THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2477, 24 January 1871, Page 2

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

The official declaration of the poll for two members to represent the City, was ra-de today at noon, in the presence of about 20 persons. At the outset there was some dispute in reference to a number of voting papers winch, since Friday, had been placed aside as informal, but had not been deducted from the votes polled. It appeal’d that five persons had voted at both the Government Buildings and the additional polling booth at the North Dunedin Schoolh msc. The Returning Officers at first ruled that his simple duty was to put aside the informal papers, and that he could nob ascertain in whose favor they had been given, as hewts prevented from examining the fac. j s of them. Mr Reynolds and Mr Bathgate agreed that under the proviso to section 5(5 of the Ballot Act, the returning officer was empowered to examine the papers so set aside, and Mr Burnside, guided by that opinion, granted a few moments adjournment to enable that to bo done. On his return from the Custom House, he declared the actual numbers polled to be : Bathgate <591 Reynolds 688 Macassey 543 Graham 94 , Grant 50 Messrs Bathgate and Reynolds briefly returned thanks.