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Per Press Association. The Governor at New Plymouth. New Plymouth, This Day. Lord and Lady Banfurly and suite arrived yesterday by special train. The town was en fete in honor of their visit. The Governor laid the foundation stone of the Whitely Memorial Church and opened the Industrial Exhibition in the Theatre Royal. Several addresses were presented and Lord Banfurly was also the recipient of a puriri paper knife made from the wood of one of the palisades of Hone Heke's renowned pah at Buapekapeka. Patent Voting Machine. Wellington, This Day. Mr Ellis, chemist, of Stratford, has invented an automatic voting machine, which he has patented all over the world. It is based partly on the principle of the penny m the Blot and partly on that of the totalisator. The voter slips the metal disc through the slot and the bell rings and shows the number of votes at the close of the poll. The total number for each candidate is shewn on the dial and the result is known at once. Mr Ellis claims for his invention absolute secrecy and great saving of time and cost. Ho has spent five years in elaborating the machine and guarding against every contingency that can arise. The apparatus is to he shown in the lobby of the House to members to day.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 581, 10 December 1897, Page 3
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