POLITICAL MIX-UP.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10753, 26 November 1928, Page 5

POLITICAL MIX-UP.

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AMAZING SOUTHERN .SURMISE

“Mil LYSNAIt AND SEVEN OTHER REFORMERS FREE TO , LINK up.' s / v.

V -V; \' '(Special to the Timea.) ‘ .-/l. v ’ AUGKLAND,;Nov. 25. A; yßefietririg to: Cabinet’s 1 decision’ to; meet /’Parliament.-,';.' forthwith; -/. the. HeraAi . ißetorm) • says,:— ‘*'V i*>, v -'i: . ./’ . ■r : -Mr 'Coates conics’, out -of . the/position with'-Tull credit. v.Hhd ’ he taken the; shortest possible. cut,~ that of resigning , would still have fieen a- sessibn be l lore the normal date" and all tlio arguments - -against ' Mr Coates, warning Hi office in the prelent state of parties would - have applied equally td his successor. The best way’but—Mr Coates believes it To ’ bo the constitutional way—was to decide- as he has done and let such possibilities as;, exisst ,be tried out with Parliament in session.” : , The Star’(United) says:— T ;‘lii deciding to call Parliament together immediately, the Governmerit has acted 1 /properly;: -Mr Coates and his, colleagues would hay©/acted with equal constitutional .correctness/ had they resigned, but it is preferable • • that they stiould sUmmon Parliament and let

members decide. They know, as the country knows, that the verdict 6f tile/electors has gone heavily ilgairisct them, but no party has jv majority in the House, and it’is most/desirable that political alignments .should he recorded in the House as soon as possible, ’so that the position maybe regularised.”

The Christchurch correspondent oi the, Star sayS:

■ ” -> a ’ Svell-iriforined „ source, the- Christchurch Star says it learns that Sir J. Ward’s support; ei/s hyil! - be materially increased/immediately after the crucial division iii the House. Mr Field (Utaki) is said to make no secret •of his intention to return td his .old (allegiance. Mr Lysnar -\Gisbornb) has already made a priblic statement on the subject, and no fewer than seven other Reformers are named as being free if they so desire to support a Ward administration."

PAY OF ISLANDS SEAT

UEOOUNT OF VOTES CERTAIN

COUNTRY PARTY NOT SATISFIED. .1

(Special To The Times). AUCKLAND, Nov. 25

••Although I have not been informed officially, I am quite sure that there will be a recount of votes, cast in the Ray of Islands electorate,’" Was the reply of Mr A. E. Robinson, secretary of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, when he was questioned concerning the election of Mr A. Beit .on the casting vote of the returning officer as 'against Mr Pushworth, the Country Party candidate, who had, up to the last, held the lead. . /

Asked if he had any .omracnt to make ; on the situation, Mr Robinson replied”— . ‘ ‘ ’

14 11 have only'to state that’’it. is unfortunate that- a parcel of, votes should' lie found after our scrutineer had left arid "when everything was supposed to be settled nine days.after the election. The Country Party can hardly be /expected to feel satisfied.” ■"