THE TUAPKA ELECTION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11277, 22 November 1898, Page 6

THE TUAPKA ELECTION.

MR C. C. RA-.VLINS ELECTED.' (Fkoh Oub Own CoßiiKsroirnEXT ( LAWRENCE, November 2. The election for the Tuapeka seat vacated I by I lie death of tho Into Hon. W. J. M. Inr- | nach took place 10-dr.y. Though a fair am.iunt , of interest was taken in the contest, there was. \ so fur as Lawrence was concerned, lio excite- i mcut. There \ve;e only four candidate.*. ; although five r.tme; appeared on the -"ofinf; | papsrs! Mr Sim. tlie Government candidate, j | retired from the contest some days ago, but | as ho did not Rive the rive clear days' notice required by the Electoral Act his name had to remain on tho voting papers, and, as will bo seen. 14- votes were cast for him. Mr Rawiiris was Hie Opposition candidate Mr Ramsay declared himself Independent, but was not so pronounced in his opposition to the Government as when ho stood for Wnikouaiti at the general election. Mr Gilkieon. of' Clyde, | also stood on the Independent ticket, while Mr IT. Symes, of Alexandra, though declaring himself as an Independent, expressed his approval of-nearly every item of the Government's policy. The arrangements made by Mr J. C. Arbuckle, iho returning officer, worked efficiently, and the returns came to hand promptly, so that ho was ablo to announce the full voting n.t a much-earlier I our llia-n was anticipated. The following-are the totals: — 0. 0. RAWLINS 1113 J. J. Ramsay 8M R. Gilkison 50* H. Symes 29& ' J. Sim ... I+".. The voting id the various booths was as follows: — to .■ fc "A >■< O . '■ >-* *i c? en tr m m W ' . % * 3 P S. , ,k a a 03 m j.av/ronco' .. 323 ..151 .. C4 .. C .. 3 ■JVctheratonoß •• 52 ~20 .. 7'.. 9.. 2 Bhui Spur . .. '52 .. '16 .. 24 .. U .. 1 Clark's Flat .. 20 .. 2.. 1.. -1 .. 0 Tuapeka Flat .. 24 .. 82 .'. 4.. 0.. 0 Tuapeka West .. 23 .. 23 .. 11 .. 0.. 1 Tunppka Mouth .. SO.. 4.. 8.. 0.. 1 Eva.is Flat .. 75 .. 17 .. 4.. 2.. 0 :ounl;cM .. 19 '.. 45 .. 3.. 2.. 0 Hae's Junction .. 20 .. 27 .. 7.. 3.. 0 Miller's Flat . SO .. 64 .. 11 .. 4.. 0 Mop, Flat .. £3 .. 17 .. 0.. 2.. 0 Coal Creek .. 25 .. 13 .. S.. 31 .. 0 Bald Hill Flat .. ■ 3 .. 43 .. 5 .. 18 .. 0 l'oolburn •• 17 .. 27 .. 21 .. 2 ... 0 SVa-'po-i .. .. G7 .. 51 .. 11 .. 13 .. 2 i Horiot . .. 2G .. 20 .. 13 .. 16 .. 0 i Uunrobin .. .. 33 .. IS .. 5.. 2.. 0 Cookston .. .. 28 •• 3 .. 10 .. 5.. 1 Tvtataltimui .. 3 .. 23 .. 35 .. 0 .. 1 Ayr.ita.huna .. 23 .. 2.. 0.. 1.. 0 Hoxburgli .. • • 90 .. 4fi .. 32 .. 49 .. 2 Alexandra, South .. 1G .. 80 .. 9?. .. 73 .. 0 Clvde • •• G.. 33 ..10S .. 10 .. 0 Ophir •• ■■ 3..33.,32.. 3.. 0 j Totals •■ HIS ..Si.! ..501 ..236 .. 14 Tho voting at, recant previous elections was I a>>ia9C\—H. S. Valentine, 885; J. C. Brown, 1893—V. Pyke. 1127: C. C. Ro,\ylins. 387; A. Eraser, 579; lf. M. Byrne, 172. Mr Vyito died boforo he could take his seat, and at (lie j by-sleetiou the voting was:—W. .1. M. Larnach. 1373 : M. .T. Scobie Mackenzie, 1319 i 1396 —W. J- M. liarnach, 1559 ; .0. O. Rawiins, 1568. Mr Charles C. Rawiins, tho newly-elected member for Tviapeka, has on tho three occasions on which he has contested the seatnailed his colours to the mast in opposition-! to the'present Government, though he claims to be a Liberal, and contends that the Opposition party constitute the real Liberal party. He was born at Liverpool, and was brought i up in North Wales, where his father was interested in lead mining. Having served portion of his articles as an engineer at Chester, his health failed, and he was sent out to New Zealand. Bo landed in Dunediu in 1E65. After spending about eight years in the colony, principally in Otago, he resolved to carry out his original intention of becoming iv miniug engineer. He spent a number of"yearu in Australia, Tasmania, and other purls'of the world. In 1338 he returned to Otago to take charge of the Island Block . Company's mine, in.'which he is one of tho -principal shareholders, ilr Rawiins is a Freetrader, strongly opposes borrowing, and has distinct viows of his own on a number of qvestions.. Ho contested the Tuapeka. seat I in 1893 against the late Mr Pyke and two j others, but was unsuccessful. In the byelection which followed, ho very generously stood aside to allow Mr Scobie Mackenzie to i:,v/o a fair field against Mr Larnach. In I ISG6 ho ran Mr Larnach very closely, the latter's majority being only 21 votes.