THE PREMIER'S DISCLAIMER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2688, 31 August 1887, Page 2

THE PREMIER'S DISCLAIMER.

We aro requested to state, that on receipt of the cable message to!the .effect. that the Premier bad written to Sir'P. D. Bell, informing him,, that the Government anticipated v defeat," the Manager, of the Press' Association communicated with tho Government, and yesterday afternoou received a reply from Sir Robert SfouVwhp denieß the.truth of tbo telegrarn, and asserts that ho never wrote "fo the Agent-General offioially on the subject, but says he sent. Sir Diljon Bell a private letter, informing bim of the events of tho session,'and of tho. appeal to the. country, adding that jt was impossible' ■'■ to prediot what would happen; both sides were confident of success; but the Government would be defeated if the people listened to the abuse of the Opposition Press. , Sir Robert Stout goes on to. express amazement that tfo contents of .a private letter should bo .made public " evenjna'sjarblod or-incorrect form." We give this curieus communication wttb'oii.t at present expressing auy. opinipn on the singular.circumstances set forth. Unhappily, ".official"disclaimers —unanswerable though, they might be to Sir Joseph Perter, K.CIB. —do. hot now command;.;;implicit accoptan.ee on the part of th'e.pubUc. content to' dwait farther; information, but of one ( tbjng we are csnviuoed, and that is' that, Sit: Francis Bell is not the man to make any improper use of a private letter. We' are satisfied, that, when all the facts are knowji, it will not be found that he. tas Violated any confidence, as seems to be Z, Times,