THE ELECTION.

Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 526, 14 December 1899, Page 2

THE ELECTION.

WAIKATO. In another column Mr J. I'\ Long, the returning officer for the Waikato Electorate, publishes the official declaration of the electoral and licensing polls fo • this district. As will be seen by the advertisement, Mr Lang has again been returned, his majority bc’ug 322, the difference from the figures previously published, viz., 324, being through an error in the telegraphed results, the revised figures having come through by post. In the licensing poll the electors have emphatically declared that the existing state of affairs shall continue in tins district, the number of votes cast for that proposal exceeding those for reduction and no license taken together. At the 189 G poll the votes for the various proposes were: Continue 1577, reduction 901, no license 939. The following are the details of the voting at the various

The letters at the head of the columns are : C, continue ; R, reduction ; N.L., no license.

THE EDEN SEAT. The scrutiny of the vot*s recorded in the Eden election concluded on Tuesday afternoon, and in the evening the returning officer attended at the principal polling station at Devonport, opened three seamen's and travellers' votes, aud finally decland the result of the election. The scrutiny resulted in four votes being deducted from each of the candidates, and the seamen's and commercial vravcllers' votes opened last night were two for Mr Bollard and one for Mr Niccol. The returning officer declared the icsult as follows : Bollard 2255 Niccol 2251 Majority for Bollard 4 There were 52 informal votes. Mr Niccol, who was present at the decoration of the poll, holds that if the voting papers, which were informal only on account of the absence of the returning officer's stamp, had been counted, he would have had a majority of two votes. ALer announcing the figures the returning officer declared Mr Bollard elected, he having received a majority of votes. Mr Niccol: He has received them, but, unfortunately, he is not elected by a majority. However, I suppose I must accept it. THE RICCARTON SEAT. The scrutineers sat from nine a.m. until one p.m. on Tuesday. The result is still unsettled, as several disputed points have yet to be decided. It will probably take two or three days before the issue is definite settled.

THE OTAKI SEAT. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION'}. Wellington, Last Night. The contest for the Olaki seat will probably be confined to Mr Field and Mr Morrison, who unsuccessfully opposed the late member last weak. Neither Mr Macdonald nor Mr Jellicoe will stand against Mr Field, and Mr W. Ross, of the Lower Hutt, would have been a candidate if Mr Field had not decided to coutcst the seat. The writs are expected to be issued on Saturday.

centres :— Votes 0 R N.L. Hamilton We si ... 507 272 224 233 Bombay .,. ... 110 66 53 47 Churchill ... .. 31 25 9 7 Glen Murray ... 41 30 14 14 Hamilton East ... 274 183 81 94 Hau turn ... 53 28 14 28 Hukauui ... ... 35 33 6 4 Himtly ... 2G2 182 76 85 Kaiawa ... 27 14 9 14 Karamu ... ... 34 23 12 7 Kawhia .. 31 21 0 10 Kihikihi ... ... 147 110 28 37 Kimihia ... ... 33 24 6 7 Maramarua ... 22 14 7 7 Maugatarvhiri ... 45 18 25 21 Matahura ... ... 23 10 10 13 Mercer ... 10(5 71 38 39 Ngaruawahia ... 243 150 63 ' 77 Ohaupo ... 146 96 45 45 Ohiucwai ... ... 36 23 13 13 Onewhero ... ... 89 40 51 47 Otorohanga ... 80 64 14 18 Paemako ... ... 27 24 3 3 Paparata ... ... 20 3 23 23 Pateraugi ... ... 68 27 26 23 Pirougia ... ... 104 74 21 28 Pokono ... 83 69 4 45 Poro-o-tarao 161 123 26 43 Pukcrimu 57 21 33 29 Raglan ., .. HI 71 30 39 Raugiriri.. 54 36 14 20 Ruapuke .. 25 20 7 4 Tamahere .. 76 56 11 17 Taupiri .. 77 56 17 22 Tamvhare 72 46 19 24 To Awamutu .. 305 178 88 117 ToKopua 8 2 7 6 To Mata . . 62 56 6 9 ToKuiti .. 75 61 5 13 To Rau-a-Moa 32 25 6 5 To Rorc .. 50 26 17 22 Tuhikaramea 32 27 6 5 Waimai .. 19 7 6 11 Waiugaro 50 45 2 4 Wacronga 60 34 21 21 Waitetuua 55 45 9 8 Waitomo Caves 28 26 0 3 Wilson’s Camp 31 23 4 8 Whatawhata 81 60 25 26 — — — — Total .. .. 4219 2737 1234 1445