RESIGN OR FIGHT?

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10749, 21 November 1928, Page 5

RESIGN OR FIGHT?

WHAT WILL COATES GOVEIRN-

MENT DO?

OPINION DIVIDED IN THE CAPITAL.

SIGNIFCANT REMARK BY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION.

“I SHALL SOON BE OUT OF A JOB.”

HON. G. J. ANDERSON NOW 165 VOTES' BEHIND'.

FURTHEROC A BINET LOSS POSSIBLE.

(Special to' the Times.) ■ -AUCKLAND, Nov. 20. The Wellington kjorrefipondent oif the Sun states.: —

“Nobody believes that .another election is' likely 'and the opinion seems to bo fairly evenly divided as to what Mr.-Coates will do. “Some think lie may fill the vacancies caused through Ministers having lost their seats and call Parliament together at an early date to let those who havo sworn allegiance to no party -give their votes on the all-important question, “Others state that he will resign without risking Parliamentary defeat and allow tho United s to form a Cabinet.

“With the Minister of Education’s statement that the Government lias been defeated and must go out of office, it seems certain that Sir J. Ward’s party will occupy the Treasury Benches. “Those who are : in the habit of pricking the card say that it is certain that the names of Mr. Wil* ford, Sir A. Ngata. and Messrs. Veitcli. Forbes, Rausonp and Atmore will shortly be figuring in the Gazette.”

JOINING THE UNEMPLOYED

HON. R. A. WRIGHT’S COMMENT

Speaking at the opening of tdio season of the Island Bay Life Saving' and Surf Chilli on Saturday, the Hon, R. A; Wright, Minister of Education in tho Reform Government, indicated what course- the Government Avould probably pursue as a result of the general election. He said during tho course of his address: “I have been a very busy man, but judging by the elections last Wednesday, I shall soon Lie out of a job. “I shall be one of the unemployed, We take it that the elections practically decided that the Government must resign from office. “We cannot complain of that, because the Reform Party has been in office since 1912, and has had a long run. We all knew that the- swing of tlie pendulum would come and it has come.”

MATAURA SEAT. HOjN. G. J. ANDERSON MAY BE DISPLACED. (Pres* Association.) WELLINGTON, Nov. 20. Owing to the wrong crediting of 99 votes, the Hon. G. J. Anderson now appears to he unseated, for the Mataura seat- by 165 votes. There arc still 460 votes to count. GISBORNE SEAT. FINAL COUNT. MR. LYSNAR HAS MAJORITY OF 346. The final count for the Gisborne s’eat was completed yesterday afternoon by the .Returning Officer, Mr. P. Fulton, and the result is as follow:

W. D. Lysnar (Reform) ... 3746 D. AY. Coleman (Labor) ... 3400 W. L. Clayton (United) ... 2635 Informal ••• 6*B Total 9849 Maority for AY. D. Lysnar 346 On the night- of tlie poll, the results were announced as follow: AA . D. Lysnar (R) 3457, D. W. Coleman (L) 3099, AY. Clayton (U) 2469. ■ With the recount and the absentee votes All'. Lysnar gained an addition of 289, Mr. Coleman 301, and" Mr. Clayton 166.- Mr. Lysnar’s first majority of 358 has been! induced to 346. The number of absent votes considerably exceeded that telegraphed to the returning officer. Air. Fulton had been informed that 58S votes had been recorded in other parts, but 648 have already been counted, and a few more may possibly come in by this morning’s mail, at the conclusion of which time the official declaration will be made.

Over 2,000 electors did not exercise their franchise, the total number of votes recorded being 9,849 compared with a roll total of 11,971. The majority of the absentee votes earner n from the Bay of Plenty, where apparently men had been cm* ployed on relief works, and it is natura lto suppose that the greater part of these went to the Labor candidate, Mr. Coleman. Votes were also received from Timaoru, Hurunui, Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Taranaki, Thames, Waikato, Auckland, and several other places; in fact practically all parts of the Dominion are represented.

CHRISTCHURCH NORTH SEAT.

(Press Association./ CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 20. The final count in the Christchurch North seat resulted:— H. Holland (R-) 5393 E. H. Andrews (XL 3601 Rov. J. K. Archer <L) ... 3572 WAIKATO SEAT. '"Presa Association.) OAAIBRIDGE, Nov. 20. The AVaikato electoral office count of the votes recorded on election day, together with the 563 absentee votes, was completed this morning, the result being:—•F. Lye (U) ... 2978 D. S. Reid (R) ... ... ... 2838. P, Keegan (C) .. . 1897 Majority for Mr. Lye ... 89 Mir. Lye’s majority increased from 39. There are still a fenv declaration absentee' votes to come in, but t'ho issue cannot be affected. NEW PLYMOUTH SEAT.

•'Presa Association.! ' , NEW PLYMOUTH, Nov. 20. The final figures for the) New Plymouth seat are:— S. G. Smith (U) 5577 O- E. Bellringer (R) 4110 W G. Simpson (L) 1293 Informal ... ... L. ... 68 , ORiOUA SBAl' (Press Asaooiatioa.v FETLDING. Nov. 20. The official recount is as follows: C'ohbe (United)'......... 44)11 / Elliott 3679 I Alajority, 732. GREY LYNN. (Press AssooiatlonA AUCICLAND, Nov. 20. Tlie official count has resulted: — Fletcher (TJ) .../ 5489 Bartram. (L) ... ' ... ... 5425 Eitzlierbert ... 684 Mrs. Pattersmi '72 Majority for Air. Fletcher 64 1• . . (CfoTitd. at Foot of Next, Oofmnn.)