DUNEDIN NORTH ELECTION PETITION.
fUNiTED Press Association.] DUNEDIN, Thursday. To-day, at the Court, before Mr Justice Williams and iir Justice Denniston (Mr Barclay) said he would not call any evidence, aa petitioner was willing for Mr Thomson to be declared elected for the seat. The Court considered that this being an election petition where the interests of the public, who had voted, were concerned, as weii as those of petitioner aod respondent, the circumstances should be explained, and necessary evidence given to show that the petitioner was justified in practically abandoning ithe petition. The circumstances wer^y^g&lained by the counsel for the petiiibne*?'S_}a_*eyidence was given, after which -the^Ciittft said it was satisfied that the respondent (Mr G. M. Thomson) had been'.-.duljT elected, and the Court would so determine, and would certify to the'-SfeSEer of The House accordingly; ■' "./.i ______ This ended one of the most, .unique and peculiar election contested vph^ch has ever taken place in the Dominion. - - - '■ <■-■
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 29 January 1909, Page 1
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156DUNEDIN NORTH ELECTION PETITION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 29 January 1909, Page 1
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