WAIPA ELECTION.
The polling for the election of a candidate for the ie-t retard of a member to represent the district of Waipar in the Provincial Council took place at the Court House, at Hamilton. West, and at the various other polling placesjon 'JJuesd^v last. The affair excited coai|>ardtive^^ttl^inteWt, Jsirt the result has c.uiaod conside^atfleVqjirprise^n aC^^quarters. Etrly in the evening \Ve published &,Times Extra, giving the result of the polling, which was as follows: —
The legality of the election is, however, doubtful, and we believe that a leading barrister in Auckland, who was consulted on the matter, has given his opinion that the .Regulation of Elections Act does not) empower a Returning Officer to postpone a polling day,-j^xcepK^n\er£ain 2 firot*ods which are not applicabl^inNiKbresebt cSsfc. S&ny proceedings to oust the suWe^iW canoldai^tnuMoe by quo- warranta in the J^upremS' CoucvsMrf estcgejjingly expensiveprocess.. * We are informed on good authority that the commencement of the |K>lling at Ngaruawahia was delayed until 12.15 p.m. iustead of opening at 9 a.m. as fixed by the Act.
T. H. W. Moms Hamilton 38 Ngaruawahia ... 5 Te Awanmtu ... 7' E. G. McMian 5 30 36 ... ... 13 1 Alexandra ... ... 1 25 . Tottls 64 97 Majority for McMinn 33
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Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 477, 10 June 1875, Page 2
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200WAIPA ELECTION. Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 477, 10 June 1875, Page 2
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