THE PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS
TUAPJSKA,
The following is the result of the polling for the Tuapeka election, which took place on Tuesday :—: —
During the whole qf the day the town assumed quite a holiday appearance ; every imaginable kind of vehicle was seen iiying t.,bout iv all directions in quest of voterd — cabs, cars, drays, traps, aud hearses being amoug the number. One noticeable feature in the day's proceedings w.is one of our worthy citizens driving tandem iv a hearse, which was frequently loaded to the muzj-lo with free and independent elector*. Of course tho usual electioneering jokes were exchanged, but everything seemed to pass off to the entire satisfaction of everybody but the defeated candidates. Mr. Herbert announced by handbills in the early part of the day that he had retired from the contest.
DUNEDIX.
The polling for the Dunedin election took place on Monday evening. The following are the seven successful candidates :—: —
Edward Bowes CaryiU - - 974 William Hunter Reynolds - 890 George Turnbull - 799 William Henry Outten - - 718 John Bathgate CB7 George Elliott Barton - - 070 Thomas Birch - - - 607 The other candidates polled as follows :—: — George Duncan - 605 William Mason - 539 Henry lio worth - 474 Henry Smith Fish, jun. - 4.11 Gibson Kirk Turton - - 379 John Barnes - - - 374 James M'lndoe - 356 John Wesley Jago - - 308 Henry Rmythies - - ■ 278 Charles Stephen Reeves - 263 John Graham - - - 192 Henry John Walter - - 135 Barnard Isaac - 70 The following are the names of the .Biembejs-- elected up to the present time :: — • Dunedin - E. B. Cargill - - W. H. Reynolds „ - - G. Turnbull „ - - W. EL. Cutten - - 3. Bathgate - - G. E. Barton - - G. Duncan Lakes C. I1).I 1 ). Haughton - - J. W. Robertsom Matau - - 11 . Clark Milton - - J. L. Gillies Oamaru Town - J. M'Lean Port Chalmers - J. Galbraith Riverton - T. Daniel Wdikouaiti - J. Smith Waitahuna - G. F. C. Browne Tuapeka - - H. Bastings - - J. C. Brown Oamaru Country Dr. Webster Waihola - - A. Mollison
Bastixcs. Lawrence 13 i Blue Spin- . Gl Wethei stones 61 Bnamaont 36 tt'aipori 49 Brown. 119 GG 16 39 Hay. 6S 14 17 1 21 HerbkkS 3 5 0 1 Total 321 2')( i 121 17 it.-l
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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 162, 16 March 1871, Page 5
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346THE PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 162, 16 March 1871, Page 5
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