A MISSING' RETURNING OFFICER.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6502, 29 December 1881, Page 5

A MISSING' RETURNING OFFICER.

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HOKITIKA, DBO. 28. Two Deputy Ertursing-Offioers, Messrs John Alien, eterokreper, Okarito; and Hr H B, Nvily, late Drill Instructor, Hokitika, loft the Heart on Deo. IS, and had sol rmchcd Paring* on Dae, 90. A telegram ha« been rewstved t»4 W*llus|to», supposed to hare roadbed there by the steamer Stella from Mr M'Fariane, Resident MaflsUate at /arisen*# Bay, staling (hat a man named Douglas arrived at the Haasl on Bee. SI, having brea four days in search of the miss* ing men, of whom he could find m traces. Messrs Douglas and M’Vhrtate were to leave again cn the. 91 to make further search. Ur M'Farlau# trivgreph* the state returns from Jaeksan’s Bay as-FilsGereJd, 18; B«d, 22. The missing men have the Arewala sad Orttira return# with them, il Is feared tort hrth have hum drowned, as there was wy stomy weather on the Coast between Dec, If ami 90, with heavy rain. There are us vubridked femes between the Hsasl and Paring*, hut there are- several dangerous creeks when flooded. Both men are married with huge families.

WELLINGTON, Boa 28. The ste&mer Stella, which wived last rrnr.ng from bar mine to tbo Southern hshthoamiw.d Sounds, rcpotta thitfkrgeautMsjor Nelly and Mr Allan, BMoramg* Offi.-vra at Jackson's Bay, left that piece for Hokitika about a fortnight ago, ecdhavs not smcs bees beard of. A sronb party hee own ost four days w&boat finding way trace of I Arm.

Oororemeal here not rocrirod any isteltimace of the misting Ectoraiag-OiHcer for jart«oa'« Bay. beyond a rommutuoatioo from Mr Ode*. Chief Betumiag-Offloer, Hokitika, stating that he had cot mend the returns from Jackson's Bay, nod asking that the declaration of the poll should he postponed for • few day*.

[now ocn srsaat csoaium»ur»mrz.j WELLINGTON. Bsc. 28. I am u'.d on good authority tint the opinion of tot Grown law Oficsie is that if to* Jackson's Bay. returns do sol corns to hand toe Hokitika election will be null and road, and a r.tw writ will have to he luued.