THE DEFEATED MINISTERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6045, 29 September 1887, Page 4

THE DEFEATED MINISTERS.

[Peb Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Sept. 28. It is reported that at the declaration of the Newton poll Mr Tote's Committee will demand a scrutiny of the votes. A newly-elected member for one of the Auckland country seats offered this morning to retire in Mr Tole's favour, but the latter declined the offer. Mr Tole 13 said to have received two offers of seats from the South. He received a telegram to-day from members of tbe Upper House in Wellington as follows .— " Everyone here , regrets your defeat. Wellington would have returned you." The Minister of Justice leaves for Wellington to-morrow to meet his colleagues. DUNEDIN, Sept. 28. . The following petition to Sir B. Stout is being circulated for signature : — "Sir,— We, tho undersigned electors of _. Dunedin, beg to tender you an expression of our sincere sorrow at the loss the Colony has sustained through being deprived of your services in Parliament, and we also venture to express the hope, and hereby most strongly urge, that you will reconsider your decision as to your retirement from public life. We hope that you will consider that your private opinion and private wish should give way to the interest of the Colony, for we fully believo that your services in Parliament are of the utmost importance to the welfare of the people in the present political crisis, and although tbe electors of Dunedin East have lost the opportunity of retaining you as their representative, you will see from this requisition that you still possess the thorough confidence of the electors of Dunedin. Will you therefore kindly inform ns if you will allow yourself to be nominated for a constituency, should the opportuir-ty offer ? "