THE DUNEDIN ELECTION.
(per press agency.) Dunedin, July 14The polling for the election of a member to represent Dunedin in the House of Representatives took place to-day. The election turned almost entirely upon the education question. Mr. Reeves, who was brought forward by the secular party, obtained the Catholic support by promising to go in for a modified form of denominationalism, should the present system be disturbed. He promised, however, to endeavor to maintain the secular system in its entirety. Mr. Stewart, on the contrary, was in favor of Bible reading in Schools, but strongly opposed to denominationalism. I here was not very much excitement during the day, and the number of votes polled was not so large as in the previous contest between Messrs. Reeves and Olliver. The result on the present occasion is that Mr. Reeves is again defeated, Mr. Stewart polling 726 votes to his 563. Mr. J. G. S. Grant, who went to the poll, obtained 31 votes.
Mr. Stewart was supported by the legal profession in his candidature.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 388, 19 July 1879, Page 22
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