman. In a fast growing community such as Papatoetoe, demands for more up-to-date facilities in all matters became apparent, and recent years have seen the change from a semi-rural stage to that af a flourishing suburban community. Such has been his administrative ability that by a conservative policy, improvements have been effected without excessive raising of loans.

Mr. C. R. Petrie, the Labour candidate for Hauraki, is a student of social problems with wide experience and progressive views. A Scotsman by birth, he entered the Co-operative Movement at the age of 15. Fourteen 3’ears’ service in this great organisation, and closely associated with social welfare work in a city famous for its municipal enterprises and trading

Mr. Ebenezer Allan who is contesting the Hauraki seat in the United Party’s interests, is a seed grower and merchant, residing at Buckland. He is a Scot, and was educated at the High School of Dundee. For 20 years he was the manager of Yates’ Seed Farms at Mangere, Buckland and Karaka, and for 12 years he has been in business on liis own account. Mr. Allan, as chairman of the Manukau County Conference, was largely instrumental in the formation of the Franklin and Manukau County Council. He is an active worker in public affairs and an effective platform speaker. Mr. Allan is president of the Franklin A. and P. Society.

edneerns, gave him his bias towards the Labour movement with its humanitarian policy of legislation. Following several years of business experience in both the North and South Islands, Mr. Petrie is now in his own business in Otahuhu. He is the chairman of the District School Committee and a member of the Otahuhu Borough Council since 1924.