POLLING IN THE SOUTH.

Tho returns to hand fi-osn the South, up to the preseufc, give the following results : HAWKE'&BAir. Capt. Russell 1143 W. Roardon 550 NAPIER. G. Swarm ... nos ; J>j. J. Gannon ... ... ... 972 WAIPAWA. W. C. Smith ]257 G. Hunter ... ... 943 NEW PLYMOUTH. Jletcalf Smith 541 Elliott " 500 Hughes 294 EGMONT. Sir 11. Atkinson 1095 McOuire 791 WANGANUI. Hon. J. BaHance 836 Careon 513 PALMERBTON. J. G. Wilson 105S F- I'irani joci J. Stevens 396 WELLINGTON CITY. G. Fisher 9QSI J. Duthte .... 2?85 Kennedy McDonald .. . 243.5 H. D. Bell 2506 E. (i. Jeiiiooo 1920 H. Frassr ... ... ... ]?G2 \V. McLean U';fr7 E. Winter ... .... .., 722 lIUTT. Dr. Newman 680 O Lotion .„ ... ... SOS C. B. Idard' " ..„ Qit KELSON. J. G. Harknese 67? ' .). Kerr ... ... ~, ... dSc> F. Flowerdny 0 ... 94 W AIR AD. T. L. Buick 710 — Seymour ... ... ~. 655 S. J. McAllister 438 KAIAPOI. — Moore 938 W. Hoban 669 GREY". W. H. .Tpnes ... 1138 A. R. Guinness ... ... 1136 AVON. E. Blake 774 G. G. icead 537 HEATHCOTE. W. R. Tanner*..; ■ ... ... 854 R. EL Rhodes 642 £. :. HAL3WELL. W. Eptis3tbn 7a? J. S. Paiksr 548 AKAROA. J. Joyce 750 A. J. "McGregor 647 \V. Burnett 137 ELLE3MERE. Sir John Hall ... 757 lYlc.Lachlan ... ... ... 652 SELWYN. A. Saundere 537 T. Hanson 987 Vv r . T. Popple 237 ASHBURTON. E. G. Wriebt 578^ J. W. Bawle 562 VY. O. Wilksr 335 J. Brcwn ~. 156 - TIMARU. W. Hall Jones 472 E. G. Kerr 420 J. M. Twomey 366 J. F. Smithson ... 218 E. P. Thoreau ~ 9 O AMARU. T. Duncan ..' 1105 Hon. T. Ilislop ... ... 635 Hislop was beaten all alonpr the line yesterday. There were ten polling booths and each polled a majority for Duncan. 71 per cent, ot the electors polled. ( MOUNT IDA. Scobie Mackenzie 773 Vincent Pyke 702 PORT CHALMERS. Jα?. Mills 874 J. A. Millar 645 '■■ - DDNEDIN CITY. Pinkerton 3203 Y\ah 2929 Hutchison 2828 Allan 2436 Learv 1537 Smith 1834 DUNE DIN SUBURBS. Dawaon 878 . Ross ... Wil!un3on ... -'7 BRUCE. Thompson 8 "2 Smith 373 TUAPEKA. Valentine ? g 5 Brown diß MAT AURA. Hon G. V. Richardson ... 850 J, ai. Fraser 720 INVERCARGILL. J. Kelly .- 633 J. W. Bain 517 H. Feldwick 376 CHRISTCHURCH CITY. W. P. ReevGS 2774 — Perceval 2721 Pv, W. Taylor 2603 J. T. Smith 1301 , E. W. Humphries 1608 E. George 119 WAITAKI. John M:Kenzie 713 J. C- Baekland 333 G. Bruce 329 ASHLEY. R. Msreditb ~ 643 J. D. Lance 651 J. G. Kaight 137 • WESTLAND. The returns from the southern portion of the Westland electorate will not be available for some days. The voting at present l8 ~ R. Seddon ,- 9^ ► J. Grimmond ..- 677 The result cannot be affected. INANGAHUA. Drake H" Reeves - m° GERALDINE. A. E; G. Rhodes .- ... 994 Buxtoo .„ „ 671

MASTER TON. A. W.-Hogg 1079 0. Beebham 105S . WAIMEA-PICTON. C. H. Mills 936 Hursthonse 728 Phillips 80 One return fco come, but cannot altar. TAIERI. CairncrQ33 ... 549 Snow ... .., ~, ... 425 Barron ... ... , 522 Burns 113 VY AIM ATE. ' Steward ... 747 Hayes 44S WAIRARAPA. W. C. Buchanan 903 K. Bunny ... 659 c i WAITOTAKA. I R. C. Bruce ... ' 905 I G, Hutchison BS9 PENINSULA. Esxnshaw ... ... ... 785 ? Lainach ... ... ... 659 RANGITIKEI. D.H. MoArthnr 953 F. Arkwrighß 948 WALLACE. J. Mclniosh 568 I). Hodgkinson ... ... 451 D. Hirst 287 «,