ELECTORAL NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 4003, 23 December 1875, Page 3

ELECTORAL NOTES.

Tbe official declaration of the City poll was made to-dav, but very little interest was taken in the 1 proceedings. The figures did not undergo any material alteration Thu Anti-Centralist League have determined to oppose Mr Reynolds at Poit Chalmers. Our correspondent telegraphs : “ Mr Manders’s candidature upon the reparation ticket, with’ a liberal land pohey, has been well received throughout the district. The Provincial party in each pare of the district is few in number. Mr Macassey demines to come forward, uni., f s a requisition signed by a majority i» presente-l to him, which it is impossible to obtain, because parties are too much divid-d. Tt is rumoicd that ?dr Reynolds mav come her<,>, his name being mentioned in offi id circle".” •i he contest fov the rep; csentation of W;d lace 'ays between M- sars I.la-stian and d. P. Joyce “Jock’’ Gi. ham having retired. A private telegram states that in the dL-rict Mr Bassiian’s return is regarded ascertain. A Press vqency telegram says the return of Mr J, C Brown for Ashley is considered snf . Mr J. M. •• lark. one of i he candidates for Auckland Bast, addressed the electors on sfoa•dav night, and declared unequivocally for Abolition ami against Separation ; but said that ho wa« prepared to light under any leader who would make the land fund Colonial revenue. He received a vote of thanks. Tiie ivsult of the Dunedin election has not surprised the Tuapeka Times,’ which considers that in returning Messrs M.acandrew, Stout, and Larnach the City played a safe card .so far as its interests as a Provincial centre are concerned. our contemporary charges the City with hankering for a type cf Centralism, beside which that condemned by the League and its supporters is insignificant, “ Dunedin, by its vote, bus shown that it is quite alive to the importance of getting Die entire revenue of the Province into its grasp, n.o that its individual wants, schemes, and rcqui.'-ements may continue as heretofore a fiist charg upon these revenues. The outlying dint-riots fluid tl\«b interests arc to remain sub-ci’Vicnt to thus • t f I,nnedin, and we are to have no n.ou*. to d" with the administration than we have bad in tbe past. Amongst other things, that means Dum-iiin is to continue the head ce-nlro o Oragn That for the execution of hj cal works Jocal tradesmen and contractors are to be hrputrbt into competition with Dunedin, in-

stead c? the thing being, tc nil intent* sad purposes, left tor competition amongst Hu in selves. ’’

At tlio Auckland fVy Wes’.. i.-oni : >>u \\ s- i terd.iy, Sir George Grey argued to shoo Unit thy whole tendenoy r-f the ’legislation of last iarlianient was to elevate and enrich the present wealthy classes ueaimst the inter eats of the mass of the people. hj« urged all electorates to elcefc only those who would pledge lliemselvcG t * insist ou a reform of the laud trausastious. the adjustment of taxed ion, the dealing with tlio runs to' that jdi might have an equal chance, the dcnth-i) of memlicis for three years, ami the I alt,oration of the constitution of tlmlLegiMativo Council. He considered the Act of Indemnity last, .session should he repealed, so that every case might be inquired into; and where penalties had been incurred under the D;S qnalifaction Act, anch members aa were reelected to the new parliament should be expelled. The Newton electors passed a unanimous vote of confidence in Mr Swanson la.-.t night. No opposition to him is anticipated. HUTT NOMINATION, Messrs Fitzhcrbert and Hutchison (Mayor of Wellington) were proposed, ami the show of hands was—Filzlierbert, 34; Hutchison, :i. The latter demanded a poll, which takes place on Friday. The following table shows the dates for the elections as far as we have been able to ascertain : Nomination. Poll. Akarca „ IS ... .. PC Hcathcote ... „ 29 ... January i Wairarapa ... ~ 28 ... ~ 4 Wellington City... ~ 20 ... December 20 ~ country ~ 21 ... ;;i Hutr ~ 22 ... „ 20 Wallace ... „ 21 ... ~ 20 Invercargill ... ~ 2) ... ~ 21 Motaura ~ 30 ... January (> Waikouaiti ... . ~ 22 December 28 Waitaki ... ... ~ 21 . . January 10 The Lakes ... ~ 31 ... ~ 7 Riverton January -I ... „ 7 Waiknia ~ 1 ... ~ 11 Clnllia ~ 5 ... „ 23 Taieri ... December 2!) ~ 3 Mount Ida January 12 ... „ 17 Dunsfan December 23 ... December 27 Roslyu ~ 24 „ 28 Port Chalmers _ ... ~ 27 ... January lo Bruce ... ... ~ 23 ... „ ’ 6 Bullcr ~3 Grey Valley 24 ... ~ 12 Auckland Fast ... ~ 23 ... December 39 Newton 24 ... January 4 Onohunga ~ 29 ... ~ ' 3 Eden " 30 ... „ 0 Parnell „ 31 ... „ 7 Waitomata ... January 10 ... ~ 10 New Plymouth ... December 20 ... December 30 Grey and 801 l ... ~ 22 ... ~ 28 Egmont ... ~ 21 ... January 3 Franklin ... January 10 ... January 18 Napier December 30 Geraldine ... December 2! ... December 21 Timaru ... ~ 28 ... „ 37