THE ELECTIONS.
The polling for Give District took place on Saturday last; the 19th inst, with the following result,- — Rhodes, 12 ; Ferguson, 9, The Returning Officer consequently declared Joseph Rhodes Esq. to be duly elected. The candidates briefly thanked the electors, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Returning Officer. For the Napier Country District the nomination took place on Monday, the 21st. J. C. L. Carter was nominated by Rev. "W. Colenso, and seconded by J. L. Herrick ; H. S. Tiffen by Edmund Tuke, seconded by Robert Breingan ; James Anderson, by Robert Breingan, seconded by E.Davis. Speeches having been made by the candidates a show of hands was taken, the result of which was, Tiffen 9, Anderson 9, Carter 6. A poll was demanded on behalf of Capt, Carter by two electors. The Polling took place on Thursday At Petane, the votes recorded were as follows : — Tiffen 12, Carter 7, Anderson 6 ; at Puketapu, Tiffen 12, Anderson 6, Carter 6 ; at Maraekakaho, Carter 5, Tiffen 4, Anderson 1. Totals,— Tiffen 28, Carter 18, Anderson 13 — the two first being therefore duly elected.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 2, Issue 75, 26 February 1859, Page 3
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187THE ELECTIONS. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 2, Issue 75, 26 February 1859, Page 3
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