WEST COAST ELECTION

West Coast Times, Issue 70, 14 November 1865, Page 2

WEST COAST ELECTION

Tho contest for tho elejt{on of two reprentft* lives in the Provincial Council of Cnntorbury, of the Miners nnd Business Liconcccs of the West Coast district,' resulted, on Saturday, in the return of Mr. Prossor and Mr, Barff. .The former headed the poll by a largo majority, and it will bo scon that at two of tho polling places, viz., Hokitika and tho Kaniori, Mr M'Glashan was far in advance of tho candidate next on tho list. At tho romotor polling places, however, Mr M'Glaslmn's intorest, Biifforod from his inability to visit tho districts and address tho electors owing to his temporary absence from tho province. ' In the nggregato a largo number of .votes wcro polled, Considering , the compara* lively small numbor of porsons possessing tho franchise under tho regulation whioh requires' a minor's light or license to bo hold for nix consecutive months prior to tho day of eleotion. At the beginning of 'May lost tho industrial and business population of tho djstriot boro but a small proportion to tho numbers liowcolleoted on tho mines, or in tho sovoi-al townships, i No d,oubt ft very much larger numbov p|, votes, will be recorded whert ft future opportunity is afforded. Although thcro was littlo political expUemenfc in Hokitika on Saturday, ft very general interest was. felt in 'tho progress of tho ojeotion" and in its result. Tho walls wore copiously placarded with tho cijs.toinary, election; squibs, nearly Iho wholo ot which,* howovor,' appeared to cmanato from tho suppWterß *of Mr Pros'se'r, who, aocording to their tenor, was tho only candidate amongst tho .six tliopnighly) identified wilh ,lho West Coasji intorcsts. tQwingicq.'tbo jo.copuon.hy tlio .Returning pnloor| of tlio nomination's of the four',locaj cahd,ida'los, iio,tvvilh,Btanaing thoir presumed legal disqualification," 'the o|eotion ■o^ MessrsFitzQbfald and Ward 'ccasccUo be seriously prosecuted. . . ' ff. S. Salo; 'Esq., tho Returning Officory pre-) sided nt'tho principal polling placo, the rolico OfticoJ'Hokitika, < , Wo subjoin tho state of Iho poll at each placo nt its oloso'. ' Tho numbers may not bo precisely , aocnrato>»bUt they aro ft sulllcient approximation to put tbo issuo of tho contest beyond doubt.

Majority for Mr Prossor, 80 j for Mr Barff, 0.

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