Electrical.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1034, 2 December 1881, Page 3

Electrical.

DUNS TAN DISTRICT. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES. On Wednesday, the 30th inst., the nomination of candidates took place at the principal polling-booth, Court-house, Clyde Major Koddell, Returning officer, presiding.

The writ haring been read, and other preliminaries gone into. Mr Robert Finlay, merchant, Alexandra proposed, Mr James McArthur, farmer, WaiKeriKeri, seconded, Mr Win. Fraser as being a tit and proper person to represent the Dnnstan district in the House of Representatives.

Mr Thos. Sims, miner, Dnnstan Flat, proposed, Mr Samuel Welsford, butcher, Clyde, seconded Mr Vinceut Fyke. After the lapse of a few minutes, and no further nominations made.

Mr Fraser said befor the customary shew of hands, he, for special reasons, desired to bi iefly address the electors present. In the first place, he wished to say that, irrespective of what his opponent, or Pyke, may say, or may have said, he hid carefully retrained from making any direct allusions to him, and would now do so, excepting for the statements to the contrary made by Mr Pyke, which he could not but say were untruths. Again, he thought it necessary to refute a statement ma le by Mr Pyke at his his meetings, at Alexandra and Roxburgh, with respect to the leasing of the runs. (Mr Fraser fully enters into the question in another column to which we refer our readers), Mr Fraser made further references to Mr Pyke’s addresses, after which he said, as he had already given his views at length, he would not detain them further. He would leave it for the electors to say on the day of the poll in whom they would repose their o mfidt n ie.

.Mr Thomas Sims rose and said, as the proposer of Mr Pyke he desire 1 to pay a few words. He had received a letter from Mr Pyke, in which he explained that circumstances would not permit him being present at the nomination, and would leave himself in the hands of the electors. Mr Sims said, so far as the candidature for the scat was concerned, he had nothing to say against Mr Fraser. That gentleman had honorably filled the public positions he had hold i.i dlio old Provincial Council and (he County Council ; but for Mr Pyke,who had originated the throwing open the lands for the. people, and the Central Otago railway, and the Counties Railway Commission to count ra vert the statements and report of the Government “thunder and lightning’’ Commisston he had a great deal to say, inasmuch as ho thought he was the most fit and proper person to represent the Dunstan ills die..

Mr Fraser said he was sorry Mr Pyke was not present to refute the accusations Ire had raa ,o against him. A. show of hands was then taken, 12 being held up for Mr Pyke, and nine for Mr Fraser, who demanded a poll, which Major Keddell said would take place on Friday, December 9, between 9 am. and fi p.m., at the respective polling-booths. A vote of thanks to the Returning Officer, proposed by Mr Fraser and seecu Ud by M r Sim , closed the proceedings