The Oamaru Licensing Petitions.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3818, 23 May 1891, Page 2

The Oamaru Licensing Petitions.

THE ELECTION DEOLAKED -VOID. Oamaru, May 22, The hearing of the Oamaru licen» sing election'petition is now procpoding, Mr. H. Gewtown is engage j"6n behalf of the petitioners, and Mr A. c 5. Adams, Dunedin, for respondents. .Mr Newton has just finished his speech for the plaintiffs on the first petition. Ho argues that as : tho nomination papers were issued fot

the Licensing District of Oamaru instead of Oamaru Licensing District, which is the name of the district as gazetted, the nominations are void. Later. In the first petition the fallowing points were raised:—That the nominations of the candidates were not given withiD the time required; that the nominations were not given in the manner required; and that the candidates were not capable of holding the offices to which they had been elected. Evidence was given and the points were argued. The second petition was to the effect that the election was not held by a properly qualified and appointed returning officer. At one time Oamaru was divided into four licensing districts, and a returning officer was appointed, but some years ago these vere amalgamated under a different title, and the same returning officer continued to act, but with the previous appointment only. The petition was argued at considerable length, and the Magistrate declared the election void and a new election will take place.