Those Election Petitions.
(per press association). ■Wellington, January, 11. The date of the hearing of the petition against the return of Sir Robert Stout for Wellington has been tiied for Tuesday, 20th of February. Mr T. M. Wilford says that he knows how to take a beating, and that he will not countenance an attempt to unseat Dr Newman for Wellington suburbs on technical grounds. Judpe Richmond has been appointed to hear the election petition against Sir Robert Stout, and Judge Connolly that against Mr Monk for the Waitemata seat. This Day. Mr Jellicoe has advised those inter? ested in the petition against the return of Bell for Wellington City to abandon the idea. In the Supreme Court this morning Mr Jellicoe, on behalf of Sir Robert Stout applied, to have removed from the fill the petition against the return of Sir Robert for Wellington City on the ground the petition was net lodged in sufficient time. The Chief Justice and Judge Richmond will fix the date for hearing argument on the motion and in the event of their honors' decision being in favor of Jellicoe's application counsel on both sides have agreed to let the petition be withdrawu.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 212, 12 January 1894, Page 2
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199Those Election Petitions. Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 212, 12 January 1894, Page 2
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