GOVERNMENT LOSSES

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 2564, 8 December 1890, Page 2

GOVERNMENT LOSSES

On the Government ride heavy damatt '. was, inflicted to «he defeat of &eH& J.HmJor and Messrs McGregor, BeethaiL MMt Arthur ; while the Ministry, I** session, received general support fro» s " Messw Monk, Seymour, Humphrey* ; Allen, Roes, Pyke, and Hodgkinson, SS» pls*es will know them no more. OPPOSITION LOSSES. % On the other hand the Opposition hava '" lost Urniclj, Lance, Barrpn, Eraser. SZL Guinea. Reeves, Hammond, Walker T«R»U, Button, Feldwich, Brown and Hutchison. SIR GEO. GREY'S ADVICE. - At an interview wiih a reporter to-day Sir Q. Grey stated that the wisest courS X for the Opposition to pursue, in hi* opinion, if the body feels itself compact and strong under a good leader, iff* petition the Governor for the irumedia** calling together of Parliament Theou? question is whether the Opposition part} is or is not a compact one, *esolvedonl oommpn |»licy a^dntt the Government If the Governor were thus petitioned hi £"*WSy of .% newly elected menibesi he would probably call Parliament together at once, as would be done in other places. It would be decidedly unconstitutional for the present Government to hold the reins of Office after they had lost the confidence of the Cbuntry, atid delay the calling together of Parliament itill next April or i£y. "* f THE MANUKAU EMOTION. ? I^Auddand, ife day.- r ihe result ol the voting in the electorate at Manokau is illustrative of the amount of faith to be placed in the human race. The return* jereßucWMid 770^ O'Rorke 697, whSe Prant tofidled 5i Although Mr Grant received promises of a certain amount of support m each district Yet neither m Otahuhu, Otara, Panmure Manurewa, jHowick, West Tamali'ifid he poll a single Vote. Mr Grants next interview with his " supporters - at tlie places mentioned will doubtless be an interesting one. I BPJ,if^^ALL AJ^O, LOSES HIS j DEPOSIT. ' IgAa Mr Farna",|who is conspicuous by bShg at the bottom of the 1 po)l for Audi UtttfcHy, only received «» Votes, he als Will lose his £10 deposit. J > ■-■^.vi ii;^ s CANDID4TBS O^FKR TOf RBSIGN \ -tm FAVOUR OF O'RORKE. It is stated that several candidates electedjiave offered to resign in favour of Sir Maurice O'Rotte. ■ '' ::; ; : : "/BMOP RETtRNEiJj. " Goverhitfent have secured the return ol every memberaf the Jlinistry except tikMi: Hon. Mr Hislpp, who was the Minister for Education in the late Parliament, and who was defeated by Duncan Strong; the Opposition candidate, by 470 votes. A NATIVE , CONVICTED AND PLACED ON PROBATION. ; At the Supreme Court Kerei Kwhau, a native^ was, convicted of removing a tn*» station pej and placed on six months probation, and ordered to pay the costt of the proaecutioii.. EDITOR OFHAWKES BAY HERi TJ) SUMMONED FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL, Namer, This %.— Peter Dinwidie publisher, and Walkar editor, of the tfawkes* Bay Herald, have been summoned to answer the charge of criminal libel in connection with some letters on electoral matters, which appeared in that paper. The Herald promises some lively revelations when the case is heard next Thursday. V RESULT OF WAITOTARA • EJECTION. Wangamii, Tnis day. The final res^di of the Waitotara election is a majority tor Hutchineon of 22, who secured 963 against Bruoe's 931. s. , THE NEW SPEAKER. Wellingtoii, This day.— The Premier snggesta Kolleston as the probable speaker |in thei_Neiir Parliament or possibly if he would accept the position. s jPUBLIC FEELING AS TO THE j Blank surprise does not adequately fexpress the state of pub^c feeling wi^t ynich the returns from the various electorates throughout tjie Colony were received last nighV afld this morning almost every prediction was falsified by the event. THE NBW SPEAKER. jThe lossof Sir Maurice O'Rorke is a subject for regret on all eidee. Publk [ ff on P^ JP^ *^« Hon. Mr ■) 1 euccessor. '''/- 1 - -■ .;.■.&■ ' - * /^ $.*s•■