THE COLONIST. Published Every Morning. Wednesday, November 25, 1908. YESTERDAY'S POLLS.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12408, 25 November 1908, Page 2

THE COLONIST. Published Every Morning. Wednesday, November 25, 1908. YESTERDAY'S POLLS.

'NELIbNVHas*- "b&lloted .'twice f of its' and is still iincerbain as tq %-^oia: ft "has elected: The second ijjailot. Kere ■wa^' no 4ess remarkable .'tltan-:it was in ,ono ;or two oth'ef placds, 'in the comparison with the ■'voting at' last week's polls. Contrary to expectations jihe polling was fairly he^yy, t -bhe approximate total' of votes 'cast as far as 'the returns have been 'Received being" 6750."; The scrutiny may Hae : expected" to; discloso one "or rjwo" " slight-- inaccuracies. At- •;/ the. r booths;: f <jr • ' irliicH ' the ;■ returns '■have : not -yet come: tp bandy^ : Jßulwer and Tira iO?aJ T trad' Stephen's Island,; at which ! place, most unfortunately, the rough \vfeat"tife.r" yesterday rendered it impos.sible to effect a landing, there we're vlastt week ':■'&; totalj of ; thirty-three votes -: cast., - "Probably' about the same num- ; D r ef^-' : of electorpp^lie'd yesterday,' and staking into /account' the voters' f ngfitis, y which were not available for use. yesterday," it will 'be. seen that ■the' poll at- the second ballot did not "f ill - very far .ib'orb" of thaV;at TtKe /Tte effect of :the rJi|^^ee«^'red"u^'^lr. Graham's ''&fij6Tit^iairthef 'first- poll from 195 to x 33,j, : M1§%0 • increase.. Mir Atmdro' s vote 2858£-; on. the ' r ; rctuins ggfflljiilie^lh^ morning;^ Tb^B ppsi■Hioii uporf the papers ffo cbine ' friSm ; the boStlis menijpned, ;and the .seam,en's v rights, of "whicK reveri-: teen were exettiseß 'yesterday^ iC -~M. last week's poll the votes" at -:Bulwe^ numbered "twelve, eleven";; going r ;to ij^r Ajiinbre, ; while; a^Tira Qra sixteen !&Jepto.rff < yo|§ t d J seveniior Mr Atniore sand>snine for ;; Mr ;^; Graham. "; ."* The divKion^pf^he seamen'f'vptes can- ; not be estimated, asjast week these reiurps iyere included in , tie total' of -votes 'cast *by absent.:.- voters v We '. shb&id* bV'ih' ■ possession to-day- of the '■r^tfflp -from Tira^ Gravand: Bulwer, and thpir receipt^ "will be eagerly .'• a/waitec'L ■ _" *' THe " return of seanien' s Vi|hts =s will' Tie'cessarily 'be- longer de^ !:3ayea l i : cas"they ?are coming' by . ppst 1 .; from dis'taht ports, '.--They second b.al366,H2!otbe't; .places, cpntainedi as it ?,w;as dprjadicted it^ wopld,'; a protest '.against the §econd Bajlp^ ; Act, which " the '•■: Goyernnient js" not / likely to .'ignored '• N6 less Hinaiy'-'six Govern--ment^ members' have: lost their seats, ■■, whjph ;liave; in most 'cases; been gain? "cd by ' "Opposition -and..- Independent ;t : oarididate"sA i \ ;The ; •rejection ! of;" such ; experienced^ pol\tioians -add * promin* iKiitSii.t ; £ t hi J;.Vv;i; „•..•:.;<■

ent supporters of the present administration as Mr Flatinan, who went down at- Ashburton before Mr Nosworthy, a tyro in politics, and an Oppositionist, and of; Mr W. W. Tan- ( ncr, of Avon, whose seat was wrested from him by Mr G. W. Russell, an In- ( dependent, convey their Qjrn losson, } in the light of the fact ■that; both 1 constituencies, have been faithful to i the^Government for many : years 1 The | .Hon. James Carroll, who also seemed a likely- '.victim to -ihe Second Ballot Act, has, We are "pleased to see, won; his election" bya substantial .ma-" jority. Tlie "returri of Mr Dive, for Egmont, completes the seceßsion; of Taranaki ffbhtTthV Govfimmeiit, the : four seats .£br .^that province .-Being' now^held by Oppositionists, all- of ' whom, save Mr Okey, the member for Taranaki, We being sent to Parliament for the first time. The defeat. of- Sir William Russell for Hawkers j • Bay, is not* surprising considering the ; .pombination against him. A com- | parißon of the voting at the. ballots - in otic or two eiectofates would be of interest, buti it must be held bver fbr : a future article. As regards the Nelson seat, "the position possesses features of unique interest and it is toy be hoped that the suspense will be 5 ; speedily ended.