THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Patea Mail, Volume XLIX, 19 November 1928, Page 2

THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

FUSION SUGGESTED. Commenting upon Ihe result of the election. Mr. E. A. Ransom, member toi Pahiatua, and deputy leader of the United Party, said there were according to his views only two alternatives on the present situation; — (1) That the Reform Party should support the United Party in carrying on the Government of the country. (d) That there should be a conference of the two parties with a view to fusion, doing away with the three party system. If amalgamation were to lake place the most diilicult question would be to determine who should be Prime Minister. In view of the fact that the United Party was the dominant party and that the country had given a very clear indication in that direction, it would probably hold the position of Prime Minister should be held by Sir Joseph Ward. There were questions which would have to be discussed by fhe conference of his party which would no doubt be held shortly. As men of outstanding ability had been returned to Parliament the agairs of the country could be safely entrusted to their hands, and they could be relied upon to do what was best. THE PATEA SEAT. MR. DICKIE RETURNED. MAJORITY OP 189. J'.Ud AND 1 ‘>2B FIGURES. The count of the absentee and postal votes cast tor the Patea- electorate was completed on Saturday and resulted in a majority for Mr. H. G. Dickie, the Reform candidate, of 89. This ; added to his majority of 100 announced on the night of the poll, makes his total majority over Mr. J. D. Hislop, the United candidate, IS9. There are still 25 absentee votes to come to hand. The following are the votes recorded at the various polling places in the Pa tea electorate in the 15)25 and 1928 elections. —

The .following- Candida lot*, not. having received one-fourth of the number Oi votes recorded in favour of the successful candidates whom they opposed, forfeit- their deposits of £lO: — It. E. HORNBLOAV, Bay of Islands A. 11. CURTIS, Marsden. J. JOINER, Auckland Central. !•'. .). LY'SNAR, Auckland Central. (J, E. BURTON, Eden. (Mrs) LOUISA PATERSON, Grey Lynn, P. B. FIT ZIIIyRBERT, Grey Lynn. S. 11. JUDD, Rotorua. A. G. CHRISTOPHER, Rotorua. C. CROALE, AA'ailomo, J. WHITTLE, Pahiatua. W. BROWN, Raglan. J. AIcMANAWAV. Munawatu. (Mw) MARGARET YOUNG, Wellington Central. P. L. TURLEY, Huruuui. R. W. WHITMAN, Mid-Canterbury G. S. THOMSON, Dunedin North. IV. A. McLACHLAN, Chalmers. G. PULLEY', Wallace. W. C. DENHAM, Awarua. licensing POLL. THE FINAL FIG HUES. PROHIBITION AVELE DOWN. 'Flic final official figures, subject to the official recount, ate. CONTINUANCE ..., : '. 351,815. STATE CONTROL dO,LS2 PROHIBITION 280,388 Prohibition minority, 131,900.

Poking Booth. .Dio ■kie. 1928 Hislop. Diekio 1925. Corrigan .Mm Aim Komi 15 G 11 1 Alton 88 47 100 50 ArisltiOlU) 5!) 57 75 55 A errata A 1 25 — — Hi unswiek 125 29 120 20 BJtlam Boys’ Homo 58 11 — — Eraser Eoad 55 44 — — Ha went !8how .195 527' — — Ha.wera fShow .158 195 — — Hawera Show 175 2GS — — Hawora Show ■19 71 028 705 Piesbyteriau Hall 289 214 — — Presbyterian Hall 252 22 o — — Presbyterian Hall . . 21(1 176 815 586 Haw era, St. Alary’s — 248 154 Tawhiti 2(i 40 — — Tawhiti 5455 — — Jaeecourse 71 85 120 99 Showgrounds 10-1 95 57- — Hinicyvillo 58 4-4 31 Kai Iwl 55 104 SI 05 Kukaraniea (55 Cl 75 58 Kolu 57 29 39 28 Afakakaho .12 4 9 8 Ai.angawhio , 21 9 31 4 Alarigamingl , 2G 35 * 50 Ale iRitalii 58 54 57 Alata . 32 24 — — Aiaxwell , 71 04 68 54 A1 eremere , , 37 2S , 10 4 Aloeawatea • , — — 11 1 Alokoia . 63 28 '72 ■ 27 Atonic's Land. (Banana ■) - — 7 0 Atosstowu . Xo. 1 ... . S(5 177 ■— — Atosstowu Xo. 2 . 32 111 145 177 Alocroa ... . 13 1 — — Xgamiaitapojuri . 37 11 40 20 Xgutuwcra . IS 19 49 25 Nukuhau . — — 8 i . Xormanby . -11 10 — — Ohangal ... . ! . 35 55 — — Onrahina . 15 5 17 4 Oiiioaua . .11 S — — Opaku . 26 34 25 25 Orangiinea . 16 5 13 3 \ I’apamngi 7 13 12 10 Pa tea . 271 395 307 29S Baorikla . 10 4 '7 o Pupa mil . 51 30 55 19 Eatvliitiroa . 51 4S — St. .John’s Hill . 93 4o 122 45 To Eoti ■ . 47 22 — — To Tuhi . — — 4 1 Tirlmoana G 3 — — Waitotara . 73 122 89 SS Wuverlov Xo. .1 85 — " WEverlcy Xo. 2 . 249 202 302 291 Westnierc . 109 so 112 00 Whakamara . 44 15 38 10 WharoToa . G7 33 93 27 Whonuakura . 77 49 73 57 Absentee A'otcs . — — 291 218 Totals .4204 4104 4501 322(3 AJajority tor Diekie. 1925: 1275. Alajority lor .. DEPOSITS PORPEITED. Diekio. 3 928: 189,