CONCLUSION OF PETITIONERS' EVIDENCE.
SECltEiCiif OF THE BALLOT.
Pnr United !'re»* Ae».M"*t.«oa-i
WAIHI, January 29
'At. the conclusion .of the taking oi the petitioners' evidence Mr A. £. Aidams submitted that the petition should ibe dismissed on the grounds that nio' specific charga had been proved calculated to materially nife;ob the result of the poll, and hnwould therefore apply to have the petition dismissed. AUr Skerrett quoted the judgments and tlie authorities to support his contention'that the: vital' pirincipki -ii the ballot was secrecy. This he ursitl had been violated by the maanjier in which the recent poll had been conducted. '
Decision! was deferred till to-day,
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Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10627, 29 January 1909, Page 2
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