THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4417, 10 January 1876, Page 3

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

! [By Electric Telegraph.] I [PXOM OU» OWK OOIBSS'O*®** 19 -! The East Coast. — (Tauranga, Saturday.) The Whakatane retnros not included yesterday make — 206: Kelly, 185; Maihi, 9. The return from Wairoa is not yet -received. There ib great excitement ill town. The native electors, who were not bought Tntt filthy lucre, are divulging to-day the weakness of their brethren who hare been boughtthrough corrupt practices. Subscriptions are being collected to prosecute the guilty parties. Rodney.—(Warkworth, Saturday.) Great excitement re Rodney election. A special steamer left for Kawau at 2.15 p.m. to-day. Sir George Grey is to be nominated. This move injures Mr. Sheehan here, and helps Mr. Farnall.

[press agency.] Gladstone.—At the nomination for Gladstone, on Thursday, the shew of hands was : —Turnbull, 15; Teschemaker, 9 ; Bruce, 7. Great interest is taken by all classes. It is likely to be a very exciting contest. Poll on 20th.

Coleridge. — Polling : "Watson (Abolitionist), 16S; Tosswill, 162; Bluett (old member and Abolitionist), 71; Jebson (Provincialist), 53.

Waikaia.—The Bruce Herald states that Mr. Ireland is likely to retire from "Waikaia contest, and thus Mr. Bastings' (Provincialist) return may be considered certain. Mount Ida.—The polling at Queenstown, on Saturday, was:—Manders, 93; Bradshaw, 37 ; Cope, 4. At Arrow : —Bradshaw, 62 ; Manders, 33 ; Cope, 30. Other returns not yet in. The Buller.—The declaration of the poll was :—Dr. Henry, 437 ; O'Conor, 451. Only two informal votes were struck off on either side. One case of personation ha 3 already been made the subject of a criminal action. The party is under arrest at Charleston. "Waimea. —The election resulted :—Baigent, SS; Shephard, 72. One other small return to come in ; will not affect the result. No interest whatever was taken in the election, and nothing like half the electors voted.

Motueka. —Hursthouse, 12S; Parker, S6; 'Demker, 226. Other returns to come in, but not likely to affect the position of the candidates.

Matauka.—The Mataura election returns, now received, give Wood, 262; Cuthbertson, 143. Two returns are not yet come in, but cannot alter the result.

Btverton, Saturday, S p.m. —The complete returns of the Riverton election are— Hodgkinson, 171; Mackintosh, 154; McGillivray, 105. The Provincialists have won four seats in Southland.

Port Chaxmers, Saturday.—Mr. Reynolds addressed the electors last night. Fully 400 were present, and considerable enthusiasm was shewn. His address was marked by loud and frequent applause. A vote of confidence was carried by acclamation. The polling takes place on Monday. There is every probability of his return by a large majority.

Fbanklin.—Messrs. Hamlin and Lusk addressed a large and influential meeting of the electors of Ararimu in the school-house, on Thursday evening last, at 7.30. About three hours were occupied in the delivery of their views on the present, past, and future of the colony. These two candidates' views being found to accord with those of Sir George Grey, an unanimous vote of confidence was accorded them. A similar vote was passed at the school-house at Maketu on the previous evening. Mahsden. —We have received a note from Air. F. jET. Hull contradicting certain statements which have been made in the W/iangarci Comet. Mr. Hull says:—"l never stated Sir G. Grey's party brought me out. I stated Sir George was leader of a great party, of which I would be one, and that Marsden was looked to with anxiety." The following shews the present position of the elections :— Centralists, Opposition. Chiustchurch.. E. Biehardson „ .. E. C J. Stevens „ .. W. S. Moorliouse Duwjbdin .. J. Macandrew tt .. B. Stout „ .. "W. J. Larunch Tuafeea .. J.C.Brown Auckland "West .. .. .. Sir G. Grey tt .. P. Dignau Nelson ..O. Curtis .. ~ .. J. riliarp Aton .. " .. .. "W. Bolleston K/iAroi .. C.' C. Bowen "Wellington .. E. Pearce .. „ .. G. Hunter.. CAYERsnAM .. .. .. .. Seaton .. Major Atkinson .. New Plymouth T. Kelly ... .. | Ltttelton ~M. Ansley Hutt .. .. .. Fitelierbert Heatqcote .. J. J. Jb'isher iNVEROAnaiLL .. .. .. .. Lumsden Onkiiunga .. .. .. .. G. M. O'Korke Newton .. .. .. .. AY. Swanson Gkey & Bell .. Carrington Geraldine .. "Wakefield Dunstan Pyke Boslyn .. .. .. .. Burns Auckland East .. .. .. W. L. Bees Nacter .. Sir D. McLean .. ~ .. "W. B. Bussell .. TjmarU" .. E. W. Stafford .. Kelhon Sub'DS .. A. Richmond .. Parnell B. G. "Wood Akaroa W. Montgomery Bruce W. A. Murray Waikouaiti .. G. McLean CoLLiaowooD ; .. "W". Gibbs s f.i/wttn" .. Fitzroy Wallace Joyco "Wellington Country Dis... A.Brandon WAiRARArA. ..J.C.Andrew .. ft. Bunny "Waikato East .. F. Whitaker Eden J. A. Tole. Thames .. "W. Bowe .. Sir G. Grey. BaNgitikel •- J. Ballance .. Southern Maori District .. Taiaroa .. .. i Wakqaxuz .. J- Bryce .. .. j ~ .. Sir J. Vogel .. Clite .. J. I>. Ormond Taieri I>. Beid Buller .. Dr. Henry "Watmea .. Baigent Mobufka .. Hursthouse .. Mataura "Wood Binerton Hodgkinson Our contemporary, the Evening Star, puts 1 "Mr. Hunter amongst the Opposition, on the ground that he was one of the minority last I session. We are aware of the fact, but in his election address he distinctly cut himself off from the Opposition, and pledged himself to oppose to the utmost every attempt to effect the separation of the colony. On that j ground we put him amongst the Centralists, j and we observe that every Southern | journal (including the Otago Daily Times) \ \ does the same. Ab for Taiaroa, we have j I just read his address at his election, and 1 from it no man could possibly tell what side 1 he will take. Mr. Joyce is reckoned in the Otago papers as one of the Opposition, which is another victory for the Opposition in Otago, as he replaces Mr. Bastian, and there- I fore we makehitti cross the road. Mr. Mason, the newly-elected member for Coleridge, we place amongst the Centralists, because at the nomination he said that he went in for Abolition. Probably, however, he would be t i» ce d under the category of " doubtful rather than any other. Of the three whom we to-day place under if S 6 0 ? fading, we have some doubt on gkt to be there, but, prott c » ST to-rnoiTow we shall be able to , ,oi x The members now stand 31 Centralists, and 27 Provincialists.