GENERAL ELECTION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 August 1943, Page 2

GENERAL ELECTION

REMUERA SEAT. MR ENDEAN'S POSITION. (Ey Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND. August 12. The sitting National Party member for Remuera, Mr W. P. Endean, has returned to Auckland after visiting Ejritain and Canada as one of New Zealand's two delegates to the Empire Parliamentary Association’s Conference in Britain. ' During Mr Endean’s absence Mr R. M. Algie was selected as the official National Party candidate for Remuera. Mr Algie later stated that he would submit his name with that of Mr Endean to a ballot of party memß&rs in the electorate if Mr Endean wished to do so. Mr Endean said after his arrival that he had not yet had time to consider his position and was unaware of much that had happened during his absence. So soon as he could he would announce his intentions.

Both Mr Endean and Mr L. G. Lowry, Government M.P. for Otaki, who xyas the other delegate to the conference, said they knew so little of what had been happening in New Zealand since their departure four and a half months ago that they were not even aware of the date for the election. Mr Lowry left by tonight’s Limited for the south. Mr Endean remained in Auckland. WESTERN MAORI. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. It is officially announced that the Labour candidate for the Western Maori scat is Mr FI. T. Ratana, the sitting member.