Parnell.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 222, 1 October 1887, Page 4

Parnell.

Of the three polling station* in this constituency, vi/., Parnell, Newmarket and Parliament-street, that at Newmarket having been the lea^t resorted to should have had its return out the earliest. As it happened, however, the Parliament-street returns, despite their larger numbers, were made up more cxpe'htiously and were known much hooner. Even when the Newmarket returns were made up the Deputy Returning Officer (young 1 Mr Purehas), with stupid and unieaaoning persistence, refused to communicate the results to our reporter, but despatched two men with them to the Parnell Hall. In spite of Mr Purehas, however, the reporter speedily secured the figures and transmitted them by telephone to the Staii OOice, where they arrived in time to allay the apprehension raised by the Parliament-street returns. At 9 o'clock Captain Thomas announced the full returns as follows from the Parnell Hall :—: —

Majority for Moss, 30. There were two informal votes. The largo crowd which had been patiently awaiting the result under the verandahs adjacent to tho hall or out in the drizzling rain cheered so lustily that the sound of their voices reached to the top of Shortlandstreet. Mr Moss briefly returned thanks I for the honour the electors had again done | him, and Mr Seymour George likewise cordially thanked his supporters for their support, which had very nearly resulted in victory. Mr Moss was followed all the way to his home, some two miles distant, by a crowd of from 300 to 400 persons, who cheered him lustily at short intervals, and wished to carry him shoulder high, but refrained at his request.

Parliament street... Newmarket Parnell Moss ... 195 ... 117 ... 336 ueorgi 295 78 245 Totals ... ... 648 618