CARTERTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4672, 17 March 1894, Page 2

CARTERTON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Saturday, There has been a slight alteration in the list of Deputy Returning Officers and poll clerks as recently published in the Wairaiiapa Daily Times, Meesrtf W» B; Smith and Acooke'huve been' appointed to Carterton,. The others are the same. vlt is notes* peoted the result of theV poll will be known until Wednesday morning, as the returns will take muoli longer to make up with 16 candidates and the addition of the.prohibition poll. Every voter will be supplied with two papers, and the Deputy Returning Officer will 'tick off each name on. the roll as the voter comes in. By this means it will be known how many people vote, and in totalling up the number the informal votes will be counted in to ascertain whether one half theuumberon the roll have voted. Should less than one half the total number vote then there will be no ocoasion to ascertain whether 3-sths majority exists on the question of (3) whether any, licenses are to be granted. :■ ■

Both sides are working hard to get the electors to the poll, and there is bound to be over one half of tlioe who are entitled to. There is a split in the camp of the " Moderates," as some of the candidates refuse to be the nominees of the publican's, The latter have a fund raised amongst the Licensed Victuallers with which to fight the election, and their head centralis Greytown. They want to run tho eleotion on their own lines, but some of the candidates object to be taken under their wing and declare themselves " IndepenThis Will have the eSect of splitting votes to o certain extent and it is likely, to rosult, as far as my judgment goes, in jfw of ono side being returned and three of tho other. Mr Donald being accepted by both sides should top ' the poll with say 2000,. Mr. Bright 1200, Mr Bunny 1200, Mr DiHer 1200, Mr Grace 1200, Mr i'airbrothor 100 C,. Mr Stevens 1000, Mr Wood 1000, with Messrs Proctor and Miller close up, then Messrs Harris, Burt, Hillier, Oonsidioe, and Heagerty or Dudding ast.