THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 272, 10 November 1908, Page 2

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

WAIPAU'A SEAT. P»v Telegraph.— Press Association. Dannevirke, Last Niglil. Mr. George Hunter, the Opposition candidate for Waipawa, addressed a large meeting this evening. The tone of the meeting was cordial.

BRUCE SI" AT. Stilling, Lust Night. Mr. J. ilosley, ex-chairman of the Bruce County Council, who has come out at the eleventh hour for iirnce, addressed a large meeting at .Stirling t',niglit. lie gave a general support io the Government, and spoke in lavur ot the last legislation. Jlc was accord'.'!'! a vote of thanks and confidence.

ill!. JAMKS ALLEN ENTERTAINED. Milton, Last Night. Mr. •James Allen was entertained ;it a banquet to-night by tlie electors ol Bruce. The large gathering was representative of nearly all parts of the electorate, some of the people coming forty miles to attend it. The proceedings were very hearty, and quite a number of speeches were made eulogistic of Mr. Allen's services to the district and also to the Dominion, In his reply, .Mr. Allen took a retrospect of the legislation of the last sixteen years, and contended that if there had bce.i a change J of Ministry in that time the chances were that more would have been done to produce a contented people. No party in the country had a right to tlic title of Liberal, and the record ol' the past was proof oi this.

THE EDUCATION ACT. Auckland, Last Night. In speaking at Grey Lynn to-night, 3lr. Oliver Nicholson, who is in opposition to the Minister for Education foi the Orey Lynn seat, referred to the statement made hy the Prime Minister on -Saturday night regarding the deeision of the Government respecting the teachers' salaries. JJc said that the Prime Minister and the two other Ministers with whom he consulted 011 Saturday were overriding an Act of Parliament for election purposes. The plain interpretation of the Act was that teachers were not entitled to what thee were now to receive, and the three Ministers in granting it had usurped I the functions 01 Parliament. He suggested that Cabinet should have settled the point by bringing 011 a test case before the Court or by bringing in an amending Pill next year and making it retrospective.

NOMINATIONS. The Tress Association advise the following nominations for the general electing: Pa tea—Charles K. .Major (Governmcnt) and Oeorge V. i.Varco (Opposition). Stratford—J. JJ. Him- (Opposition). N, ./. King (Independent), Walter Synies (Government). Oroua —1). 11. Guthrie (Opposition). .0. C. Pleasants (Government) and 11. E. liornblow (Independent). Thames - MeGowan (Government). Deeble (Independent Liberal). Ma<sni4 (WoL-iiiii'ist*.. Mit •' ( Prohibit ionist). nominated to ensure a valid local option poll.

Hrey, Lynn—nun. (ieorgo Fowlds. Oliver Nicholson. J. I'lysscx Jlrown. Auckland City Central—Alfred Kiilil. Albert E. (.lover, A. Rosser. Auckland City West—C. 11, Poole and R. Thompson. Auckland City Hast- F. K. Rnum?. William Richardson and J. N. llarle. Parnell—F. Lawrv and I*:. (1. J!, Moss. Waitemata—L. li. Phillips. ,1. W. Xapier, T. Wake, and 11. Wilding. Mnimkau—F. W. Lang.. A. A. Creamer and J. B. Morton. Timaru—.Wojili Aiahonev, a laborer (Independent), Ashburton. William Nosworlhy. Frederick I'.obcrt Fiatman. -lohn Dor.n) (iolilie, David Jones. and William Stephen Muslin. Napier.—John Vigor Brown and A. L. I). Eraser. both of whom are support"]';, of the flnvernment. Jlawke's linv.—(i. Cla]ihain. Alfred Dilh'n, A. K. .lull. Sir William Russell, .if. Lan Sinison. and T. .1. Thompson. Wanganui. ■— J. T. llogan (Oovernnieni), ('. K. Maekay ((Kjvoruinenl,). (leorge Hutchison (Opposition).