ELECTION ITEMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1301, 9 July 1884, Page 2

ELECTION ITEMS.

Mr P. Duncan has decided to contest the Ashley district election. Mr Anson, of Wainui, will contest the Akaroa seat against Mr Montgomery. Mr Edwin Blake, of Belfast, will contest the Kumara seat against Mr Seddon. The report that a numerously signed requisition, asking Mr Clisaold to come forward to represent Lyttelton, will shortly be presented to that gentleman, has taken the people of the Port by sarpcise. The statement is generally discredited, Mr Clisaold being little known in the district.

Mr O’Neill addressed the electors at Eden. He avowed himself a follower of Major Atkinson, and received at vote of thanks. Mr Joyce, late member for Awarua, addressed the electors at Appleby last night, and was, unanimously declared a fit and proper person to represent the constituency. Mr J. W. Bain has relinquished bis intention to contest Hokonui, the reason asassigned being bis precarious state of health. Mr Cowan is, therefore, the only candidate in the field for the electorate. Mr Cowan spoke at Wakaia on Saturday night, and was well received.

[by telegraph] Auckland, To-day. Mr Swanson has been requested by 300 electors to stand for City West. Both the Waipa candidatss, Messrs Jackson and Lake, are on the Atkinson ticket.

At the nomination of candidates for the Western Maori district To Awamutu on Tuesday last no allusion was made to the Native Land Bill or any political subject. Tapiri, of the Thames, telegraphed to Te Whiti asking him to stand, and promising him the support of the Hauraki tribe. Te Whiti did not reply. .VTr Hamlin received a unanimous vote of confidence at Waiuku, and Mr Hobbs was similarly successful at Hokianga. Nelson, To-day.

Mr Piper addressed the City electors last night.. He received a patient hearing, and was accorded a vote of confidence He declared himself a supporter of Major Atkinson.

Mr Kerr has addressed the electors of Takaka and Collingwood, and received votes of confidence. The West Coast Keefs. Boss, To-day. -

There waa some excitement here last night about the reefs, in consequence o£ which- twenty- four h shares in * Prospectors, and the adjoining leases rose from LIOO to LoOO,

Dunedin, To-day. The Hon. T. Dick, speaking at the North East Valley last night, said that speaking as a private member the present management was not calculated to render the railways a commercial success. He would therefore be agreeable to trying the experiment of a non-political Railway Board. When the new Parliament was formed no party would bo • strong enough to command confidence, and there must ba a coalition. He was not altogether satisfied with hia own party, because in home matters he did not agree with them, and quite possibly he might not find himself prepared to follow the lead he had done in the past. He hoped that party warfare simply for the Treasury Benches would be done away with. Mr R. Gillies in addressing the Bruce electors declared himself a supporter of Sir Julius Vogel The election is likely to be a keen one.