NATIONAL PARTY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 July 1941, Page 4

NATIONAL PARTY

PREPARATIONS FOR GENERAL ELECTION LIST OF CANDIDATES. FORTY-ONE THUS FAR APPROVED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Forty-one candidates to contest seats at the general election have been approved to date by the Dominion executive of the National Party, The list includes 22 sitting members, four of whom are serving overseas. They are Brigadier J. Hargcst (Awarua), Sergeant T. L. Macdonald (Mataura), Major A. N. Grigg (Mid-Canterbury), Captain J. M. Allen (Hauraki). Three sitting members who arc this year retiring from politics arc the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes (Hurunui), Sir Alfred Ransom (Pahiatua), and the Hon. J. G. Cobbe (Oroua). The party will not contest seats held by Labour members who are serving overseas. Selected candidates are: — Wellington Division. Egmont. —Mr E. B. Corbett. Manawatu. —Mr E. W. Barnett. Masterton. —Mr G. H. Mackley. Otaki.--Mr B. V. Cooksley. Pahiatua.---Mr K. J. Holyoake. Palea.—Mr H. G. Dickie (sitting member). Rangitikei.—Mr E. B. Gordon (sitting member). 1 Stratford.—Mr W. J. Polson (sitting

member). Wairarapa.—Mr J. Maher. Waipawa.—Mr C. G. E. Harker (sitting member). Wellington West.—Mr R. A. Wright. Maori Electorate. Eastern Maori.—The Hon. Sir Apirana T. Ngata (sitting member). Canterbury Division. Kaiapoi.—Mr M. E. Lyons (to be approved). Christchurch North.—Mr S. G. Holland (sitting member). Avon.—Dr. A. L. Jones. Riccarton.--.Mr 11. S. S. Kyle (sitting member). Mid-Canterbury—Mr A. N. Grigg (sitting member). Temuka— Mr T.. D. Burnett (sitting member). Waitaki— Mr D. C. Kidd (sitting member). Westland.—Mr E. B. E. Taylor. Otago-Southland Division. Awarua.—Brigadier J. Hargest (sitting member). Mataura.—Mr T. L. Macdonald (sitting member). Clutha— Mr J. A. McL. Roy (sitting member). Otago Central.—Mr W. A. Bodkin (sitting member). Wallace.—The Hon. A. Hamilton (sitting member). Auckland Division. Auckland Central.—Mr C. J. Carrington. Auckland East.-Mr H. T. Merritt. Auckland Suburbs—Mr M. S. Walker. Bay of Islands.—Mr H. F. Guy. Eden—Mr W. Fortune. Franklin.—Mr J. N. Massey (sitting member). Grey Lynn.—Mr H. J. Woolier. Kaipara.—The Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates (sitting member). Marsden.—Mr A. J. Murdoch. Onehunga.—Mr J. Park. Otahuhu— Mr H. P. Congdon. Roskill—Dr. R. G. McElroy. South Auckland Division. Hauraki.—Mr J. M. Allen (sitting member). Tauranga.—Mr F. W. Doidge (sitting member). Waikato.—-Mr W. S. Goosman (sitting member). Waitomo.—Mr W. J. Broadfoot (sitting member).