WANGANUI.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 464, 25 March 1867, Page 3

WANGANUI.

ELECTION FOR THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. We learn from the Wanganui papers that the nomination of members to serve in the Provincial Council took place at the Court House, at twelve o’clock on Friday, Bth inst. Mr William Hutchison was proposed by Mr John Bryce and seconded by Mr George Beavan. Mr Walter Taylor, Editor of the Times, was proposed by John APGregor, Esq., and seconded by Air John Garner. Air John Alorgau was proposed by Air William Patterson and seconded by Air Bryce. Air Thomas APWilliam was proposed by Air W. H. Watt and seconded by Air Jephson. A show of hands was taken by the Returning Officer, who announced the following to be the numbers:

Hutchison 37 Morgan ... ... ... 83 Tuvlor 31 McWilliam 23 A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr Walter Taylor and Mr Thomas M'William. A vote of thanks to the Returning Officer for the very impartial manner in which he had conducted the proceedings, was carried by acclamation, and the electors dispersed to prepare for the palling next day. The polling took place on Saturday, 9th March, at the Court House, and a greater number of the electors put in an appearance, and took a warmer interest in the proceedings of the day than upon any previous occasion in Wanganui. Mr Bryce acted as scrutineer for Messrs Hutchison and Morgan, and retained his seat at the Returning Officer’s table during ■he day ; there was no scrutineer on behalf of the other candidates Shortly after 4 p.m , the Returning Officer came forward and declared the state of the poll as follows ; Hutchison ... ... ... 113 Morgan ... ... ... 101 Taylor ... ... ... ... 90 McWilliam ... ... ... CS Votes polled ... ... 372 Each of the candidates came forward and returned thanks to the electors who had supported them, Mr Walter Taylor intimating that it was his intention to contest the forthcoming election for the House of Representatives. We may remark that although the town was crowded during the day by men of various shades of political opinion, yet the polling and everything connected with it passed off with the utmost good feeling, and we have not to record a single instance of discord amongst the electors.

ELECTION MATTERS AT WANGANUI. (New Zealand Advertiser.) A correspondent at Wanganui has furnished us with the following particulars respecting the approaching election of a member to represent that district in the General Assembly ; —We people of Wanganui are somewhat surprised, not to say amused, with the style in which you and your contemporary view the prospects of the Wanganui election. You do not give sufficient credit to bar present high temperature in politics, which mounts to a height such as has not been seen here for many a long day, You both of you confidently predict the return, nav, the walk over, of a nominee of the city of Wellington, to wit, either Mr Pharazyn or Dr Evans, while there is actually no chance at all for either of them. Although this is well known in and about Wanganui, yet, from the particular situation of one or more of the local candidates, little is spoken of the “position ” in the newspapers. No later gone than the nomination of candidates for the Provincial Council, it was publicly announced by the first proposer that he oped to see bis nominee in time re-

lufueu rOf me uenerai ASseiuojy seat —the same who was returned at the top of tfco poll. A requisition has since then been got up, and, I believe, extensively signed, for this gentleman (Air Hutchison) to allow himself to be put in nomination for the Assembly. But even from among ourselves another candidate is or will be forthcoming, no other than Air Harrison, formerly member for this district, to whom there is almost the whole of the voting electors pledged, so that any walk over, or even chance of an outsider winning Wanganui is at least improbable. Of course, nothing is known definitely as to the actual intentions of the gentleman to whom these requisitions are addressed ; indeed there is a feeling that Mr Harrison will not allow himself to be nominated at all, but of this nothing is certain. If so-and-so were the case, then there would be au opening, and one of your members most likely, Air Pharazyn—would contest the seat, but in either case the numbers now down iu black and white to either oi the local men bespeaks a close and fierce contest iu a few weeks. The interest of the Wanganui folk seems to be at this time thoroughly aroused.