POLITICAL OUTLOOK

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1317, 21 December 1911, Page 5

POLITICAL OUTLOOK

>— NO STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER. MAY MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO-MORROW. Sir Joseph Ward declined to make any statement la-st evening hi regard to tho political situation. It is understood that ho may do so to-morrow. THE LABOUR PARTY. NATIONAL COUNCIL AND AUCKLAND BRANCH. The National Council' of tho Now Zealand Labour party, at n meeting in Wellington on Tuesday night, passed tho following resolution:—'' That tho National Council of the New Zealand Labour party views with deep regret tho action of the Auckland members of the party in congratulating tho reactionary party of tho Dominion on their success at tho recent poll; and takes this first opportunity of declaring that whatever opinions may liavo been oxpressed by the members concerned, wero purely their own private views of tho matter, and in no .way represented the attitudo of the Now Zealand Labour party towards cither tho Liberal or , Conservative parties. This executive furthermore repudiates tho action, of anj branch- of the party in official'v sun"jng.t.he candidature of any person other than a .pledged Labour man, or, in taction contests where no Labour roan is standing, taking any official part therein." A special general meeting of the Labour party wis held in tho Trades Hall Inst night. The proceedings were not open to tho press, and lia renort was supplied. MR. PARATA'S ATTITUDE. SUPPORTS. WARD GOVERNMENT. There, has been a misapprehension reparding the political attitudo of Mr. C. J . larata, the ncwly-elccted member for tho Southern Maori District. As tho result of certain information, it was stated in theso columns yesterday that it was 1 p ! Panita wuM vote with tho Reform Party. Mr. Parata, now oyer, "when seen by a Dominion' rcporter upon his arrival from the South J .Wand last night, staled that he hod stood I? il ?«PPortor of tho Ward Government. ,1° agtuusl a motion of wanttion C ° " l Present AdnmiistraThe state of parties in the new Parliament is, therefore, as follows:— Government ,K Opposition 'm Laliour : j Independent .'."i.".'.".'!!!!!!.'!" i THE FEELING IN AUCKLAND, (By lcjegrapli.—Snedal Correspondent.! >ii • '■ , Auckland) ..December 20. I All.is.quiet in Auckland regarding the i political situation. It was expected that ■ i,i . P' l would have announced lus decision to-duy, but. since lie has postponed doing so until Friday, all concerned are awaiting what he has to fay with pationcc, Ibo tcehng is gaining ground here that the right course for Sir Joseph Ward I to pursue, is to call Parliament together s?rU\.H, SS i? n ln / Tanl ""'r, When the actual strength of parties can speedily be gaii"f . '• the roeantime Mr. Mnssev bides his time, and is saying nothing. ' LONDON "TIMES".ON THE ELECTIONS, A CURIOUS VIEW. 6x relejrttDh Hres? Associating— Oopyrteht ](Rec. December 20, 0.25 ,m,, ~ London, December 20. } h ,° Times states that the New Zealand elections;Jiaye.resulted in chuos. Sir ;2i 1 anl ,'u only man adaptable enough to patch up a Ministry that can collect a majority behind it, and it is ll ( . Str ?!, nlllK , la,lEtu^e to talk of fcbble ' ° lthoUßh lte position is MAORI ELECTIONS. 1 LATEST FIGURES. The latest information received bv the Electoral Department showed that n tho Western District Dr. romare was hmT tl? OVCr 1 Kn,hll - U iO7 votes, and there, were only seven returns to come in from the Wanganui River. Dr. Pomare s'return is therefore assured. Ulvßuck do Rangihiroa) has increased his lead according to the latest which place hini 31.5 above his nearest opponent. He is certain to be returned, but the figures are still incomplete. Th"v are as follow:— ' Te Rangihiroa non Kwpo Timoti Puhipi 575 Jehu Moetara aaq Wiri Nehua j"" 357 Hemi te Paa ' V7l Eru ihaka \2SG Kerepete Rapihana 268 Kaka l'orowini 056 ; Wiremu Tirauru Kowhai **42 Huirua Tito 4 04 Reiliana Netana ' on '

A Tress Association telegram received last uight gives tbo following Inter ngures:—Tc Jiangihiroa, 1011; Riapo 1 übipi, 62,' i, Three small returns have yot to couie.