POBT CHALMERS. January 10.
OFFICIAL DEC1ABATI0N OF POLL. Reynolds, 241 ; Green, 185 ; majority, 56. Immense enthusiasm wa» displayed at the result. The election was very orderly throughout ; the Reynoldsitea itrained every nerve to secure order. The sliip Rakaia hat ariived from London, after 101 days' passage. She brings 43 passengers, 81 fine Leicester sheep, and one Shorthorn bull. 10 sheep died on the voyage, the original number being 91. The stock is in good order. The ship bad very heavy westerly weather in the English Channel, and bad winds to the Line ; good winds thence to Cape Leuwtn ; thence «*st«rly ruriables. She made the land on the 3rd inst., and was knocking' about afterwards with baffling weather. When croi ing the South Atlantic, communicated with the barque Jeanne Paste, from the Chincba Islands, bound to Martinique! 57 days out, with scurvy on board, which had carried off the captain's son, and laid up eight men. The Rakaia supplied her with potatoes and other anti e'corbutici.
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North Otago Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1169, 11 January 1876, Page 2
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165POBT CHALMERS. January 10. North Otago Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1169, 11 January 1876, Page 2
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