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Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1621, 15 October 1873, Page 2

Mr Whitefoord has been appointed Returning Officer for the election of members of the Nelson Council for the Grey and Cobden districts ; Mr Broad for the Buller and Inangahua; and Dr Giles for Westport, The Hon. Mr Lahman arrived in Greymouth yesterday, from Wellington, by the steamer Tararua. The following ' are gassotfcocl—ao - polling.places for the election of members of the Nelson Provincial Council in the Grey, Inangahua, and Cobden districts :— For Grey district — The Court House, Ahaura ; the Police Station, Granville ; the Court House, No Town ; Mr George Muir's IStore, Hatter's Terrace, Nelson CreeK ; Mr Boyd's Shop, Moonlight. For the Inangahua district— The Court House, Reef ton ; the Readingroom, Black's Point ; Gallagher's Receiving Store, Boatman's ; Christy's Receiving Store, Inangahua Junction, For Cobden district — The Court House, Cobden ; the Government Building, Brunnerton. We notice that at the Vienna Exhibition there were 23 specimens of alluvial gold obtained in Nelson and Westland, 18 quartz specimens r from the Lyell and Inangahua, collected by the Reefton Cnommittee, and one sample of coal from the Brunner mine. There were also numerous specimens of timber frou/. the West Coast, and a variety of photographs o f Nelson and Wuatland scenery. The Anglo-Australian Press Agency supplied.us yesterday with the following incemprehensible telogtam :— " Guardian opposes expenditure Coast defence only private attack Commercial towns never bombarded Modern warfare population readily absorbed double number immigrant arriving."