CITY WEST.
Mr. G. S WiHcocks was the Returning OSceratthis electorate. There no tteitautti in the forenoon, but in the afternoon it commenced to gather. Between o
and 6 o'clock p.m. there was a alight rush of voters. There being three candidates, the scrutiny was somewhat longer than usual. At 7.48 p.m. the numbers were posted on the | doors of St. James'-hall, as follows :— Darcavillc ... ... ... 253 Fleming ... .. t t 201 ' Wallis ■'■ jig s Majority for Dargaville ... 52 [ The announcement was received with ; cheers. Mr. Dargaville addressed the elec- . tors, and was carried to his cab on the , shoulders of the crowd. Mr. Fleming also [ thanked the electors who voted for him. . Dr. Wallis did not appear. His defeat was - anticipated from an early hour ia the morn- • ing-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6261, 10 December 1881, Page 5
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