ELECTORAL NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 4016, 10 January 1876, Page 2

ELECTORAL NOTES.

The last returns from Taurauga give Capt. Read 213, Mr Moms 196, Mr Kelly 105. The returns from Maketu and Whakatane are not yet received. At the nomination for Manawatu the show of hands was in favor of Dr Buller. A poll was demanded by Mr Johnston, and it takes place on Monday (to-day). Messrs John White and E. T. Robinson have retired from the contest for Hokitika. For Totara Messrs G. H. Tribe and P. Comiskey have been nominated. The return of Mr Tribe, the member, is regarded as certain. For Gladstone a very close contest between Mr Turnbull and Mr Teschemaker is expected. The final returns for Wairarapa give Mr Bunny 323, Mr Andrew 185, Mr Pharazyu 156, and Mr Carter 130. It is reported that Mr Rowe’s election for the Thames will be protested against on the ground that he or his committee had a room at a public house. It is also stated that Mr Mitchell, one of the candidates, has protested against Sir J. Vogel’s return in case Sir George Grey be unseated. The following telegram appears in Saturday night’s ‘Star’:—“l have consulted May’s Parliamentary Practice, and it upholds my opinion about an elected member being ineligible for a second seat unless he resigns his first seat previous to nomination. Legal authority here is against Grey’s election for the Thames. I will maintain my protest against his return.— James Mackay. At the declaration of the Heathcote election, Sir J. C. Wilson is reported to have said—“He for a long time had neglected his own affairs, but he would take to his heart the lesson ho. had learnt that day, and in the future would look aitcr his own afiaire.” The country will bo a gainer by Sir J. Cracroft’s refcolveythat is if he sticks to it.

The Mercury Bay returns give Sir George Grey nine and Sir J. Vogel an additional vote. The Thames is still Abolitionist at heart. While that constituency has placed Sir Geo. Grey at the head of the poll, it has given him as a colleague Mr William Rowe, an out-and-out Abolitionist, and a supporter of the present Government. At the nomination he is reported to have said that “ he had been an Abolitionist for years. The land revenue of each Province was its own property. He was opposed to separation, believing that in unity there was strength.” Apropos of the position of Sir Julius Vogel on the poll, the ‘N. Z. Times ’ justly observes :—“ Sir Julius was put in nomination without the knowledge or consent of the Government, who had decided that he should sit for Wanganui, if elected. The fact that he polled 682 votes is remarkable under the circumstances, and taken in conjunction with the return of the Ministerial candidate, Mr Rowe, must he regarded as an endorsation, by the Thames constituency, of the Government policy. At all events, it speaks volumes for the appreciation in which Sir Julius is held at the Thames, where he has been for years subjected to the utmost possible detractionTy a portion of the local Press. ” And it is worth while observing that if there should he anything in the protest—though we do not believe there is—raised by Mr Mackay against Sir George Grey’s election, it will operate against Sir J. Vogel; and par consequence , Mr C. F. Mitchell will become the second member for the Thames. Mr Mitchell is also an out and out Abolitionist, opposed to separation, and a sup porter of the Government. OAMARU POLLING. Our Oamaru correspondent telegraphed at 2.35 p.m. to-day :—“There is great excitement here over the election. The result of the poll will not he declared till to-morrow, nor is it expected that it will be known tonight. It is highly probable that Messrs Hislop and Shrimski, the Provincial candidates, will head the poll.” PORT CHALMERS ELECTION. Messrs Reynolds and Green addressed meetings on Saturday night, and each candidate received a vote of confidence. At Mr Reynolds’s meeting, which was largely attended, that gentleman commented upon and answered the pamphlet issued by Mr Macandrew. He characterised as false the latter’s assertion, that the Government had no intention of carrying out the San Francisco mail contract in its integrity. In the course of his address, Mr Reynolds expressed his regret that Mr Macandrew, who was his brother-in-law, and through whom he had suffered a loss of £12,500, should have treated him so ungratefully. At the conclusion of his acldress, during which he was repeatedly cheered, the following resolution was moved by Mr David Miller, seconded by Mr Dick, supported by Mr Neale, and carried unanimously—“ That this meeting of thefriends and supporters of Mr W. H. Reynolds strongly disapprove of the extremely cowardly conduct pursued by their late member, Mr James Macandrew, in issuing the circular letter in question.” Mr Reynolds returned thanks, and was accorded three hearty cheers by the meeting. CLIVE ELECTION. The returns from Clive, Waipawa, Kaikoura, and Waipukuran are received, and show—Ormond, 192; Buchanan, 31. The returns from Poranga only have to come in, hut will not affect the result. The majority would have been still larger but for the nn- , favorable weather. It was raining hard all i day, and, the rivers being up, prevented many from going to the poll. i WANGANUI ELECTION. P?AI1 the returns are in but a small one. There was tremendous excitement at the ; close of the poll. The total result is : Bryce 352 i Vogel 837 Watt 187 \ Pharazyn 39 • When declared, there was loud cheering. j KANGETEIKI ELECTION. * The following is the result of the poll ; Ballance, Bull. 1 Marton 124 59 Bulla 34 41 j Turakina 43 27 j 201 127 t Majority for Ballance 74. (