Nominations for Parliament.

Patea Mail, 2 December 1881, Page 2

Nominations for Parliament.

WANGANUI: A SURPRISE. The nominations for Wanganui town electorate took place yesterday. Mr J. Ballance was proposed by Colonel McDonnell, seconded by Mr C. S. Cross. Mr W. H. Watt was proposed by Mr Joseph Chadwick, who said that it was only within the last half hour that Mr Watt had decided to stand in opposition to Mr Ballance. (Voice : “ Dry up» Joe,” and laughter.) Mr Watt had suffered troubles for the town of Wanganui in its early days, and gave it everything lie could do. The electors should not throw cold water on him. (Laughter.) No one could say a word against Mr Watt, and he would be returned by a greater majority than that which put him in as Mayor last year. He could stand a beating—(You’ll get it) —and the electors should return one not a stranger or a novice in the Assembly. (Voice; He never spoke a word.) Mr J. Bennie seconded Mr Watt. Mr Ballance then made a brief address. Mr Watt spoke a few minutes, saying it would be a disgrace if Mr Ballance were allowed a walk over. Mr Bryce and Mr Ballance having been on opposite sides in the House, the district had been disfranchised, and he wanted to put an end to that. He had received a requisition from a few of the leading citizens of the town, and he asked the voters to trust his actions, not his words. He would not go into political details : he did not think there were "any details. Show of hands was declared to be in favor of Mr Ballance. Mr Watt demanded a poll. Auckland City North : Rees, Garraud, Thwaites, and Peacock. Show of hands in favor of Rees. Awakua (Invercargill) : A. Kinross, J. W. Bain, D. Smith, and J. G. Joyce. Show of hands in favor of Joyce. Auckland City West : Dr Wallis, Messrs J. M. Dargaville, W. R. Laing, and A. Fleming. Auckland City East ; Sir George Grey and J. McCosh Clark. Akakoa : Mr Montgomery returned unopposed. Bruce : W. A. Murray, Jas. Adams, and J. Rutherford. Cheviot : Saunders, Fendall, and McIllraith. Before the show of hands, Mr Saunders claimed to speak but was overruled and protested against the nomination as illegal. Dunstan : W. Fraser and Vincent Pyke. Show of hands—Pyke 15, Fraser 9. Dunedin South : H. S. Fish and A. H. Ross (late Mayor). Show of hands in favor of Fish. Dunedin East : C. S. Reeves, M. N. Green, and J. N. Davis. Dunedin West : Thomas Dick, William Downie Stewart, and William Jackson 13any. Show of hands in favor of Dick, Eden : Reader Wood and Tole. Show of hands—Tole 24, Wood 4. Gisuorne : McDonald, Gannon, Locke, and Porter nominated. Hutt : Thomas Mason, Henry Jackson, Morris Lyon Marks, and Duncan Sinclair. Hokitika : R. C. Reid and G. G. FitzGerald. Invercargill : H. Feldwick and J. Hatch. Show of hands in favor of Feldwick. Inangahua : T. S. Weston, R. H. Reeves, and W. McLean. Motueka (Nelson) : Hursthouse, Gibbs, and Hnddlestone. Show of hands in favor of Hursthouse. Mount Ida: Scobie and Mackenzie. Show of bands in favor of Mackenzie. Manukau : Sir G. M. O’Rorke and Owen McGee Mataura : J. T. Thompson, Captain T. W. McKenzie, and George F. Richardson, Napier Borough : John Buchanan, Justin McSwecney, and'J. W. McDougall. Naseby : 0. A. DcLatour and Mackay, Newton : Mr Swanson retuz-ned unopposed. Parnell ; Moss and Monk. Show of hands in favor of Moss. Rangitikei : Sir W. Fox and Mr John Stevens. Show of hands in favor of Stevens.

Taranaki : Joseph Colesby and Colonel Trimble. Show of hands equal. Timaru : R. Turnbull, J. T. Partridge and J. S. Gibson. Show of hands in favor of Turnbull. Thorndon (Wellington) : H. Levin and Thomas Dwan. Waipa : Whittaker, Jackson, Johns, and McMinn. The latter withdrew from the contest. Show of hands in favor of Whittaker. Westport : E. O’Connor and J. Munroe. Wajtaki : Mr White returned unopposed. Waitemata : Hurst and Allison. Wairau (Blenheim) : H. Dodson and A. P. Seymour. (per united press association.) LATER NOMINATIONS. The following nominations were made yesterday ; Bay of Islands : Lundon and Hobbs. Dunedin Central ; Bastings, Bracken, Graham, Dickson, and Cargill. Franklin North : F. Bucklaud, Luke, Gordon, and Major Harris. Lincoln : O’Callaghan and Perryman. Rodney : Seymour George, Shepherd, and Farnell. St. Albans : J. E. Brown, Wilson, and O’Neill. Taiebi ; J. Fulton returned unopposed. Waikouaita : George and Thompson. Wakatipu : Fergus, Mcßride, and Thomson. Kumara : Edwin Blake and R. J. Seddon. Show of hands in favor of latter. Greyjiouth : Jos. Petrie, Frank Guiness, and David Madden. Show of hands— Petrie 71, Guiness 29, Madden 28. Guiness demanded a poll. Te Aro : J. H. Shaw, C. Johnston, and E. Stafford, Price retired in favor of Shaw, whom he nominated as Liberal candidate. Show of hands largely in favor of Shaw. Poll demanded, O AMARU : Samuel J£d wards, Shrimski, and James Hassell. Show of hands in favor of Shrimski. Waitaki : John Reid and Thos. Duncan. Show of hands in favor of Reid.

MEMBERS ELECTED. The following are already elected, and are classed according to their general identity with one or other political party, though a strict classification is impossible iu some instances: MINISTERIALISTS— Newton Mr Swanson W aikato White OPPOSITIONISTS— Nelson Mr Levestam Port Chalmers Macandrew Maori district S. Taiaroa Akaroa Montgomery