THE ELECTIONS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3680, 6 December 1890, Page 2

THE ELECTIONS.

. Kastsrtsn. . . !':■ The election of a member for the Masterton electorate' in the llouso of Boprcaeatatives took place yesterday, and reauUed in tko return of Mr A VV Hogg by a majority of- 21. All j business in- tbe town was practioally suspended'tbroughoiit the day, and the sold industry appears. to have been electioneering. The display of rowdyism was- very small, indeed to the usual egg and flour demonstrations, and the inmost good-feeling,.prevailed between .the supporters of the two ' candidates. Prom the'liour the bootli opened in Masterton (nine o'clooli) till the time of its closing, tuggies were plying toand fro,: and it. was thought that nearly 1000 votes-would be polled at the principal booths. It was therefore a surprise to a good many when it became known that the total number ■ reached only 775. In the bush distriots also the number: of votes recorded were comparatively small. This' was;nq doubt in consequence of the heavy rain which was falling throughout the; day. Shortly after six o'.clock a crowd began to assemble in the neighbour-, hood of the courthouse, and when the-poll was declared there must have been -several hundred persons present. The result. was received with loud cheering, as were also the returns, from the various other centres. When- the .last telegraphic message wae received, that from Aohonga,- and it wasted that the only return to oome (Bideford) couldnot materially affect Mr Hogg's chances, the cheering, of this candidate's supporters was- simply deafening,

Totals 1058 1079 WAIRAMPA. ■ (From Our Own Correal ondent,) Oabtemon, Saturday. The following are the detailed results at present known, These leave only one polling booth (White Rock) whose returns have yet to be received, l'hey can make no effective difference,and any they do mako it is considered will bo in favour of Mr Buolianan.

Totals : ,„ ;,.'. 986 09? Majority for Mr W. 0 Buchanan 287. :

There was of course a small number of informal rotes, but they did not exceed the usual limited proportion of these blundering perpetrations. The aggregate number of votes for the whole electorate was less than at the previous, general election by about two hundred and forty five. Carterton was loss by ono hundred and ten, Grey town by seventy, and Feathorston by sliity five, The fact that Mr P,uch,anan'B rotnrn was so confidently expeoted by those who at all understood the position and prospects of the two candidates, has no doubt something to do with this, Iu one ease it would deter people who were at all oareless from taking the trouble to travel to the poll and record votes which/ their' representative by his evident majority would not evidently need, and in the other instance some at least must have recognised that their -suffrage would truly bo wasted in an ineffectual and uneven struggle. At the Carterton polling booth the voting waß very intermittent, and only twico during tho day, just before four o'clock, was there any sustained rush of'electors eager to reoord their convictions and their choice. The Deputy Eoturning Officer, Mr George Coker, was very prompt in making up his poll, and declaring the result, and his announcement was made within twenty minutes after six o'clock. About 150 people were present when the figures were displayed, and previously during the day the crowd had never exceeded this number, being generally about one ' hundred, persons. At night a few '■ {aromatic eggs were discharged by boys, but thero was no actual distur- i bance. The result of the poll was i quietly received at Carterton. i

i QTPR, BEKJRNB. , Balmerbton North—Wilson 1058, ' Pirani 1001, Stevens 895, One return has yet •to come, which will not I affeot the result, i Hum— Newman- 680, London 502, i Izard 466, : Eden.—Mitcbelsou 698, Greeni wood, 469, one other return to come, i Thames—Cadman 978, Taylor. 879. NAPiEit.-Swan 1155, Gannon . 972. ■ Port Oqalmehs—Mills JB7il, Millar 645. PENiNsou-Ernshaw 785, Laruach 659.Egmokt,—Atkinson 1095, Maguire 701, Te Aroha—Allen is leading Fraser by 199 votes, Three- small returns are to come, but cannot affect tho result. Taikri—C&rucross 549, Snow 425 Barron 822, Burns 118.New Plymouth.-Smith 541, Elliott 483, Hughe3 298. One return to come whioh will not alter the result. Weilikoios,—Fisbef2Bsl, Duthie 2781, McDonald 2198, Hell 2305, Jelhcoe 1920, Fraser YM-, Mao Lean 1067, Winter 722, TiitAßU.-Hall-Joucs 472, Kerr 420, Twomey 806, Suiithson 218 Thoreau 9. Wahsanui,—Ballanco 808, Carson 781, ■ \ s4si CoASi.-Kelly .1025, Arthur iof(.';..■;"•■'•.. ■••-••'':'■ ■ ' Ashbhrton.—Wrigljt \% |awle 562, fajjter 885. Brb% 156. -:'" ■ ':.. ,DD}JEDiN,-irPinkerton 8208) Fisher 1 Hutqbison, 2828,, AlleiT 2486,

OAMARu-Duncan 1105, Hislopl 685.- - | WAiPAWA-Smith" 1288,. Hunter 930, One return to come, which' cannot effect the result.-Avon-Blab 774, Stead 587, - Donedin Suburbs—Dawson 878, Ross 459, Wilkinson 57. iNVEROAnoiLij-Kelby 633, Bain 517, Feldwick 876. ' I Bruce-Thomson 872, Smith, 378. I UALswELt,—Rolleston 748. Parker i 548. Wa'itotara-AU returns available I give Bruce 905, Hutchison 899. SEwra-Anson 487, Popple 237,' Saunders 637, majority for Saundora 1 50. WAiRAu-Buick 710, Seymour 635, Macalister 438. One return to come, which will not affect the result, MATAUBA-Riohardsonß4o, Fraser 714. Waitaki-J MoKenzie 712, Buckland, 883, Bruce 329. j TuAPEKA-Valontine 885, Brown 818.

' WiiMEA-PicTOK-MillsOSG, Hurst house 728, Phillips 80, One small return to come, which cannot affeot the result. Ashley—Meredith G42, Lance Gil, Knight 137. ' Auckland Grrr-Shera 2000, Thompson 1860, Bees 1701. Chiustchuroh Beeves 2774, Perceval 2721, Taylor 2618, Smith 1811, Humphreys 1668,' George 119. ■ Hawkeb' Bay—Ruasell, 1184, Reardon 549,. Small returns to come winch cannot affect the result. Mahukau—Buckland 770,0'Rorke 592, Grant 6. Only Waiheke return to come, which will-probably increase Buckland's majority. Nelboh—Harkness 672, Kerr 656, Flowerday, 94. AKAROA-Joyce 740, MacGregor 047, Barnett iB7. Wallace—Mackintosh 6G5, Hodgkinson 451, Hirst 287. . Six returns to come. ''.''■ Bay of IsuNos-Trounsen 448, Houston 429, London 869, Dargaville 846, Three small returns to come, _ ' ■ _ Greymouth—The returns so far give Guinness a majority of 21 Keen eontest. Great excitement. All returns not in. Ehesjiebe—Hall 727, MoLaohlan 625. WAWATE-Steward 705, Hayes 444. Two small returns to" {(J ie, which cannot affect the result. • '* . Inangahua-Drake ML Bec#i 1110. ■ . ■ Bahgiiikei - Arkwright 949, Macarthur 9.88. Geiuldine-Rhodes 994. Buxton 671. -~ Parnek,, Lawry 071, Lennox 447. Mount Ida.—Scobie MoKenzie 748 Pyke 702. Two returns to come, which are not likely to affeot t he result, Heathcoie, -Tanner 854, Rhodes 642. WusTLAND.-Seddon 991, Grim" mond 677. Ten returns to come, which cannot alter the result, Kaiapoi.—Moore 958, Man 560, Waitemata.—Monk and Palmer 621 each. Ten returns are to come in, It is considered likely Palmer will be returned, FRANKUNj-Hamlin 725, Harris 677. MARSDEX.-Thompson 574, Elliott 487, Eleven returns yet to come.

KETUBNED UNOPPOSED. .. Jewion Waikato-J Bryce, M, Buller-E O'Connor, M. Cumu—TMaoKenzie, M. Wakatipu-T Fergus, M. AwAKUA-JWavd, 0. MAORI ELECTORATES, Eastbrs -J Carroll, M. WKSTEnt) —Hobui Taipua, M. Soutuebk —Tamati Pavta, 0.

The following are the results Polling Place Beeiuam Hoaa Masterton ■ „ 418 841 Maunoeville 49 ' 85 Tenui 58 44' Whakataki ,, ■ 20 24 Oahonga 5 11 Dreyerton 80. 1G Wootlville ' 145 156 Pahiatua 114 102 Alfredton ' ,, ■49 24 Eketahuna 51 111 Makuri 4 (1 7 0 Mangaone . .. Mangamahoe .. J 17 0 19 Ballance ' 11 8 Tutaekara 10 17 Mangatainoka.. 14 27 Kaitawa 11 80 Grasfiondale .. 20 0 Bideford „ 17 8

Buchanan Bunny Gray town „ ' 172 130 Qaptevton 310 201 Featherskoa 110 202 Mavtinboroi'gli Taueru 97 SO 02 10 Waironga 21 7 Whareaum 20 4 Waii'ongotuai ,, 18 3 Pirinoa 83 10 Waipawa • 11 26 Gladstone ' „ , 03 20 Flat Poiat .. 32 • 2 Pahaoa ■ 39 . .4: