MR JACKSON PALMER (Waitemata)

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7731, 10 December 1890, Page 6

MR JACKSON PALMER (Waitemata)

Was born near Belfast, Ireland, and came out to Auckland with his parents when a child, lie spent his early life In Warkworth r his father being _lr Henry Palmer, J.P. fle won n scholarship at the Wellesley street School, and was educated at the Auckland College and Grammar School. Subsequently he was articled to the firm of Messrs Whitaker and Sheehan, lawyers; passed his examinations in 1882, and since then has been practising as a lawyer on his own account. He is quite a young man, being only about twenty-six years of age. At the last general election he contested the Rodney seat, but was defeated by Mr Moat. (PBKSS ASSOCIATION ____G____3.) WELLINGTON, December 9. The scrutiny of the voting papers at the City election, while reducing the numbers of each candidate, does not alter the positions of any of them. Messrs G. Fi«*her,. J. Duthie, and T. K. Macdonald have therefore been declared duly elected. Sir Robert Stout asserts that he will not re-enter Parliament, even-should one of the members retire in his favor. DUNEDIN, December 9. The scrutiny for Dunedin City was completed this afternoon, when it was found that there was not a single case of dual vOting. The official figures are—Pinkerton 3209, Fish 2934, Hutchison 2838, Allen 2485, Leary 1838, Smith 1835, informal 15. The actual number of voters was 5397, out of a total of 9135 ou the roll. Speaking at the declaration of the poll for Mount Ida, Mr Scobie McKenzie said in one sense the contest had been a melancholy one, as he had to displace a gentleman with whom he was on the best terms, and who had many strong claims co the sympathy of the electors and himself, but it was a contest, and-he had come to tight, not to bandy empty end hypocritical words. AUCKLAND, December 9. The Central Liberal Committee resolved to-night to circulate for public signature a petition to his Excellency the Governor asking that he will summon Parliament at once, as they claim it is necessary for the public safety that the new Parliament should assume immediate control of the Government of the colony, the petitioners believing it to be unconstitutional and improper for a defeated Ministry to carry on the work of Government. The scrutiny of the votes for the Eden electorate sjiows that a case of double voting occurred on each side; but it does not alter Mr Mitchelson's majority. WANGANUI, December 0. The Returning Officers for both the Wanganui and Waitotara electorates have compared and checked the rolls according to the Act, and found everything satisfactory excepting one or two cases of doable voting. ;■' ■.