ELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT.

Dunstan Times, Issue 583, 20 June 1873, Page 2

ELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT.

-0- j The polling for the Superintemlency took place on Wednesday and created more excitement than was anticipated. A majority was fully expected for Mr. Macandrew though the friends of Mr. Gillies were very sanguine, and bestirred themselves to thei r utmost on his behalf. At an early hour were called into requisition to bring iu the electors from the outlying diggings, and soon after, the town presented a seen® of liveliness, which, has not been seen fo 1 ' some time. When the state of the poll wa" made known, but little surprise was ex pressed. A good deal of hotting has boon 4one on the result, and now the anxiety is, to obtain the result from the whole of the different polling places. The following are l the returns from th e different places up to the time of our going to press:... Macandrew Gillies Clyde 51 19 North Dunedin 120 C 9 Dunedin 1019 477 Hampden 42 24 Alexandra 53 50 Caversham 75 23 Waikouiati 51 33 Waikari 39 23 Cromwell 23 27 Riverton 90 6 Balelutha 39 S1 Mornington 10 3 Palmerston 30 67 Naseby 78 18 Arrow 45 27 Tokomairiro 74 141 Winton 17 37 Queenstown 104 42 Invercargill 243 202 Port Chalmers 216 17 Bluff 37 3 North East Valley 120 09 South Bridge 3 19 Glenore 3 22 Waihola 15 42 East Taieri 80 39 Green Island 59 32 Papakio 21 11 Oamaru 132 103 Blueskin 27 49 Portobello 59 IS Moke Creek 42 1 North East Harbor 24 2 Tuturau 4 4 Minnikau 12 28 Kawarau Gorge 3 12 Bannockburn 10 13 Bendigo 7 0 Lawrence 129 32 Blueskin 57 13 Waitahuna 03 14 Wetherstones 04 1 Mavis Bush 5 25 West Taieri 40 29 Anderson’s Bay 63 24 Kaikorai Drillshcd 26 17 Kaikorai Schoolhouse 13 6 Blacks 20 7 Drybread 20 6 Warapa 1 52 South Clutha 9 50 Popotuna 0 27 Waipori 49 21 Beaumont 16 2 Otakia 18 33 Otepopo 27 30 Hiller,d 2 S Gibbstown 3 23 Jock Graham polled a total of 6.