THE ELECTIONS.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 72, 14 November 1864, Page 3

THE ELECTIONS.

A notice appears in another part of to-day's issue to the effect that Mr. Calder has no intention of standing for the Superintendency, and that circumstances would forbid his acceptance of the hoiior were he elected. No name has yet been determined on in opposition to 13r, Menzies, but we believe we shall be m ;ft position shortly to announce something definite on the subject. l\ ■■ ; We believe Dr. Menxies intends to meet the electors of Invercargill to-mpr-' row evening, in the MechanicsVlnatitute, i Tho nomination of candidates ' for the representation of the electoral dißtriot^pf ■New Itiver tooh; place at the Schoolhou.se, Wallacetown, , on. Friday last. The Bfj-j turning; Officer having briefly opened the proceedings,. Ife Havry i&raßwbng was proposed by Mr, GK Brown, and seconded by Sr. W. ausssll, Mr.: J.: vMOlwe was proposed by -Mr. J, Blaekie, and seconded by Ms. . .Gh M'Clur©. OIV show of hands' being taken, itl waa ae* clared in favor of Mr. M'Olure^ ; A poll was demanded on behalf of H*. Armstrong. , tt%e polling tookpkee oniSatu^ day, -The following are the ; liumberß voting at Wallacetpwn, jr^Mr. Arinetrong, 24j I M'Olurß, : 10i strong, XS I M'Cl^e, 8, Mffl, hi ■ AnEftßtrongj -80 j for M'Clura, 18; Mw* ity^n ftiYO? of the vferme^ #1, The

election for tlief^panma Dislj§ict;\ \ K:^J The no-mSiapß 6^ai^|^|fce3 fc^lbß^ representatiorr^of % !fioalin. iSnS^' Saturday. The poll wil&be taken to-day, at, the schoolhouse, MaVis Bush. .'. " 'Tfie nominia'fcidii "of "caniiidattes -"-'f br^-tKo- --" representatioii of thejdistrict of cWa,iaiaw& takes 3? place to-day," at .'ihe Schbolndiike there^- - -- ' y-^^^r- - ■■^r^^^.^^.i^.^*: [The nomination."cofvCandidatesjiipiriepre-sentthe-Waihopai district- will ¥c held- _- tq-mdrr^w,(ia^inopn,:j :^