POLLING IN OTHER DISTRICT.

Colonist, Volume XXII, Issue 2600, 13 September 1879, Page 1 (Supplement)

POLLING IN OTHER DISTRICT.

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„ Wairau—Seymour, 301; Henderson, 278. j . „...> Cheviot—Saunders, 136; Inglis, 70*. ,7 ' ' ;- ■•■••"•.•■ -:: WELLINGTON. ' '" i !:' ;T ; Wellington—Levin, 1,191; Hutchison, 864; i Hunter, .813 ;t and Greenfield,. 415. There was immense: excitement. . :; . ;.::::,;. .•: -■■■'<.'.■■ '-.;, 7: ' ■■■'..;. Bryce, 536; Ballance, 525; Sir Wm. ?Fox, 473; '7J ' ' :'•';■■"■■..'.'l"' 7 i />7 ! '':"':' 1 Eangitikei—Major Willis' had a majority of 107 overiMr' 6; L.Maclean;'' ■<' ■•';' •-'■ :':''■'■.' i;; r.:; . ; Wairarapa--Beethain, 792; Bunny, 580;, Charles (Pharazyn, 519 ( .. W ,: Ki < y :. i) :[ -ifj ,!:•..'■;';■...'.'/' ! .:,•.;•. ; '■ Hutt—Mason,. 167; .Jackson, 140. , r „■■■.>.':"'■' ' ' Manawatu-^-JcjhJQston,: 493; Halcombe,' 442 ; and " .aSels6av2o7."'-''':-!'! l'■"■'' V-;;!;; ! ; !'- rf i,;- ■'■- v, Wellington Country—Brandon; 140 } O'Neil,i!B2 ; andlzard, 76. -.- • -iU;-;>'h ,ju,F: ii:^;til:l i i, ;! - '■ •'" '■ ;. ;"■..,. ,:;.OANTEBBURJ. -, 1t : \.■ 7. ' Christoßurch—Sir, G. Greyj 1,315 • ;S. P.. Andrews, ' 1^250 ;E:C;J.; Steyeii's, 1,250 ;Edwar'd!BichaMsoh/ 1|227 >;■; arid Tre'adwell,' 6481 ' : ! i .., ;I Ly.ttelton-;Allwrighc,l92; Murray-Aynsley, 176. '^Kaiapoi-r-Boweh, 407; Wearing, 326, ;; ;.; j "'Ti'maru^MrTurnbulleasily, defeated Mr-WooU-combe'. ■•;■"-■ ■-■—'■■ ■'„■•_-•• |. ■ , > Heathbote—Fisher, 636; Morgan, 337. ''• -i , Geraldine—Wakefieldit247; Feldwick, 160. ! „ „■ . .Ashley—Moorheuse, 337; Fendall, 272; Cunmngham, 58. „.-. : '„ OTAGO. The polling at DunedinTesulted as follows—Dick, ■ 1,140;.: Oliver, 1,944; Stewart, 989 ; Macasseyj 744;; Reeves, 676; and Bracken, 477. , -. •-A 'I, ' Wallace—Hirst,..l66; Joyce, 90; Cuthbertson, 21 Tuapeka—Brown, 427; Clayton, 361. ; Waikouaiti—M'Lean, 319 ; Airkle, 254. : • < ' Port Chalmers—Macandrew, 364; Green, 26,7. - ' Roslyn—Driver, 553; Barr, 355; Hogg, 11. < •-..[■• Riverton—M'Caughan, .257; Baldwin, 171; Hankinsbn,' 105; Hodgkinson, 52; M'Donald, 50; and Lyons, 30. . .' V Oayersham—Barrori,'297; Cutten, 259; M'lndoe, 127; Wilson 57.1 . ,i - - : Waikaia—lreland, 239; M'Kenzie, 168. \ ; ' Taieri—Fulton, 195; Snow, 152. , ! > ' Bruce—Murray, 245 ; Dyer, 184; AMosely^ 115. Clutha—Thomson, 272; Jowett, 114. 7j '• Invercargill—Bain, 305;'iPeldwick, 295. ■ Wataki-T-Hislop, 594; Shrimski, 553; and Stewad, 386."' :-( ■■" • ■ ■'■ ".'-V-;' ■" : .: .:.■:,.'.■ .: •... ■ AUCKLAND.. 'Auckland City West—Wallis, 1045; Hurst,,lolo;' Stark,' 232 i Newman, 222. ■"". „ 7 ;- Auckland City East-Speight, 371; Clarke, 368 Franklin—Hamiln, 949; Harris, 894; Hobbs, 50 andßuckland,433. ■""':'- 7':" . r , Mairsden—Captain Colbeck, 209; Rer Mr Bruce,; 118'; Mr Dargaville, 30. ..:".;.; ' Waikato—Whyte, 215; Campbell, 185. '; Waipa—Mr Whitaker, junior, 90 majority. Bay of Isiands—Mir Lundon had a majority of 41. •■ Eden—Tole, 413; and Whitaker, 309. " .; ' Onehunga-^O'Rorke,-228; Robert Graham, 69. Waitemaia—Reader Yfood, 443; J. S. Macfarlane, ■183.- '■-'■ '■■•■■■ ■'■'■' -■■••■■•.■•-■-'■■■ ";-'v '•.■ .- :■ ... ; . ■•■- ■' ■'•'■ ";-';-' HAWKE'S/'BAY. '.]■ ' '■' :;. „. ■ Napier-^Sutton, 599; 'Russell; 578; Maney, 504; and Buchanan, 467. . .. - '■ Clive'—Ormond, 3211;'Sheehan, 252. ; '' ; -East>(3oast—M'Donald,-398; !iMorri3j; 273I;;land> Johnston. 115. ..■■•-■ ■■'■■>■'■ V-.-:-*-^-'" -IVESTLAND. ::::;|'° : ■■...; '■■', ■ Reid, 917; Seddon, 800;; Durigan, 561; Barff, 403; and Cuming 90: ; * ,;:-;.'; '•■■■>■ ■J «••■» —:• [.:. ■• .; TARANAEI."'' '--■-'- ■ <n->'. . New Plymouth—Kelly,\227; Fookes, 100.; '-■:,>> , n( Grey and tBeU-^-Trimble, 287 ; SWet, 221/ : „ ; i:• Egmont—Major Atkinson, 322; Sherwood,1; 118. ' ,

MOTETBKA.—DBATH 0? AN OH) SITTMB.—Out correspondent writes, under date August 18th:— "Yesterday afternoon Mrs Thomas Atkini died at her residence. The deceased lady, who was aged 61 years, was.in her usual health and: strength up to Wednßsday.last, when she oomplained of a cold, and never rallied. Dr, Johansen attended her, and declared from the first that she would never recover. Besides a large,number of sons, daughters, and grandchildren, the, deceased had, a largo number of: friends, who will deeply; mourn her loss. She had been in the Colony about 37 years, and was one of the .earliest settlers." „!; ■> , .^ | ' West Wanoanoi Coalmine.—The schooner May has just arrived from West Wanganui with a cargo of coals, which -foiind a.ready and profitable market. The vessel was only seventeen days away from ; thia port, and her .crew,, three in number, dug; out the coals themselves,; We are told when the mine was first opened coals used.to-be deliveredon, board the crafts.it,los.6d.,pef ( tpn. ,Thia") isj>vastly,different' to 68s. per tbfl said to f be the cosivpnderjthe Company's managemient.,■ At,the; approaqHing meeting of the.'shareholders in Wellington these, facts, if true, should "cause some "steps to jjie ia)senin,order to, prevent so yaluahla a property asYtfte^ine. to jie idle.' The greater portion of the time, the May was away waa occupicdin sailing to! and from West Wanganui. !.',' Happy,,' ahd , i^u.BPioiqiJa;.i 'BTaNT.7-On;*Thursd»y,: 'August 21, in honor of his eldest dtu jhter's wedding with Mr Brawn, of this Pott, Mr John Ksrr enter* tamed a largeinumber of his friends,^ and those /of ' the interesting bride; at a ualtjip „the Masonio; Hill. The ballroom presented » most gay and •nimt^ed appearance, and in honor of the auspioious oooasiqn the merriment was kept up till a late hour. • ■ Nelson Hobpixal OoiiMixTEH.—Mr Wm. Bethweite, of this City, has been;appointed representa: tive of the CoUhigwpod ; County Council: on the Nelspn Hospital Committee.-; YT >; !' ' : '.V Lbotdbb.—On Tuesday, Sept. 9,» highly interesting lecture was delivered under the auspices of the. Young Men's Christian Asioaiation at the Provincial Hall by Mr Thomas Suott, his subjeot being ," Ourlositiei of \ Animal Life." There was, a large attendance, and the very pleasant Btyle in which the leoture"was delivered, and the instructive inform*.-: tion imparted secured the engrossed attention of .'those' present.,. The leoture^ was , illustrated ]by diagrams, and a collection i pf,V shells , and other curiosities were also displayed. Mr Scott interspersed >tiis remarks with a number of amusing unecdotes, and altogether the ,leoture was received, '' Withi'-marked ripterest, and Approval. I The ohoir, under t)ie^ leaclership ';pf .Mr uPownall,, tang at intervals, with much eflf««ct. ■ At the conclusion the „Rey. R. Bavin prp^buncpd ,'thtj, benediotion, aud the audieno'e departed haVing passed a thorougbJf o«'ojableifening.

Mrarnraov Caroi-fOBs I.—A mSiiiag ot orvditON, of Me««w Sedgwiok «nd OowUnd *«■ h«ld it the Court House,; Nelson, on September I.' Mr Kerr, of the Bank of New South W»loi, wM toUd to the chair. The lists filed showed the liabilitiei to b« some £4866 16s 9d; and the assets, after deducting £1000 off co»t price, some £5336 2i 6d, thuij itiow* ing there was a surplus of about '£4/101' Nojexiirii-*" | nation of the debtors wm considered necessary, and,! on the motion of Mr Mabin, seconded! by Mr JGook*,, it wMunanimou»ly rewired that the. Deed at, Ai^; /rarigemen|ibiraMeb^jtp.y';/;.. f^r.n:,f( [ i i; „'.y\-.' v,,,^. ', "" AwririMr ° Sudden '.Vwhu^On. ''Aiigupt 80th*. whilst the War Diorama was being exhibited at the Theatre Boyal, one of the audiencV was' observed-to lean oyer and fall on the back of the Mat in front of him. i Mr Jno. KnjTett, : whpUw«rjeating -iieari caught hold of the unfortunate;man,,and thinking, he was in a fit, held Mm up till he could be removed from the Theatre, which Wat dona «t onoe, but on his then being examined tie i:waf ffound to bi dead; The deceased, Phillip Fathert, an elderly man of? 68, f was removed to his residence in /Newiitreet, anidrPj Farrelle was sent for, t but. of : -conr*s bii; •kill, f |rai, useless.' On Sept. 1, a post mortem examination,wai held by Dr Farrelle, who found the'cauis of death to be fatty degeneration' of the heart ;J and later in the day an inquest ; was held before ; Dr ; Boor,; the) Coroner, and a jury, when a verdict inaopordanoe; with the medical testimony was retnrned;'"']'■••] :,-..i ) u v Fatal Accident.—We team tnat a fatal accident occurred at the Mouiere bris August 29, ■wtiehjAlbert Bensemann, son of Mr John 'Bensenianri,^ was killed on the spot by a branch, of, a tree i falling on" bis head whilst,engaged in the bush. „ ',?;_* \ ; ;is , Tottng Men's Chbibtuk Associatcoit.—The first lecture of the present season was delivered jbyjhe I - Eer P. Oalder, in the Provincial Halii on Tuesday, Aug. 19, the subjeofc being "The Life Surroundings of John Knox." The lecture was deeply interesting. The chequered career of the Sottish reformer; was: touched in almost all- its bearings, showing! that although Knox was not able to rid his, nation of arlrersity, he tried as far as possible to teaoh theni, how to bear it. He was truly a man; fearing neither small nor great, rebuking sin face to faoe in the oourt just as much as wrong in the humblest cot. jit was' listened to with deep attention, broken only by fre«; quent applause. The choir .sang several: hymns, accompanied by Mr Pownall on a very superior organ, ( kindly lent by MrW; Mi Stanton I.^. 15' *\ I ' ', ' ' Hops.-^-A meeting of the Hop Association took place at. Mr 0. M'Gee's Hotel on Sept.:3rd, ,when the attendance included.several^^ geniilmjinilrpiia^fhei country who are growers* . The draft of a.petition praying that a protective duty of 6d iper 1b be iplaced* on Ji imported hops,;'-^^^nWbtieh;e8 f :idf^aitiotheri colony having raised"the dutyitff that timbu^t, wist* read andapproyed^and[it^^was;)teßOilyed|tgßendithef 'petition, to the ..[Goyeniment, at.,jonce.j,, A; Nelson brewer was then' asked to "store* Ids opinipriuon, locally grown hops; HeßaiSfieyhi!^^ for the 5 past; i 5 years entirely iwitK^Nelsoni hop'B, ■which he knew gave, a finer flavor ;;and ipalate ithan' anyother hops. Others in the same, professiqn<here; had beeh using imported hops, and as proofj of .the inferiority of the imported hops' he1 ;niighi mention not only his success in trade] but1 this, that'ne sent beer .made from Nelson malt and^Nelson; hops— grown and manufactured in the district^-totheMel-' bourne .Exhibition in; 1861-62, and,that, it had taken the fir»i meidal there against his local oppo-, iients,' and to knew full Well tbey [.Were, using the imported artide. He had himself; used \ hops from all the other colonies, land he found that, jthey'didi not possess the same flavor, as-their own.! Keni hops were supposed to be the^ best hops in s 'ihe ; wbrld, but he guestibried .that, and he 1 Should like to know >vhy English brewers Bh6uld'be;better able to judge- than Colonial ones.; Begardihg their; ideas ,iie would give ;one L illustration—-tliey oonsidered that new hops r took, precedence. of ; hops of three or four months old, but hb : questioned their. wisdom in believing so^ for hiscowh'experience'waal that: this was not;so,- and that i all; brewers here.; would prefer ;their ; |hops; ; aud t to his know : ; ledge they were correct, 12 months' in age to haying new ones. Hei merely inentione'd^^thw; tojshow'that English brewers did not prove their judgment' ;waß always right, With less talent and means than his' opponents, as a brewer he had proved to,themthat, he had been successful by using malt and hops; grown in the country. The Ass^jiatipn having despatched other business, the meeting' then adjourned.' ■•-■'■■ ■'■fi; :-.!i;. ir--'':' h >:;5 ; .', *' '■'i', v; ]'"]- \ I]s'®Pbopobfd Chuboh at Dotidaxi.—As Fox' Hill is to have its churoh for Sunday, and other serrioes; why should not Doredale enjoy the.same,adTautagef No one need objept to giTe on;|he plea,of ambition or extraraganoe, for it is, no cathedral with dome, spires, and minaietsj but a plain sohool church that it is proposed to erect. Mr Wairren and Mr Jacob Buss bare kindly promised to gire.a site^ But how many persons lire within a line of four,xniles from it f And what good will it do to those i who lire ten, twenty, thirty, or;forty m'ilei JawajP ;^e, cannot tell. And who shall presume to answer—None? i For a wild or worldly man may beobnie i Christian , through the blessing of God upon his word, and who! 'shall, say where the influence, of suohf a change, of; such a new. life, may ; end, or begin P^i^Cuphjmpr^ help is needed than has h|tbertb been acbbrded to the soheme. ■ A meeting wasJield on Saiurday efe'n-! ing, Aug. 30, in the house of Capt. Homphwys, V6f+ dale,: to hasten! on ; thej woik; svAftertiprije^ jtWi minutes of the preTious meeting we|re readi^jPraeeol: —ReV. 0. Moon (Chairman)»< Oaptain Humphreys, 'Mess'n Snook,. L.mmai, 8.. Win, Jaoob . liusi, AppoHboton.'and H. HumphreysjMrßurrelVth*' only other committee man, being absent th'roogh a' previous engagement. The following ;r«soluftions were carried :—That the .building be 30ft. by 18ft., since the flooring boardi are out to this' figure, and, that the plans and specifications be returned to his Lordship the Bishop.: ifThtt'oh'liM^liordiinip'ii approval, he may instruot the arobiteot to after the same in accordance with this resolution, »ndi at the same time cause him to add the estimated price. That the Chairman be authorised to make application' to the Sir Boundell Palmer Loan Fund f9r the loen of £25, to be repaid within fire years, and' that Captain Humphreys, Mesirs B. Win, and Appo Hooton guarantee the repayment of the sesne. jThat, the Hon. Sep. be requested to draw up subsoription lists,' and furnish each member ,■ of the' Committee with a copy, and that each member pledge himself to do his utmost to obtain subibriptions- - That it come; members of the late House of Bepreskntatires hare, publicly intimated their intention of disbursing .at; least, one half of their honorariums,,the HpnSeo.be instructed to solicit from suoh gentlemen iheir > kindryf interest *in this needful; undertakinf i—CoWiiumi. Wakihim)/Bioekatiow SocpTri^The opening soiree of this Sppietj, on Friday, August 15, at the., Choral Ball was in way mo«fc suoo*s*fuL There were some 803 persona present, smd during' the earlier 'part of the prooeridings^Mr1 B; Baigent; in response to an invitation, kindly mou]p»m'iUe' chair.; : Besides the., numerous interesting) Pbjeeis exhibitedi whioh included microsoopes, I^/, ; photpgraphi by < Mr Eliab Baigent and Mr Gill of Jo«al soenery, 4p., and a number of curiosities, considerable, amusement 1 wm affordod those present by the''boldinf of a spelling'bee.in whiohMrßobertKellingandllaster Edward Painton carried off the; first andi second, ; honors. The prpcee^ingsjwerejrtrpuihtjtp.a ||oM*yj a ball, the danoing being kept up with spirit till a late hour. The first effort on the part of. this young Sooiety to provide amusement for the ofj this risiog district will, on account of iU haying been so thoroughly appreciated, give increased; impetus ( to the Sooiety, and already we hear of other eocial gatherings being contemplated.—The same So«iety gave another of their ples>sant entertainments on Sept. Bnd, the Choral Hall being orowdedj For the amusement of visitors a number of ibeiatiful photographs and valuable books had been; cbllscted; Chess and draught! were provided, a microsqope, a weighing mach'oe, and a meuuring standard. At eight o'clock the chair was taken by* Mr jJo leph Bhephard, who 'said a few words in, < oommendati( n of I the efforts of the promoters, after whioh an agreeable, musioal programme was gone;thrbughiV The Chairman read Tennyson's lateit poem •'TbePefenbe of Luoknow," and then came a,; Spelling Bee, in;«|b|sK the victors, after an exciting contest, ;were'Ada/: [<an* and Arthur Watkins. The rpom; being cleared, and (the elder.^^portipniof the; opapiiiyj having Jdiscreetlj; retired, daubing followed, the proceedings olosiog ai an hour that go one oould find fault with,

DUrfille Island Copper Company reoeivea the following lettor; from their ffflant^er,-Mr TOw Newcastle :•—" The last shipment;of^ ore > has been •melUd,' the ft assay,, jesiilt^beingj1 F^ipw^ben Jfci);'Mr bS r jvalei;the • manager oif ihe English and, iustrjajasianH SmelUngWorks, obnsiders this very latisfactory, the »iigbei^i>eri*n«a|e(of the celebrated BafledrijMine at New Caledonia being only 17 per cent, andicdmsidered. ; 'rich. „FrpniUie specimens I have shown Mr Vale not far to sink tooome upon the main lode.—lfar^- ? Ip^b^ : /the! palm for'objections to the land tax over the whpje Gplpiiy, says tbev JQT«nt>^> Way -Herald. ;^He^' i ie, 1 aMessed >; at i^lSS^Opp^bnt,, he j claims^ ;*6 vhkve £17l,i49,struck off, or about 95 per cent. The chief j:pl!'ttp>l, W; that'ihfgreater portion of the r land is held under lsase from the Natives, with such stringent conditions as to improvement that the /.cap|ts^vjajue^tbAlßMesjs:very:smal^ .:. ■■• :■!,.:■