NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 December 1911, Page 4

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

v.Y.Z. — Piffle. Publication declined. WAGER. —(1) The result of the Ohinemuri election in 1908 was:—H. Poland 2.078, E. H. Haselden 1,252, E. F. Way 726, J. Foster 263, H. T. Armstrong 256. On the second ballot, Mr Poland was elected, securing 2884 votes to Mr Haselden’s 2,192. (2) A candidate has to secure 25 per cent, of the votes cast to save his deposit, so that Messrs Way, Foster and Armstrong forfeited theirs. The total number of votes cast was 4.579. M.J. CLARK.—Communications concerning the elections can only now be inserted at advertising rates. “SEDDONITE,” “RED AND WHITE,” and ‘AN ANXIOUS MINER.” —The exigencies of space compel us to decline the publication of lengthy doggerel on the Westland election. F G. THOMAS.—The subject, really a dispute amongst relatives, has already been sufficiently ventilated. INQUIRER. —1 and 2, —Am making enquiries; (3) No. INTERESTED. —Mr R. McNab, who is ex-Minister of Lands; LOCAL OPTION.—The figures for Grey at last election were continuance 3.117; no license, 2,415. “ILLEGAL” and “ANTI-BETTER.” — Hitting below the belt 1 NO LICENSE.—(I) Duller was 292 votes short of carrying No License in 1908; (2) the boundaries have been altered since then, portions of Reefton being put into Grey.