POLITICAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 83, 28 September 1911, Page 8

POLITICAL.

THE WAIPAWA SKAT. By Telegrapli—Press Association. Waipuwa, Wednesday. The caucus of the Liberal Party at Otane unanimously selected Mir. A. E. .lull to contest the Waipawa seat. According to the Manawatu Standard, Mr. George Hunteir's election for Wai,pawa is regarded as a certainty. It will be rememlbered that Mr. Hunter was only a few votes below the total obtained toy Mr. 0. Hall, M.P., at last election. THE OHINEMURI SEAT. Waihi, Wednesday. Mr. N. Mcßobie, owner of the local paper, lias announced himself as a candidate for Ohinemuri in the interests of the Opposition Party. THE AVON SEAT. Ohiristchurch, Last Night. Mr. James McOombs, who contested the Christchurch East seat last election, has definitely announced his candidature for Avon as a Radical Independent. WELLINGTON EAST. Wellington, Last Night. I Mr. J. Brodic, Independent candidate for Wellington East, addressed the electors to-night. He advocated tariff reform to quicken the industrial life of the Dominion. He received a vote of thanks and confidence. HON. T. MACKENZIE. •A PROGRESSIVE AGRICULTURAL PLATFORM. The Hon. T. Mackenzie, Minister of Agriculture, whose constituency disappeared during, the revision of boundaries this year, has decided to stand for Egmont, a Taranaki electorate which includes Eliham and the rich dairying country lying to the west, extending to the coast.

"I have visited tlie district," remarked Mr, Mackenzie to a New Zealand Times representative -on Tuesday night, "and •have been much impressed with its progressive nature. I am going in for a very big agricultural programme, and have therefore selected a district that T know appreciates progressive work in that direction, and that will be sympathetic with my efforts. I feel that the time has arrived when the people •f New Zealand ought to recognise the necessity of devoting the utmost attention, in both a practical and scientific manner, to the agricultural and .pastoral development of the Dominion. It is my desire, if elected, with the co-operation of the Prime Minister, who is in entiro accord with my views, to widen out our operations. We aire realising how much other countries are specialising, and the excellent results that are following their commendable enterprise, and that if we in Neiw Zealand are to continue the same high civilisation that we are happily enabled to give to our people, and at the same time hold our own in the great markets of the world, it L> essentia] Mint we utilise in the most efficient manner all the natural agencies thait we can control, so that we may he able to put our produce on the market in such a condition as to enable us to hold our own with any competitor.

PUSHING NEW ZEALAND PRODUCTS. "Co-operative dairying has reached a high point of perfection in the Egmont electorate, and the people are just the go ahead class with whom I would like t» be associated. It is clear that the quality of the dairy output is such as to justify it taking a position equal to Danish. Nov the system of pasteurisation has been adopted to siich an extent, the superiority of New Zealand butter is bound to make itself felt. Pasteurised butter will remain sweet at the end of seven weeks, while the unpasteurised product deteriorates in flavor in a week. There are many ways in which the people at Home can be enlightened regarding the superiority of our output. That perhaps might best be promoted by a series of lectures accompanied by cinematograph views showing, first, the beautiful pastures; secondly, the clean, wholesome dairies in which the cows are milked; and thirdly, the operations in the factories, Supplies of New Zealand butter should be available in the towns where the advertisements are given." MANY INVITATIONS.

'•Yes, I have had a. good many invitations to contest seats," continued Mr, Mackenzie, in reply to a question. "Other districts approached me, but my main reason for responding to the invitation from Egmont was bcwui.se I regarded it as a. district which is thoroughly agricultural in its development, and I bare all along been closely associated with the agricultural interest, agriculturists in the south being always among my chief supporters. What I like about the invitation from Egmont is the kindly enthusiasm tliat goes behind the request for me to stand. I hope soon to have the pleasure of again meeting my friends there and making more friends." MANY CHANGES.

The Minister of Agriculture has had an unfortunate experience in regard to electorates. He was reminded of his boundary troubles, and told the interviewer that four times he had to make an involuntary change. His first seat was Clutha, whicih he represented for nine years, retiring in order to spend three years in England, obtaining a grasp of ithe methods of handling and marketing of New Zealand produce there. Returning in 1!)00 he was at once elected for Waihemo, a -seat which disappeared in two years. Mr. Mackenzie then stood for Taieri in li)0S, being again successful, in fact, he had iliad a continuous rim of electoral successes for twenty-four years. Now Taieri is split tip into five different electorates. Quite naturally after all these boundary ups and downs Mr. Mackenzie expressed his desire to obtain a seat possessing some prospect of permanency. "My first light, of course, will. 1 think, be my most (lill'ifult one," he concluded. "After I become acquainted with the people I cannot but think that I will get along a,s well with them as 1 have with my friends in the south."

*ays the F/ltham Argus:—This elector--ate is one tliat Mt. Mackenzie is peculiarly fitted to represent. As Ministerial head of the Department of Agri--1 culture and Commerce his interests are close 'bound up with the interests of a district like this, and on various grounds his candidature has much to .recommend it from the local-point of view, while his return for any seat for which he might have offered himself would t>e eminently desirable from a general point of view. ' Writes Mr. D. J. Hughes to the Wainiatc Witness:—'-The nwiiy urgent ire(|uirements of t'lie constituency at the present time rail out for a liian with ability to advocate its wants, with energy to promote them, and .political to carry (hem to the successful end that the 'best dairying electorate in the Dominion is entitled to. 1 therefore trust that my friends will support right loyally the gentleman fm whom i have stood down, viz., tihe Hon. T. Mackenzie, who is acknowledged tk»

be by friend and foe the ablest and most practical of all our politicians in anything.connected with agriculture. I am quite satislied to .smother my aspirations at present for the benefit of the district I have lived my life in, and am sure my political friends will agree that I haie done the right thing under the circumstances."