ELECTION NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3346, 12 September 1879, Page 2

ELECTION NEWS.

[Special Wire to "Stab,"]

(Pee Pbess Association.)

AUCKLAND. Last night. KORTHKUN MaOBI EIECTOBAI, BlStiucx. —Latest returns —Mohi Tawhai 397, Taiwhanga 332, Puhipi 303, Haara 233, Tawhiti 204 A few more returns to come in. *

Bat of IsiAKDS.—Williams 139, Katene 117, McLeod 64-. Lundon 288.

FiJANKiiiN. —Hamlin and Harris have afc present a, majority of nearly four hundred. Two returns to come in.

Mausden. —Caplain Colbeck is leading by 70 of a majority; lter. Mr I3ruce second. A number of stations yet to come in. MISCELLANEOUS.

There will bo several candidates for the scat nt the Thames, vacant bj Sir George Grey's election for Christchurch. Wm. Rowo and McGowan are already mentioned. This day. All the Marsden returns are in but Wniroa, and they give Colbcck a majority of 215 over 23ruce, and 300 orer Dargaville. Colbeck's return is certain.

The total numbers of the Waipa polling j s ..—Whitaker 371. Cnimingham 26SJ> McMiuu i'J, and Boche 26.

WELLINGTON. Last night. The result of the election for Wellington Country District—Brandon 241, Jzard 185, O'JNeiJl 123. Majority for Brandon, 56. CHEISTCHUECH. Last night. Mr Moorhouse was returned for Ashley. The numbers were —Moorhouse 337, Fendall272, Cunningham 60. The election was decided for Moorhouse by a special train from Chris tehurcb, which took up 70 voters, and Cunningham's candidature, of course, damaged the Liberal cause. The result was expected. DUNEDIN. Last night. Cltjtha.—Thomson received 272 rotes, aud Jowett 113. There was no excitement, as the result was expected.