TUB RECENT POLLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 294, 11 December 1896, Page 2

TUB RECENT POLLING.

CITY OF AUCKLAND ELECTORAL ROLL.

The Returning Officer notifies eliewbeM j thafe a»y elector in doubb as to his position on the city roil should pay a visit td »U 'office ab the Drill Shed and rectify My ' errors or omissions, as ib ia the duty of | Returning Officers te nuke complete rolls | after each general election fer the guidance !of ike registrars. No time should be 1m» |ia complying with tke officer's reasonable request. Mr King is aaxious to make his rail as complete ac possible before itlearea ! hia hands, as ib is he and not the Kept' I trar wbo will be held officially responsible I for a correct roll. Persons who do not p»y attention cunfcob complain in the future. Our ThainoA correspondent wires: TDB official declaration of the poll of electors w as follows : —McGowan, 2,149; TijlOf. 1.826; informal, 48. Local option poll: For continuance, 2,017 ; reduction, 1,5«> prohibition, 1,775. Total number of VOttf polled, 3.562. . The following candidates for election so difiereat centres wko did nob poll OB6'te" B of bho number of vetea recorded for M« lowesls successful candidate have fo««le° their depots of £10, riz. : -AuoktaM City, E. Eugatar 354 ; Wellington City, J. J. K. Powell 194, A. Warburton 97; Atob (Canterbury). 0. B«g«8 77; W»ltaki, J R. Parker 133 ; Waikouaiti, G. J. M«* 54 : Dunedin City, A. H. Barton 361, ,»• Aebou 267, F. M. Lester 197, D. Nicol 185. Clutha, T. Aysftn 140; Wakatipu, & GtaliHiu 96. . j Eden.—Official returns :—Electoral: <>.. Bollard, 1,893 ; J. Palmer, 1,679 ; informji 51. Licensing :" License* conimue, ifiWi raductioß, 1,449; prohibitiow, 1,472. Toiai number of rotea recorded 3 ; 508. Waitkmata.—Licensing (official »tirji|« Licenses continue. 1,704; reduction, l,^oj probibitioa, 1,314; informal, 78. Total number of votes recorded 3,181. Ouinkmorx.—The roturning officer nw cotnpieted a scrutiny of the poll MiiMCt* wich the Ohinemuri elections. H ( 8 , tOD.V that there had been three cms of d«bw voting. MrCadman received 2,908 v«w>, and Mr Edward. 871. Local opt.on: IM comet figures are - For . cntirig 2,066; for reduction, 1,144; andforproW lir official' Bcrutiay of the ballot in <*• Bay of Plenty electorate t«ok place yesw day, aad Mr McCaw declared the »»• today as follow :-Herries, 1,596; Ke»y. 1 462. Liceoses contioue, 1,699 ; rodaciiot 1 093 ; prohibition. 1,131; total lambe■ oi votes recorded, 2,970. The proposal two licenses continue was carried. ■ GKBAI.DI^•E.-^o change, 1.938 ; rea<« 4ioo, 1,180; prohibition, 1,422. Voter*, 3>Timak«.-No cUaage, 2.060; rednction, 1,531; prohibition, 1,560. VrtW* 3,709.