ELECTION PETITION.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1923, Page 3

ELECTION PETITION.

PARTICULARS OF BALLOT' PAPERS. [nv TEI. EC K A Pit -PER I'ItESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. March 28. The hearing of the O.iniant election petition was resumed f-tlay. The •fudges gave their re-ervod (lot'.'siVni regarding the point raised by counsel for respondent, as to whether the petition was in order or not. The motion was dismissed. The Returning Officer Lias pail the £211) deposited by Air Lee into the public account of the Dominion, mnl not into a sporirl nei mini, l.uit Air 1.-e had no power over the Returning Officer as to the control of the motley. Sir .1. Findlay said the scrutiny of ballot papeis laid been made yesterda.v and the papers which were considered informal were produced in Court. In one class, the deleting line went through the name Page hut not through T.ee. fn Class 2. the line didn't cancel any letter in the name Lee, but went through both the Christian names. Tn Class ;S. tlie deleting line didn’t touch any letter of the name I.ee. Class I. went to show the caprices t.f voters. Class .7. cnusMcd i I absent voters paper in which the declaration was not signed, ('lavs ti enjisisled cf one paper v.here the ballot paper was written hy the returning officer. fn ibis sect ion two papers hare erasures ami ill an- j ether a eross was put through the name | Lee. ' i