The General Election.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4848, 24 July 1884, Page 2

The General Election.

DECLARATION OF THE THAMES y\y\ ..■-■■■•. poll. - :■;■■■ ■;■■■.•. : The announcement that Mr Kenrick, Chief Returning Officer for the Thames electorate; would officially declare the result of' Tuesday's poll at the Court House at noon to-day attracted a con'ij^erable number of spectators. The Court .dtirs were opened at fire minutes to twelve, and a iusb at once took place, the lower part of the building being soon packed,,while a number availed themselves of the seats along the sides. At noon, Mr Kenrick mounted the Bench, and said it was his duty to announce the rcault of the polling for the election of a member for Thames in the .House of Representatives. The numbers were :— Grahamstown—Speight, 296 ; Fraser, 289; Shortland—Fraser, 133; Speight, 128; Tararu—Fraser, 53; Speight, 44; Total—Fraser, 475; Speight, 468. He therefore declared Mr William Fraser duly elected by a majority of seven votes (applause). , Mr Fraser, addressing the Eeturning Officer and gentlemen assembled, saidHe was delighted at the position in which they had placed him, considering it a great honor. He thoroughly and sincerely thanked the public for electing him, and his committee and supporters for thfe zealous manner in which they had worked for him, their task bsing all the more arduous from the high class of his opponent, and his well known abilities. The result was all the more gratifying t6 him, because it was solely due to his friends' efforts that he headed the poll. In the contest he had done nothing to be ashamed of; he had tried his best to conduct the election in a fair, square, and honest manner; and he also desired to thank his opponent, Mr Speight, and his supporters, for the universal courtesy with which they had treated him. (Applause.) Thanks were also due to Mr Kenrick for the complete* ness of the .'arrangements of the polling booths. He would not make any vain promises as' to what he would do in the House, but he hoped to be able to so forward the interests, of the district as to make his friends doubly proud of him, and to turn those who had opposed him into future supporters, on his return. He had much pleasure in moving a vote .thanks to the Returning Officer. (Applause*) A voice—" I'll second it." " Mr Speight, who was received with applause, said—lt gave him great pleasure to second the.motion. He tendered his heartiest thanks to those who had trusted him during the long period in which he had taken a part in public affairs on the Thames, and who had shown their continued trust not only by voting for him, but by working in an especially hearty manner to secure his return. He thanked his opponents, with the majority of whom he had no fault to find in the recent con* test. Here he was, and here be would remain, and although not elected as their representative, they might rest assured he could''always be relied^ upon Co work in the interests of the district, no matter what position in life he held. He hoped any purely political feelings which had been engendered by the election would now be buried, though there were, of course, some things from which a man was bound to defend himself. (Applause) A burst of applause greeted Mr Kenrick, as he rose and acknowledged the vote of thanks. He was gratified to find, from the way in which they had been used, that the \ Tararu and Shortland polling places had been a great advantage to the public. It also gave him pleasure that there had not been a single case of impersonation or dual voting, showing that the public had conducted the election in a very creditablfe manner, and that if ever dark practices or trickery in the matter of voting had occurred at the Thames, they were now at an end. He was proud to have presided at an election so fairly conducted.

The following additional returns bare come to band from various electorates:— CoEOMANDEL.—The Cabbage Bay returns werlej' received last evening, as follows :—Brodie, 2; Cadman, 11. The returns are now complete, and the grand totals are:-— Cadman ... ... ... 572 Brodie ... ... .',, 367 Majority for Cajman ... 205

Oamaei;, This day. At the declaration of the poll for Oamaru today, the numbers were unaltered. ;. •.''•. v ■'•.' ■_;'■ •■• : ' ■:'■.- 'Mr Shrimski has given half his honor* arium to public objects.

Waitemala, Auckland (complete).— Hurst, 646; Farnell, 172. Majority for Hurst; 474. Wairarapa North, Wellington (comr plete).—Beetham, 542; McCardle, 517. Waimate, Canterbury (complete).— Steward, 595; Hayes, 171; Black, 22. : Motueka, Nelson (complete).—Hursthouse, 381; Kerr, 350. Awarua, Southland (one small return j yet to come) .—Joyce, 437; McDonald, .332; Kinross, 92; Mitchell; 71; Hodgkinson, 64. . G reymouthi Westland.—Guinness/511; Petrie,4sß. Buller, Nelson (complete).-O'Connor, 610; Munro, 539. " - / Inang^hua, Nelson (complete).—Menteitb, 746 ; Beeves, 727. < Maori District.—Result of retarhß from 41 polling places:—Te Puke Te Ao, 354; Meihokeepa, 175; Henare Kuihau,^l43; Wetere te Eerenga, 140; Wiremu te Wheoro, 334; HamioraMan< ; gakahia, 123; Sydney Taiwhanga, 77,; Mita Karaka, 63. Seren returns_to come in. Te Puko te A 6 is a Ngatirwkau. Hi« election is oonnidered i»fe, This dig-

trict was formerly represented by Major Te Wheoro. . :: '■■-::■ ■■■.v ■'■■■'■ .The Northern Maori election shows a 'majority of 29 votes for Ihaka Hatueno. : In addition to the list of those returned unopposed, published ;yesterday, the names of Mr Wakefield, Selwyn, Canterbury ; Mr Kichardson, Kaiapoi, Canterbury ; and Dr; Newman, Thorndon, Wellington ;—should be added.

The following is a list of the new House with indications of their political leanings. The initials placed against the names signify—A, supporters of the Atkinson Ministry ; G, followers of Sir Geo. Grey; V, probable adherents to Sir Julius Vogel; D, doubtful; and I, those who are likely to act as independent members :-- Marsden—Mitchelson ... ... A of Islands—Hobbs ... ... A '"■- *JR.odney—Moat... ... ... A Waitemata—Hurßt ... ... A *Apckland N.-—Thompson ... G Auckland W.—Dargaville ... G 'Auckland E.—Grey ... ... G Newton-r-Peacock ... ... A . ■' Parnell—Moss ... ... ....A Eden-Tble ... ... ... G Manukau—O'llorke ... ... A *Franklin N.-^Buckland ... A Franklin S.—Hamlin A Coromandel-^Gadman ... ... G *Thames—Fraser... ... ■ ... I ' Waikatc-rWhyte ... ... A *Waipa—Lake .... ... ... V.. Tauranga—Morris ... — I *East Coast—Locke ... ... A ■*Hawke's Bay—Russell... ... T *Napier—Ormond ... ... V *Waipawa—Smith G *Rangitikei—Bruce I ; *Manawatu—McArthur D Waitotara—Bryce ... , ... A *Wanganui—Ballance ... ... V *New Plymouth—Samoel .« V Taranaki—Trimble .. ... A Egmont—Atkinson ... ... A Foxton—Wilson... ... ... I v fHutt—Fitzherbert ... ... A - Wairarapa IS .—Beetham- ... A Wairarapa S. —Buchanan ... A Thorndon—Dr Newman... ... A Te Aro—C. Johnston ... ... V *Wellington S.—Fisher .V Picton—Conolly ... ... * ... A Nelson —Levestam ... ... V Motueka—Hursthouse ... ... A Waimea—Sheppard ... , ... "V ■ Wairaii—Dodson ... ,v. A *Buller—O'Connor ... ...V *Inangahua—Menteith ... ...-A *Greymouth—Guineas ... ... A *Chefiot—Gibsfin ... „. A Kumara—Seddon ... ... G *Hokitika—Bevan ... ... D Ashley—Pearson ... A Kaiapoi—Richardson V *Ayon—Harper ... ... ... A ■*St. Albans—Garrick ... ... A *Stanmore—Beese ... ... V '. Sydenham—White ... ... A *Christchurch N,—Yogel ... V Christchurch S.—Holmes ... G *Heathcote—Coster ... ••• '"V . Lyttelton—Allwright ... ... A Akafoa—Montgomery ... ... I Lincoln—O'Callaghan ...: ... V Selwyn—Wakefield ... ... T Coleridge—McMillan ... ... A *Ashburton—Walker ... ... D *Wakanui—Grigg ... ... D . Geraldine —Solleston ... ... A Timaru—TumbuH ... ... G Gladstone —Sutter ... ... A Waimate—Steward ... ... V . Waitaki —Duncan ... ... A Oamara —Shrimski G' ' Moeraki—McKenzie ... ... D *Waikouaiti—Buckland ... D Pt. Chalmers—Macandrew . ... G *E6slyn—Boss ... ... ... A *Dunedin W.—Stewart ... .... A *Dunedinß.—Stout ... ... V Dunedin C—Bradshair ... ... V Dunedin S.—Gore ... ... D Peninsula—Larnach ... ...-D Caversham—Barron .. ... G Taieri—Fulton .... ;..,.. A *Mount Ida—MoKenzie... ... D Dunslan—Pyke ... ... ... G *Bruce —Gillies ... A Tuapeka—J. 0. Brown ... ... G Clutha—Thomson ... ... ~G #Mataura—Kichardson ... ... D Awatua—Joyce ... ... ... G *Ihvercargill—Hatch D Wakatipu—Fergus ... ... A *Hokonui—Cowan , I) Wallace—Hirst ... A . * New Members. Thus showing Atkinsonians, 39; Greyites, i 6 ; Vogellians, 18; doubtful, 12; and independent, 6. This is the nearest approach to.the probability of members' leanings that can be arrived at.