The Maori Eastern District Election.
(prom oub own cobbespondent.) Botoetta, Monday afternoon. All important statings in except Porangahau. Te Kepa 40 ahead. Sir George's man, Karaitiana, only polled 48 in the Arawa District.
PEE PEESS AGENCY. The Cook Strait Cable. Wellington, Tuesday evening. Yesterday a grapnel from the Luna again caught the cable ; in dragging it tip from an exceedingly rocky bottom the cable broke. She got on board 267 fathoms of broken piece, mostly found to be in excellent order. They are out again to-day, with what result is not yet known. The Bingarooma, with the English mail, arrived at the Bluff on Sunday morning, and is expected here to-mor-row morning. She brings cablegrams from London to January 8 ; not particularly interesting. Total returns West Maori election : Hoani Nahe, 650; Wi Parata, 289; Major Kemp, 182. Hokitika "election : Borff, 602 ; Button, 573; Heed, 511.
Dunedin, Tuesday evening. A swordfish, 10ft. long and 4ft. across, was captured in Port Chalmers this afternoon after a desperate fight. It is the first of the kind ever found in New Zealand waters.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 351, 19 January 1876, Page 3
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179The Maori Eastern District Election. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 351, 19 January 1876, Page 3
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