CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume II, Issue 51, 3 May 1862, Page 5

CHRISTCHURCH.

'rrilC KLI-.CTIONR, The election of candidates to represent Mjnult-ville district and Kaiapoi in the Provincial Council, took place on .April 21ih and 25th. For the former, Messrs. Rick man and Beswiek were returned, the poll resulting as follows : Jiiekman, 57 ; i'f-Hwiek, j<); Lee. 45. The election for the Avon district took j/hice on Tiiesriay hist. Th»'rc were live candidates ; Mewrs. 1 , . >S. Dmican. ('. Mowen, ]{~ ,T. S. llarmaii. K. W. rempler. and .1. Shiiruh The chief things to be noticed in the various Hjjeeclu'u oa the iiomiiu'.tion jay lire that Mr. Duncan expressed hin entire &]». ii,'reement with tbe opiuionu expresried by hie colleague, the Provincial Secretary, on the wuliject .<!' Education ; while Mr. liarm.ian hoped w< , . t>h u'd c able to d fray the Railway expenses out of the and revenue this year rs well at> last, but waa

dfftermined to oppose any further railway schemes unless it were quite clear that we could aflbrd to pay for the line we had already commenced. The following was the result of the poll. Duncan 66; Templer, 64 ; Bowen, 62; Shand, 36; Harman, 23 The election of three members to represent the Heathcote district took place on Thursday with the following result: Mr. Ollivier, 69 ; Mr. Harston, 68 ; Murray. 60; Mr. Wilkinson, 55. The election of the two members tor the Lincoln district took place yesterday. There were only two candidates: Messrs. Tosswill and Clark, who were of course declared duly elected. The election for Geraldine District took place on Monday last, when A. Cox, Esq , was returned without opposition. A full report of the proceedings came to hand too late for insertion, but will appear in our next issue.