THE ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13048, 13 December 1905, Page 6

THE ELECTIONS.

MEMBER FOR -WELLINGTON

CENTRAL,

HIS POSITION IN THE HOUSE. r [BY TELEGRAPH.— OWN correspondent.] ' Christchurch, Tuesday. 1 Mb.. F. MB. Fisher, M.H.R. for Weifc lington Central, who will ■ be his own party and Lis own Whip in the next Par- . liament, for that is how he put it to a 1 Truth'reporter, is back in Christchurch, looking fresh and vigorous after a. campaign of which he states kept him going j day and night..' ':'; ■■'.:. ,' J " I'm the remaining quarter of tho New Liberal party, the 25 per cent, that is in , the. new House. I will bo 'the great ' Middle. Party' that will keep both sides in order," Mr. Fisher jocularly replied, in answer .to a question as to what his position would be during the session of 1906. ... Tho victory of the Government at the polls he dismissed in a few words. "They can say it was the voucher if they like," ho declared. "If it was, all I have got to say is that it was the bust thing that ever happened to this colony." Ho firmly believes that the victory.of ■ Seddonism on Wednesday last will eventually result, in a great internal upheaval, and new Opposition will be evolved from out . the Government. The Opposition of Mr. i. Fisher's dreams will consist of members who are sick of Seddonism, and are imbued with ' progressive Liberal ideas. '. The Premier is said to be disgusted at ■ Mr. Fisher's return. The latter understands that Mr. Seddon has declared that he * would rather have lost ten seats than sec his opponent back in public life. During" the session of 1906 Mr. Fisher will have a free hand. There will be no New Liberals, but there will be criticism nevertheless.. : 7. * . ' [BY TELEGRAPH. ASSOCIATION".] Wellington, Tuesday. All, the absent voters' permits having been accounted for, the returning officer for Wellington East announces the result of the, voting to be: Aitken (0.),' 2588; • McLean. (G.), 2577; McLaren (L.L.), 762; informal, 87. The Marsden official returns are: Mander, 2714 ; Minchin, 66 ; Thompson, 2366 ; informal, 78.:,: Majority for Mander, 348. , • Among the many' telegrams received by Mr. Massey, the following is unique: — See Jeremiah fifth, verses thirty and thirty-one."' The verses read as follows: "A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means ; and my people love to have it so ; and what will ye do in the end thereof?" The official notifications of the returning officers for the electorates of Auckland East, Auckland West, Auckland Central, Grey Lynn, Parnell, Eden, and Waitemata, appear in this issue. It will 1 be noticed 1 that the totals of the. votes received by the candidates . have been"': slightly altered in some, instances by ; the official counts which have taken place since 'the election. '■;';