THE MATAURA ELECTION.
MR E. H'NAB ELECTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Gore, May 26. The Mataura election to-day was keeuly contested, though the voting was not so h^avy as at the general election. Tha following are .the roi.ulc3: —
Majority for Mr M'Nab ... There were 14 informal votes. Mr M'Nab briefly addressed the electors when his return was assured, thanking those who had returned him at the head of the poll. I At the general election in December, 1896. the I voting was : Richardson 2054-, M'Nab 1850. At ' the general election in 1893 the voting was : j M'Nab 1417, Richardson 1300, Christie 364. I 16 will be seen from the figures for 1896 thab Mr M'Nftb has only improved his position by 44 votes. It is evident, therefore, that fully 500 electors who supported Mr Richardson in 1896 refrained from going to the poll on Thursday.
The chairman of the Bluff Harbour Board afc the last meeting mentioned as a notable fitot the departure from the port of the a.s. Waimate for London, drawing 27ft 9in. He also said ib was a fact that lately on account of drawing too muoh water several vessels had left other ports fttt<J CQipglvtecl loulu>£ at tbe Bluff,
.M'Nab. Gove ... ... . 559 Wyndham 146 Waikawa ... ... 49 Niagara ... ... ... 32 §uar'ry Hills ... ... 11 tara ... ... ... 23 Ritnu , . 62 Oteramika Gorge ... 24 Kapuka 2S Oteramika No. 1 ... 36 Tokonui ... ... ... 25 Fortrose ... .„ . ■. 33 Mokoreta ... . 18 Pine Bush 21 South Wyndham ... 21 Seaward Downs ... 15 Mataura Island ... £9 Edeudale... ... 70 Mataura... ... ... £68 Redan 13 Mimihau... „. ... 17 Ferndale... ... 37 Woodlands „, At 59 Mabel Buah ... HI 52 Tuturau 17 Waireikiki . ... 28 Waimuniu , ... 16 Charlton... ... .-. 37 Croydon ... 39 Hedgehope ... ... 39 Stony Creek 14 Brunswick ... ... 37 Haldane 24 Waikawa Valley ... 5 V Ward. 402 309 10 8 15 20 13 2 . 19 20 22 89 16 38 25 17 23 62 148 33 5 f 4 61 19, 32 7 17 14 5 19 5 7 12 11 Totals 1894 Mainri+.v for Ml- M'Nab 1507 387
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Otago Witness, Issue 2309, 2 June 1898, Page 20
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