THE GREY SEAT.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13981, 17 November 1917, Page 1

THE GREY SEAT.

' SPECULATION FROM WKT.USG. , ' TON,

■ "\VKLLOTON, November 13. ,It is undeMtood, that the telegraphic resignation Avhlch It la veporfed Mr l\ C, Webb,sent to Mr Speaker lust Moa* day \m not In on%, tttul (hut, he. has iioW'tojoudinvrttteiu'Pslguatlon.' Soino few forinnlllloj'liavo to lie observed l\v a member wishing to resign his sent, '. If, for instance, he wishes to telegraph his resignation, ho'must, lake seme steps to httyo/ the signature certitled, otherwise, lirAtho nbsenee of some such provision, It might be possible for an enemy of X ; iuember to puf in a 'bugus telegram of Resignation,

. , ll,seems probable tlj«J>M.r Webb will not tibw go to the troupe of sending a telegraphic .vesigiiiitlijjiipiid If he has cent a written reslpaljpii, it should now be ou the wiyiojMv Speaker, If mi, the writ for the i\w''election mity |>e expected next week; 'At loast twelve days' notice must be given of polling day, and the writ must be returnable In not move than twenty-eight'days,,

It will no doubt be'ebualdered dcslr-, able that the eomplet|l returns should be'ln a few days before the coming Christinas vacation, mi)', on' December llMh, in which ease fiti( election day may be Wednesday, December 18th, This would seem to be a most suitable date.

No more Is known of Iho Intentions of the Government on Iho question of whether Hie oloellon tihoulit be fmijjhl. on behalf of the Government, U was oerliiliily Hip opinion of the lloform 'members of Hie House, when Iho jnntlor mus illseussoil before Viirllnment rose, Unit the Government aliouM not put ii|i n candidate, mnl It In hollo veil Hint tho Ihmhlh of tho Ltboi'rtl Forty 'liiivo In this opinion, It was Hum wuw'Hlfil Hint llio ftVm of Me WMih's frleiuls wonM b. v to'Jlght llio election »n tho Issue of whether lie sliouhl no to tli« mir or nol, nni'l It was not llioti(jlil desirable Hint the (lovormiient should play their "lime by pulling up ft I'ltnilUiito. It my he tlinl the mMlov will he taken out of the lunula of the Government hy the people of the oleclornlo, If they should wish to hnvo n I'linilliliile to llfjhl. Mr Webb on this or miy ether Issue Hint limy lie raised 111 the content, It will not he possible for the Government to refuse to recognise I heir eiiiiiliilnlo If he sliouhl he n worthy mini, lint the probabilities ore Hint llio Government will not Interfere In tho election.