PORT CHALMERS. 10th January.
The election took place to-day, and despite the efforts of the Superintendent and anti-centralists' league, Mr. Reynolds proved victorious, the votes polled being, Reynolds 241 ; Green' 185. Majority for Reynolds, 56. Arrived — Ship Rakaia from London with 48 passengers and 200 tons cargo, 1 short horn bull and 81 Liecester sheep. She left Gravesend on 30th September. During the voyage relieved the French barque, Jeanne Portel, from Chandos, with fish, potatoes, and beef. Eight of the barque's crew were down with scurvy, and the Captain's son dead. The Rakaia's passengers presented the Captain and Chief Officer with a handsomely illuminated testimonial.
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Evening Post, Volume XIII, Issue 8, 11 January 1876, Page 2
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105PORT CHALMERS. 10th January. Evening Post, Volume XIII, Issue 8, 11 January 1876, Page 2
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