POLITICAL CRISIS

Evening Star, Issue 20034, 27 November 1928, Page 11

POLITICAL CRISIS

MEETING OF CABINET CAUCUS OF LABOUR PARTY PEHDIHG ■[Paa United Piu-.'ss Association] WELLING'! v 1 November 26. A further meeting of Cabinet was hold to-day. Mr A. D. M Leod was not present, as bo was out ol town did not arrive until to-night* llie i mal procedure in regard to the resignation of Ministers will be followed m tlie return of the writs, which arc due A magisterial recount has been asked for in.the Bay of Islands. The Chief Electoral Officer (Mr G. G. Hodgkins) stated to-day that it is expected . that a formal Gazette notice will'appear shortly intimating that! three defeated Ministers—Mossis M‘Lc6d, E;"J." Rollcatoh, and Hawbcn —have lianded in their resignations to His Excellency the Governor-General. Mr Rolleston. who left for Tiinaru tonight, has already resigned. A caucus of {lie Labour Party to discuss the situation is expected to take place on Monday or Tuesday next. SOUTHERN MAORI SEAT. [Feb United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, November 26. It is reported. that supporters ot Eruera Tihuma Tirikateno, the Rata.uaite candidate, who was defeated for the Southern Maori seat by the casting vote of the returning officer, are thinking of taking' action- to have the election of Tutiti Makitanara (United) declared void. It is understood that the grounds for action are that half-castes who voted in the European elections are alleged to have also voted in tlio Maori election. FINAL RESULTS

CLUTHA. F. Wait© (R.) 4,318 J. Stephens (U.) 3,795 KAJLEARA. Right Hon. J. G. Coates I 5,190 J. G. Barclay (Lai>.) ... 2,715 MOTDJflKA. 0. G. Black (D.) ... 3,895 R. P. Hudson (R.) ... 3,482 THAMES. A. M. Samuel (R.) ... 4.202 J. S. Montgomerie (Lab.) 2,900 E. M'Gregor (D.) 2,317 WESTERN MAORI. Hon. Sir Maui Pomarc (R.) 4.674 H. T. Ratana (Ratanaitc) 3,077 EASTERN MAORI. Sir Apirana Ngata (0.) 4,950 P, T. Moko (i.) 1,846 T. P. Stewart (Lab.) 254 WESTLAND. J. O’Brien (Lab.) 4.576 T. E. Y. Seddon (D.) 4,391