DECLARATION OF THE POLL.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1305, 14 April 1874, Page 3

DECLARATION OF THE POLL.

[By Telegraph.]

OTAHUHU.

This day. The official declaration of the poll took place at Otahuhtx to-day at two o'clock, when Mr R. C. Barstow, Returning Officer, declared the complete returns from all the polling places as follows :— IJ£ i I Otahnhu ~ ~ 1 85 63 24 3 Papakara.. .. 0 13 18 10 1 Howick .. .. o 18 13 63 1 ratumahoe ..0 0 20 10 0 Bombay.. .. 3 36 8 12 .... 2 0 21 13 0 Wairoa .. ..0 0 20 0 " 2 P-kekohe.. ..0 0 15 0 0 Pokeho .... 0 .4 2 0 0 Tt>tal .. ..-6 156 180 121 9 The Returning Officer said it was now his wty to declare the poll. Mr. May has reeved 180 votes; Mr. Goodfellow, 156; ■«• Troup, 121 ; Mr. Woodward, 9 ; and f*' Dargaville, 6. He had, therefore, to c^ are Joseph May, Esq., duly elected. Mr May briefly returned thanks for the TO,_ and hoped to be able to give to a majority of the electors, and wnen he came before them again he trusted wey would be satisfied with him. Mr Goodfellow also returned thanks to ttow who had voted for him. ihe other candidates were not present. iHere were only _ix electors present. mi May proposed a, vote of thanks to the SSd gfeUo ffiw Cer ' WMOh WaS SeC°nded by %dt^L^ er SUitably aCkUOW-