THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.D

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4419, 12 January 1876, Page 3

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.D

[By Electric Telegraph.]

[JBOII OUR OWS CORRESPONDENT.]

Hamilton (Tuesday, 11.50 a.m.)—lt is be 7 lievsd to be a tight race between Mr. Cox and Mr. McMinn. Both are working hard. Betting 5t04 on Cox. The Waikato is all ablaze with posters. The yTaikato Times is full of electioneering signs. Alexandra (Tuesday, 4.30 p.m.)— The following were the numbers polled here :— Mr Cox 40 Mi McMinn 32 Hamilton (Tuesday 4.30 p.m.)— The following are the numbers polled here : — Mr Cox ------ 02 Mr McMinn - c Hamilton (Tuesday, 5.30 p.m.)— The returns are in as follows : Mr. Cox, 191 ; Mr. McMinn, 142. Majority for Mr. Cox, 49. The Raglan returns are not to nana. Everything passed ' off qmetly. Both sides workedwefl. Mr. Cox is considered certain. Thames (Tuesday, /• 23 p.m.)—At the declaration of the poll o-day thcre was a large assemblage. The Returning Officer declared Sir George Grey and Mr. V-. Rowe, duly elected. Dr. Rilgour returned thanks on behalf of Sir George Grey, Mr, Howe for himself, Mr. BagnaU for Sir Julius Vowel and Mr. Renshaw for Mr. G. F. 'Mitchell. The Keturning Officer's few remarks about the " so-called protests, and the right of petitioning against the return of a candidate to be lodged within a specified itime, have put a quietus upon the movemeat.

Waitemata. —It -will be seen that tlie Central Committee have decided not to take any active part in the Waitemata election, as the four candidates had signi'fied their adhesion to the policy of Sir George Grey. Dr. Lee, Mr. Hurst, Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Macfarlane have thus a fair field and no favour. The poll takes place on the 19th. Rodney.—We yesterday received the following telegram:—" V/arkworth, Tuesday, 4.20 p.m.—l have to-day handed to the Returning Officer- my -withdrawal from Rodney election. This is, of course, done in Mr. Shechan's favour, as in Mr. Shepherd's withdrawal, my own chance was slight.— Henry "W. Farnall." This reduces the .Rodney election to a contest between Mr. Sheehan and Mr. Waipa.—Mr. Cox is, it seems, the elected of Waipa. As -between him and Mr. McMinn there seems to have been but little difference in political principles. Both were opposed to Separation, so that Mr. Cox will have to be put down as a Centralist, but we have no doubt that he will be zealous for .the interests of the province and of his district, and will be ready to vote the present Ministers ont of office on the first opportunity. Eastern Maori District. —Hoani Nalie, of the Thames, is a candidate for the representation of this district against Wi Parata and Te Kepa. Hoani, wc believe, will associate himself with those who will place themselves in determined opposition to the present Government, so that he will have the sympathies of the majority of the people of Auckland. He will, of course, secure the whole of the Thames votes, and canvassers have started in his interest to Waikato. We wish Hoani every success, and feel sure that if elected he will do no discredit to those who send him.