THE ELECTIONS.
The election of members of the Provincial Coancil has> been going on during the whole of the month, and all the districts-have not yet choaen representa*tives. The Dunedin election caused the greatest excitement, there being no less than 20 candidates for the seven seats. The result of a sharp contest was the return of Messrs Reynolds, Cargill, Turnbull, Bathgate, G. E. Barton, Outten, and Duncan. The numbers polled were :— Reynolds 887 Gargill ... 878 Tumbull ... ... ... 713 Bathgate 630 Barton 609 Gutten 575 Duncan 545 Birch 541 Mason 478 Howorth ... 426 Fish 365 Turton ~. 346 Barnes , ... 342 M'lndoe ... 319 Smythieß ... 300 Jago 284 Reeves ... 239 Graham 177 Walter , ... 121 Isaac ... ... ... 62 Subjoined are the names of the members elected up to the present time. The asterisks denote those who had seats in the last Council: — Aparima C. Basstian* Blueskin. J. Grem* Caversham ... R. S. Cantrell. Ciutha J. W. Thomson.* ~ ... ... D. Henderson.* Dunedin W. H. Reynolds.* „ E. B. Cargill. „ ... ... G. Turaboll.* „ W. H. Cutten. „ J. Bathgate. „ ... ... G. E. Barton. „ G. Duncan.* Dunstan , T. L. Shepherd.* Invercargill ... G. Lmnsden. Kawarau ... ... C. Hiclrie. Lakes C. E. Haughton.* ~ J. W. Robertson Makarewa ... D. M'Arthnr. Mafcau H. Clark* Mount Benger ... J. B. Bradshaw. Mount Ida ... J. P. Armstrong. ~ ... D. H. Mervyn Milton J. L. Gillies.* North Harbour ... E. M'Glashan, Oamaru Town ... J. M'Lean. Oamaru Country... G. M. Webster Oteratnika ... F. D. Bell. Peninsula ... H. Seaton. *' Port Chalmers ... J. Galbraith. Bi^rton .... ... Xi Daniel. — —xareri -r: ... J. AlUnr* ~" „ ... ... D. Reid.* ... .. J.Shand.* Tuapeka ... ... H. Bastings. ~ : ... ... J. C. Brown.* Waikouaiti ... J. Smith. Waihola ... ... A. Mollison.* Waitahuna ... G. F. C. Browne. Waikari ... ... H. Driver.* Waitaki G. Sumpter. Waihopai... ... J. Blacklock, Subjoined are the names of of the districts in which elections have not yet taken place :— Kaikorai.—Barr, W.; Martin. W. : Roberts, J. (1.) Moebaki.—Murcott, W. ; Redmayne, T. ; Hutcheson, D. (1.) Matauea.—Menziea, Hon. Dr. ; Mackenzie, Capt F. W. ; Hay, M. (1.) Oketi.—Holmes, M. (1.)
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 2854, 31 March 1871, Page 2
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313THE ELECTIONS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 2854, 31 March 1871, Page 2
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