PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 6, 7 June 1873, Page 7

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

Thb nomination of candidates for tho Otago Superintendency took place on Wednesday. Messrs. M acandrew and J. L. Gillies were nominated. The lattrr, who is Speaker of the Provincial Council, contests the election on account of what he deems the unconstitutional conduct of the Superintendent in regard to the dismissal of Mr Reid and the circumstances leading up to the crisis of Provincial Council Ministers, and not on tho scoroof administration. Mr Macandrew's address is to be found in our supplement. The nominations for Dunedin are as fellows :— Mr Geo. Turnbull, by Mr J. Lloyd, seconded by Mr Ross j Mr G. K. Turton, by Mr N. Wood, seconded by Mr S. Reany; the' Hon. W. H. Reynolds, by Mr John Sibbald, seconded by Mr James Brown ; Mr R. Rossbutlmm, by Mr D. M. Spedding, seconded by Mr F. H. Evans ; Mr H. S Fish, jun., by Mr Jas. Black, seconded by Mr Chas. Cooper ; Mr B Isaac, by Mr J. T. Roberts, seconded by Mr 1 A. Bail lie ; Mr B. C. Haggit, by Mr E. Nathan, seconded by Mr Geo. Baker; Mr G. E. Barton, by Mr P. kherwin, sen., seconded ,by Mv /D. If annigan ; the Hon. John Bathgate, by Mr J. I/owry, seconded by , Mr J. M. Jamieson ; Mr H. J. Walter, by Mr K. Ramsay, seconded by Mr A. Mercer ; Mr C. S. Reeves, by Mr A. Mercer, seconded by Mr G. F. Reid ; Mr E. Prosser, by Mr A. Andertfon, jun , seconded dy Mr Tho*. Stewart ; Mr John Davie, by Mr Robert Wilson, seoondei Mr John Barnes ; Mr W. H. Cutten, by Mr G. F. Reid, seconded by Mr W. Gilchrist ; Mr J. P. Millar, by Mr A. Dunning, seconded by Mr Robert Bennett ; Mr E. B. Cargill, by Mr John Barnes, seconded by Mr K. Ramsay. A part of the speech of Mr Leary, a candidate for the Caversham ' district, is well worthy of reproduction. Alluding to the educational question, he said he did not wish a better system than the present one. There was one matter with which some of them might not quite agree with him In populous places like Dunedin, for example, where more school accommodation was required, if it could Jbe shown one section of the community ha<? conscientious objections to either the books or the system, he would provide schools and teachers in accordance with their views. — (Applause.) The ' Arrow Observer ' says that, when the dissolution was aft 1 *" nounced, only one opinion was expressed, -that our late member,' Mr Httllenstein, would stand no chance *f re-election, and the delay and inconvenience to public business in consequence of the dissolution was overlooked in view of the opportunity afforded of getting rid of the obnoxious member. , ' '■" Messrs Reid, Shand, Allairand Webb offer themselves for the Taieri, Mr John McNeill for ,the Clutha, the Hon. Major Richardson will offer himself for VVaitahuna, Mr James Hazlet stands for the Dunstari district, and Messrs Charles Colclough, John Marsh, and Duncan McEellar for the Eawarau ; Messrs Armstrong, De Latour, and Mervyn are standing for St. Bathans. Mr Finccnt Pyke-has determined to stand at Tuapeka. Messrs W. Black and A. Mollison contest Waihola. Mr Henry Driver announces himself for Wakari. Mr McLean will likely bo opposed for Oatnam town. Messrs D. Hutcheson, W. J. Steward,, and W. Hurcott have announced themselves for Moeraki, and Mr C. de V. Teschmaker, it is rumored, wiU stand.. Mr Shepherd, Mr W. Greenbank, and Mr J. C. Chappie are spoken of as being in the field for the Dunstan. The Macandrew party are likely to bring forward a candidate to oppose Mr Gillies at Tokomairiro— Mr W. J, Dyer has been mentioned. Should Mr Bradshaw again come forward for Mount Benger, it is said he is certain to have opposition either in Captain. Baldwin or some other gentleman. Mr J. C. Brown offers himself for tho Tv ipeka district, so also does Mr Mouat. Mr Lumsden -is again standing for Invercargill. Mr M. C. Orbell is a candidate for Waikouaiti. Mr William Barr offers himself for re-election as therepresentative of the Kaikorai district. The following is the election calendar, as far &i it is at present known : - -

In consequence of the polling day for the City election and the Presbyterian Fast Day both falling on the 12th, the former has been altered to the 10th, and the polling day for the WaKari election ha 3 been altered from the 10th to the 12lh.

ELECTKMS. Superintendency Vaihola Punedin Milton North Harbor Clutha W'akari Tiii.-ri Matuu Poi t Chuliaers Cuversham Peninsula Kuikorai NOMINATIOBT. June 4 » 4 » 5 » 5 » 6 "? „ 9 „ 10 „ " „ 16 » 17 » 21 POLL June 18 „ 9 » 10 „ 11 » 9 „ 14 » i 2 » 13 „ 16 „ 14 „ 20 „ 19 » 24