DUNEDIN NORTH ELECTION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 329, 22 January 1909, Page 2

DUNEDIN NORTH ELECTION

I'JGTmON AND OJJJRTJUXS. By Telegraph - Fruss .Association. Diinedin, Last N'ijrhl. This mcM-nin-r, in tlie JSnpreiiic Court, lie petition i'.nd , objections of A. 1!. ttirelay ami C. il. Thomson respectively oneerning Dunwlin Xorth election were [idgcd. Mr. Barclay's petition, after iting tlie alleged impi'operly allowed ir disallowed votes, slated his reasons is follows:—(1) Two votes were aliens mil were not British subjects when ■moiled and were not entitled to be wolfed; (2) seven voters are disqualiled from voting; ('.!) one absent voterV 'ote should lie disqualified, according ;o law; (4) one other vote should lx '.rented as informal. Respondent's objeetions may lie summarised as, under: (1) Six voles men:ioued in the petition were properly disallowed by the returning ollieer; (2) in addition to votes allowed t( Mr. Thomson at the election he shonlc have received two votes given for hin under number 2220, which votes \rert improperly disallowed by the returning, officer on the alleged ground that on< person had voted in two different poll ing places!, wlrcreas two different per sons had voted for him ia two differ eat places; (3) the vote of mi alisenl voter was recorded in liis favour a: mentioned in the petition was right): recorded; (4) it was not correct as al leged in the. petition that some lialloi papers rejected as informal were valu votes recorded in favour of the peti tinner, lint some of tlie ballot paper: were valid votes given for respondent (i>) on the above grounds, and becaiisi petitioner slionld have liecn disallowci all votes mentioned in the list of vote: objected to by respondent, respondent .said that petitioner would not have re cciveil n majority of the valid vote: recorded; (fij a general recount of tin votes could not now be made, as seven teen of tlie ballot papers used at the election, and containing votes given aw recorded in respondent's favour liai been abstracted from the custody of tin returning officer and could not he found