THE LOCAL-OPTION POLL, 1908: RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF VOTES POLLED AT EACH POLLING-PLACE WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE ELECTORATES.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909 Session II, H-30b

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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

THE LOCAL-OPTION POLL, 1908: RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF VOTES POLLED AT EACH POLLING-PLACE WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE ELECTORATES.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

(Note. —Informal votes are not rejected at each polling-booth, but by the Returning Officer at the official count. Allowance must therefore be made for this when comparing this return with the Returning Officer's final declaration of the result of the poll.)

BAY OF ISLANDS.

BAY OF ISLANDS— continued.

I—H. 30b.

Polling-places. J 8 I 3 Reduction. No License. I Lawakawa S,ussell )pua )pahi VTiangae 'akaraka )haeawai Jgawha £aikohe Lwarua Vaimate )kaihau Tpper Waihou 'uketi Vaipapa 'ungaere 'urerua "owai lamarama luapekapeka .. "apuhi 'aumatahinau 'uhipuhi langonui )ruru 93 54 34 16 46 14 11 20 10 63 11 19 19 10 27 5 5 4 26 33 19 6 6 6 18 68 42 11 2 19 12 2 20 3 33 21 16 31 3 4 20 2 38 54 9 63' 37 25 4 18 115 39 23 2 14 5 9 21 3 28 2 32 43 28 19 3 5 2 20 4 4 6 2 28 26 5 3 3 1 4 38 12 20 9 32 53 11 6 5 3 13 18 15 25 50 14 1 3 147 57 26 3 15 2 15 23 7 23 7 33 49 29 23 2 6 6 14 14 8 8 3 2 51 34 7 4 2 1 4 45 8 31 13 38 78 11 7 7 5 16 38 19 42 52 16 3 3 'aranui Lenana 'aipa >ake Ohia Vaingakau ■■ail-burn's Vrn Flat 'ictoria Valley langatete Lwanui taitaia 'akahue 'ukepoto ihipara ihipara Hill .. Paipapakauri Vaiharera Caimaumau .. louhoura Vaihopo fgataki Creek 3e Kao 'arengarenga ..

Polling-places. a n Reduction. No License Kohukohu .. .. .. 147 Rawene .. .. .. 54 Utakura .. .. .. 11 Horeke .. . . .. 13 Punakitere .. .. .. 5 Taheke .. .. .. 13 Marlborough .. . . .. 3 Waimatanui .. .. .. 7 Katui .. .. .. J 10 Mangatu .. .. .. 1 Aranga .. .. .. 7 Rangiahua .. .. .. 20 Umawera .. .. .. 2 Omahuta .. .. .. 17 Motukaraka .. .. .. 11 Broadwood .. .. .. 24 Whakarapa .. .. .. 19 Oue .. .. .. .. 11 Koutu .. .. .. 24 Pakia .. .. .. 43 Waiotemararna .. .. 16 Waimamaku .. .. .. 33 Wekaweka .. .. .. 9 Kawerua .. .. .. 6 Whangape .. . . . . 35 Owhata • .. . . 12 Herekino .. .. .. 64 Hukerenui .. .. .. 60 Riponui .. .. .. 10 Jordan .. .. .. 7 Aponga ..' .. .. 27 Titoki .. .. .. 23 Pakotai .. .. .. 38 Whakapara .. .. .. 35 Wairiki .. .. .. 17 Otonga .. .. .. 13 Opuawhanga .. .. .. 21 Whananaki .. .. .. 9 Helena Bay .. .. .. 3 Kaimamaku .. ... . . 13 Whangaroa .. . . .. 25 Kaeo.. .. .'. .. 53 Totara North . . .. .. 26 Takakuri .. .. .. 10 Otaroa .. . . . . 20 Matauri Bay .. .. .. 6 45 43 9 7 20 15 6 1 13 11 20 9 9 5 20 10 6 14 12 3 16 27 12 ] 3 11 i 42 28 9 9 3 11 2 30 27 a 5 I 1 J 4 5 j 14 57 65 I 1 (i 64 55 14 re f 16 li) 10 1 11 12 21 9 12 7 26 17 6 23 11 6 18 43 12 1 9 15 44 17 16 12 3 19 11 45 29 II 12 7 3 9 16 59 69 6 6 Total .. .. 2,165 i 1,498 I i 1,895 Number of valid votes recorded, 4,145,

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MARSDEN.

KAIPARA— continued.

Polling-plaoeB. I' Reduction. Ko License. Whangarei Mangapai Kaurihohore Waipu Parua Bay Maungakaramea Ruatangata West Whangaroi Heads Waikiekie Ruakaka Poroti Huanui Mareretu Marua Whananaki Ngunguru Hikurangi Kamo Otaika Maungatapere Onerahi Tangihua, No. 2 Kiripaka Kaitara Mata Matakana Leigh Mangawai Hakaru Kaiwaka Maungaturoto North Albertland Wayby Te Arai Whangateau ... Pakiri .. 539 40 18 87 34 40 29 34 14 41 48 12 15 27 2 26 150 107 21 11 27 4 48 26 2 36 27 09 15 14 61 i 4 5 9 11 9 6 11 14 30 16 7 8 8 •6 31 32 8 39 670 46 24 140 22 42 14 25 36 15 11 1 20 26 9 17 164 91 27 31 32 3 62 13 2 67 41 47 25 29 77 13 8 17 29 31 15 10 39 11 6 6 6 12 6 10 18 14 30 777 59 38 162 43 57 15 25 53 20 18 3 24 32 10 25 196 126 41 42 41 6 68 17 4 72 43 50 25 29 81 14 11 4 35 32 17 16 45 20 6 10 9 14 8 12 17 17 35 Whangaripo Waipu Cove Waipu North River Limestone Island Mataporie Whareora Tangihua, No. 1 Tawharanui Bryn Avon Te Hana Topuni Ruatangata East Wellsford Total 1,908 2,110 2,524 Number of valid votes reci orded, 4 t,484. KAIPARA. Aratapu Ararua Ahuroa Arapohue Aoroa Awakino Batley Babylon Bickerstaffe Dargaville Glorit Helensville Hoanga Hoteo North .. Hukatere Kirikopuni Kaukapakapa Komokoriki Kaipara Flats Kaiwaka Kaihu Kai Iwi ., 72 30 11 50 58 11 32 12 9 278 11 265 33 4 23 18 73 7 30 10 62 22 150 20 10 52 55 13 12 5 5 261 16 176 26 25 8 10 98 1 28 7 57 7 176 30 10 60 64 21 17 5 8 301 17 184 33 23 9 14 113 2 41 7 75 13

Polling-places. i« Reduction. No License. Makai au Mangakura Matakohe Matakohe, No. 2 Mapuna M&roplu Muka Naumai Okahu, No. 2 .. Okahu Onetea Parkhurst Port Albert Pahi Paparoa . . .. .. Pekapekarau Pouto Ruawai Raupo Rohia Redhill South Hoad Tauhoa Taupaki Tangaihi Tangihua, No. 3 Tβ Hana Tokatoka Tangowahine . . Te Kopuru Tangiteroria Tangitiki Tatarariki Tataraiiki, Scarrott's Woodliill Whakapirau Wellsford Wharehini Wairere Waimauku Absent voters' permits 20 6 53 14 10 45 11 48 24 22 45 29 30 23 43 10 8 25 27 15 20 15 21 13 27 16 13 36 ■ 58 112 40 18 27 26 19 42 25 12 9 25 21 9 12 49 17 10 13 9 25 8 14 14 20 86 20 83 2 2 32 21 16 29 12 24 18 Iβ 3 15 16 37 160 6 10 17 7 31 31 27 20 25 26 24 12 14 51 19 14 22 12 34 10 18 20 25 88 19 94 2 5 45 28 21 26 15 27 19 16 3 14 24 46 173 9 6 18 8 39 32 29 22 25 33 27 Total 2,224 2,058 2,387 Number of valid votes red orded, 4 t,640. WAITEMAT t . Ahuroa Albany Birkdale Birkenhead Brigham's Creek Dairy Flat Devonport Devonport (Presbyterian Schoolroom) Devonport (Mission Hall) Greenhithe Hobsonville Huhue Kaipara Flats Kumeu Long Bay Mayfield Mahurangi East Mahurangi West Mullet Point Nanahu Northcote Okiwi .. Okupu Oreville 15 53 23 227 9 43 816 136 123 11 17 5 7 49 32 32 8 8 6 37 181 8 8 10 12 16 98 71 9 3 19 73 306 10 19 966 213 232 7 49 8 12 18 9 43 7 4 24 7 298 7 7 3 3 19 80 331 17 24 1,133 242 273 8 54 10 14 22 10 45 8 4 24 8 335 9 6 4 Owena .. .. Port Fitzroy Puhoi Riverhead Streamlands 7 26 37 53 8 29 35 54

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LOCAL-OPTION POLL— continued.

WAITEMATA— continued.

PARNELL.

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Polling-places. .9 S Reduc- No ■§ e tion. |License. s _j Takapuna Tryphena Wade Wainui Waiwera Waiwera Upper Warkworth Whangapara Whangaparoa Seamen and absent voters 121 138 155 1 31 31 57 38 47 20 32 33 23 6 5 27 10 12 108 204 225 8 4 6 11 19 21 20 20 22 Total 2,466 2,969 3,366 Number of valid votes rec< orded, 5,941. AUCKLANI LJ. Ponsonby Hall St. John's Bayfield School Franklin Road Queen's Hall St. Stephen's Richmond Road School Drill-hall St. Benedict's King Edward's Old-age Pensions Office Grafton (Train'g Shed) Epiphany School Federal Hall St. James's Hall Sailors' Mission St. George's 1,433 119 195 325 164 128 120 623 1,001 373 243 154 276 1,656 997 269 179 ],896 352 408 582 : 420 353 j 231 632 1,165 338 166 232 343 1,098 1,004 189 260 2,026 366 419 605 428 376 240 697 1,273 359 174 253 377 1,227 1,097 219 259 Total 8,255 9,669 10,395 Number of valid votes recoi irded, II 8,941. EDEN. renton's Store it. Barnabas Hall [he Hall, Valley Road it. Albans Hall itount Roskill Road Board Office Spsom School tlamikau Water-supply Shed Jarlow'a Shop. . St. Luke's Hall 3 oint Chevalier School . . Wondale Hall Brooklyn School iuia School .. few Lynn Pitirangi fVaikomiti lenderson -lenderson's Point Swanson Caupaki 3illington's Store, Waitakerei Cing's House, Waitakerei )cean View, Karekare Parley's House, Karekare Bay .. Wondale South, St. Andrew's Hall 208 73 296 126 22 159 152 178 154 115 281 6 15 72 11 77 121 18 43 15 8 43 18 10 27 545 I 200 787 366 31 240 193 221 269 202 396 8 5 97 12 68 106 17 40 15 8 16 4 8 54 I 568 207 813 375 34 255 194 238 270 209 402 9 5 102 10 70 122 18 39 15 9 20 4 11 58 Total 2,248 3,908 4,057 Number of valid votes red orded, 3,430.

Polling-places. 3 C O ■ - O o Reduction. No License Odd Fellows' Hall, Parnell St. Stephen's School, Gladstone Road Newmarket Hall Remuera Road Board Buildings . . St. Mark's Hall Tlie Gables, Remuera The School, Tamaki West St. Holier's Bay Pan mure Hall Parish Hall, Ellerslie Dreffin's Workshop, Great South Road Wapiti Hall Epsom Hall Coatley Home 897 147 1,055 320 1,156 329 674 125 189 68 33 39 104 183 37 707 330 335 92 35 33 76 182 72 773 342 351 94 45 42 70 193 71 35 48 83 75 70 32 72 73 34 Total 2,662 3,414 3,645 Number of valid votes red >rded, 6 i,509. MANUKA j. Onehunga Ardmore . . .. Alfriston Awaroa Brookby Clevedon Cowes Drury Harp of Erin .. Howick Mangore Mangere Bridge Manurewa Maraitai Mount Roskill Otahuhu Pakatou Island Penrose Ponui Papakura Papatoitoi Pakuranga Tamaki East Turanga Creek Weymouth Woodside Absent voters 845 20 26 21 6 42 8 30 43 127 49 03 36 25 80 346 30 49 1 160 64 37 57 31 20 29 14 1,163 44 48 4 24 87 11 75 30 99 117 104 52 11 130 467 9 96 14 170 116 66 89 57 4 23 29 1,255 43 49 8 26 102 14 87 35 105 118 102 57 13 150 503 12 100 19 188 121 78 90 55 9 29 36 Total 2,259 3,139 3,404 Number of valid votes rei orded, i 5,725. FRANKLIN. Awhitu Wharf Awhitu Central Ararimu Buckland Bombay Clevedon Drury Churchill Glen Murray .. Hunua Karaka, No. 2.. Kaiawa Kimihia Kimihia Siding Kohekohe 28 3 32 25 10 28 15 Lβ 25 2:t 22 15 16 15 17 14 37 18 73 107 22 49 8 15 24 17 4 9 8 26 14 41 17 89 126 31 57 13 24 29 19 6 11 12 32

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LOCAL-OPTION POLL— continued.

FRANKLIN— continued.

THAMES— continued.

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Polling-places. ll r Roduc- No tion. License. Manukau Heads Maungata wl) iri Maramarua Matahura, No. 1 Matahura, No. 2 Thompson's Flax-mill Miranda 6 22 I!) 2.'! 13 14 4 93 15 49 56 14 39 20 7 5 20 216 17 15 29 14 21 7 102 35 9 74 74 19 20 7 198 44 12 £ 19 l S 8 63 18 i\ 3 21 32 L5 9 11 8 9 63 17 89 75 14 24 32 15 10 48 305 53 6 32 22 23 ■ 7 94 54 4 20 160 12 7 7 L67 28 29 17 16 14 2 11 11 43 10 28 29 5 21 37 l<1 10 10 12 9 6(1 17 104 95 18 25 31 20 12 52 348 49 5 34 23 27 9 104 63 5 25 •169 14 12 21 177 33 29 17 19 20 8 15 21 48 16 31 36 4 Mercer Ness Valley Otaua Onewhero Orua Bay Ohinewai Pollok Paparimu Ponga .. ... Puni Pukekohe West Pukekohe East Otau Packington Paparata Pukekawa Pukemiro .. ■ Patumahoe Pokeno Port Waikato Rangiriri Tuakau Taniwha Te Akatea Union Collieries Waiuku Waipipi Waiau Whangamarino VVaahi VVaingaro Wairamarama Woodleigh Waimai Ramarama Waipa Bridge Wairangi Whangarata Voters' permits Total 1,870 2,139 i 2,461 Number of valid votes re& )rded, 4 ,364. THAMES. Courthouse, No. 1 Courthouse, No. 2 Courthouse, No. 3 Central Hall, No. 1 Central Hall, No. 2 Schoolhouse, Parawai .. Schoolhouse, Eolleston Street - .. Schoolhouse, Tararu Schoolhouse, Waiomo Schoolhouse, Tapu Schoolhouse, Wilson's Bay Coromandel, No. 1 Coromandel, No. 2 Driving Creek Cabbage Bay Guratown Kennedy Bay .. Kuaotunu Mercury Bay Port Charles Tereranga Whangapoua .. Tbkatea Moehau 170 97 105 167 97 70 125 100 16 31 19 94 53 48 31 41 7 54 135 12 3 3 8 16 172 109 108 263 149 144 140 136 11 23 4 129 49 54 29 26 192 123 124 285 169 178 152 165 13 24 4 159 62 61 32 32 1 26 80 3 8 12 9 4 20 69 1 7 11 6 5

Polling-places. H Reduction. No License. Owera Waitakararu . . Turua Kopu Matatoke Puriri Omahu Hikutaia Neavesville Kaueranga Table Mountain Broken Hill Upper Landing, Tairua Tairua Whangamata .. Kopawai Stony Creek Champion Mines, Neavesville Brunton'e Shanty, Otamakitai .. 16 7 34 43 20 44 Lβ 54 31 31 17 32 82 52 13 27 36 9 12 3 3 27 35 29 71 34 24 Hi 12 10 32 15 34 5 9 8 13 2 8 5 26 43 35 78 35 35 14 16 14 39 21 33 7 15 14 17 4 Total 2,077 2,047 i 2,377 Number of valid votes reoi >rded, 4 t,508. OHINEMUI ,1. Waihi Waihi East Paeroa Komata Netherton Hikutaia Waitekauri Waikino Karangahakp . . Mackaytown .. Tahuna Kerepehi Waikaka Ngarua Mangaiti Elston Maratoto Wharekerau ponga Komata North Waitawheta 593 198 350 108 31 13 43 223 288 53 24 Iβ 9 4 26 8 9 13 11 15 1,143 196 267 44 16 4 30 267 215 45 14 6 3 1 25 7 5 4 13 5 1,57J .31: 40: 6! 2' 61 391 300 67 17 id 23 1( • Total 2,035 i I 2,310 3,34fi Number of valid votes red >rded, 5 i,408. WAIKATO. Hamilton Waikato Hospital Claudelande, Paltridge's Store Hamilton East Frankton Junction Te Rapa Horotiu Ngaruawahia Taupiri Huntly Manga wara Hukanui Rototuna Newstead Eureka Tauwhare Tamahere Matangi Hautapu Pukerimu Roto-o-rangi 535 16 51 207 111 22 16 128 75 302 14 31 34 19 29 25 53 28 29 28 20 542 28 86 157 129 31 38 152 56 231 23 35 31 24 19 11 28 39 27 32 12 680 4(1 103 197 162 52 43 187 59 246 33 51 45 34 24 26 47 48 50 50 18

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LOCAL-OPTION POLL— continued.

WAIKATO— continued.

TAURANGA— continued.

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Polling-places. .J 8 Reduca § tion. lA No License. 'ukekura 'c Awamutu .. kiUikihi lairini •haupo 'aterangi 'irongia 'e Rore larapepe Laramu tfukuhla 'uhikaramea .. Vhatawhata .. 'e Kowhai taglan Vaitetuna 'e Uku 'e Mata luapuke langapiko absent voters 31 209 110 30 190 28 58 22 18 27 21 25 13 70 20 101 15 17 55 14 12 17 31 209 110 30 190 28 58 22 18 27 21 25 13 70 20 101 15 17 55 14 12 17 65 149 36 30 64 27 36 21 18 13 36 9 12 20 44 77 13 12 42 11 14 17 67 174 63 42 76 41 50 26 26 16 36 18 21 31 52 85 18 20 57 13 25 19 Total 2,876 2,876 2,497 3,177 Number of valid votes rec< jrded, 6 ■ded, C 6,066. TAURANG I. Aongatete Athenree Arahiwi Cambridge, A to L Cambridge, M to Z Cambridge West Cambridge Sanatorium Cashmore's Sawmill Gordon Greerton Hautapu Hinuera Karapiro Kaimai Katikati Kawa Kiwitahi Lickfield Manawaru Maketu Matamata Maungatautari Morrinsville Maraeroa Ngatira Okoroire Oropi Otumoetai Paengaroa Papamoa Parawora Pokuru Putaruru Pongakawa Shaf tesbury Tamaki Sawmill Tauranga, A to L Tauranga, M to Z Tautari Te Aroha Te Aroha West Te Puna Te Puke, No. 2 Road Te Puke .. .. • Te Puna Point Tirau Te Waetu Waharoa 20 4 18 192 187 47 19 8 22 48 32 44 26 10 69 8 17 12 36 27 111 23 122 10 3 44 11 31 31 12 21 12 43 21 6 8 160 125 6 240 15 9 14 120 11 66 16 28 9 9 ! 7 188 180 78 13 7 19 28 41 20 21 1 45 21 7 20 43 7 90 10 167 8 9 27 16 14 27 7 15 6 47 44 17 4 176 149 6 232 36 19 17 133 17 32 13 49 i 16 11 8 212 205 90 15 13 19 49 46 28 35 4 61 25 10 21 58 13 129 20 193 7 9 35 19 21 34 8 23 11 52 47 17 4 204 156 6 264 56 26 23 164 19 43 20 55 16 11 8 212 205 90 15 13 19 49 46 28 35 4 61 25 10 21 58 13 129 20 193 7 9 35 19 21 34 8 23 11 52 47 17 4 204 156 6 264 56 26 23 164 19 43 20 55

Polling-places. i . S 8 Reduc- No a g tion. License. 8 I Waihou WaioTongomai Waitoa Walton Waotu 73 73 23 29 48 53 14 21 11 6 99 35 72 22 7 Total 2,334 2,332 ordedl 5,218. 2,839 Number of valid votes recc BAY OF PLE: ;NTY. Atiamuri Arero Beckshaven .. .. ... Ihungia Kutarere Kahukura Kanakanae Lavenham Maraeroa-Oturoa Matata Mamaku Mokai Murupara Maraetai Matahanea Mangatokerau Mangatu .. Matawai Motu Ngawaro Ohiwa Opotiki Temperance Hall Opotiki Courthouse Oranui Otarere .. • (Mara Opouriao Okitu Ormond Port Awanui Rangitaiki Raukokore Rotoma Rotorua Rakauroa Rakauroa (Korte's homestead) . . Taneatua ... Taupo Tuparoa Tuarua Tolago Bay Tokomaru Bay Toatoa Te Kaha To Teko Te Araroa Te Karaka Te Puia Waimana Waingarara Waiotapu Whakatane Whangaparaoa Waihuka Waimata (Holden's) Waimata Valley Waiohika Waipiro Bay Whakarau Whangara Wharekopae .. Whatatutu Wheturau Wigan Willow Crossing .. Absent voters 13 11 7 33 5 18 3 33 15 9 8 12 7 16 9 19 3 35 32 78 57 38 20 19 1 13 2 7 3 14 5 14 1 17 8 44 20 10 6 11 7 172 151 217 149 10 7 6 5 8 7 25 15 51 II 119 59 63 9 5 1 4 5 12 2 546 290 25 17 4 3 62 46 42 8 78 20 20 3 112 43 61 28 13 5 5 2 22 3 62 12 151 78 20 1 23 25 6 5 31 1 69 48 11 3 27 16 5 8 28 8 18 18 77 20 14 17 36 10 9 5 97 21 37 29 11 18 30 8 7 1 12 20 9 30 6 22 18 9 10 71 36 4 12 4 12 7 16 52 8 12 201 219 (i 12 15 26 22 109 10 4 7 6 378 15 11 86 13 39 17 61 41 14 3 4 19 138 5 37 11 4 67 1 19 13 24 38. 38 19 22 8 42 1 24 42 7 Total 2,922 1,452 2,269 Number of valid votes rec ;orded, 5,282.

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LOCAL-OPTION POLL— continued.

GISBORNE.

HAWKE'S BAY— continued.

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Pnlling-placee. p Reduction. No License. Tahunga Ruakituri (Mills) Tβ Aioha Wharer&ta Ruakituri (Penty's) Waingakc Tβ llapara ... Wahanui Mangapouki Mangapapa Kaiti Marumaru Makauri Matawhero Mohaka Patutahi Opoutama Tarawera Pohui Wairoa (Courthouse) Morere Qisbome (Masonic Hall) 8 10 21 10 7 5 I 14 10 I 22 2 25 li 122 67 14 7 10 3 73 147 86 97 18 9 54 54 106 81 39 17 85 94 17 11 14 1 24 223 ' 95 42 18 387 326 6 2 71 92 523 427 88 85 314 358 24 14 3 3 36 23 43 5 7 12 6 6 65 63 319 400 10 6 76 32 11 32 12 22 4 43 11 43 3 38 9 14 5 15 17 11 8 12 27 100 12 4 182 129 24 69 120 27 144 27 2 r> 150 28 406 21 121 553 124 468 23 5 40 10 18 6 97 488 4 70 3 19 11 29 8 26 12 Tarewa Wairoa (School) Gisborne (His Majesty's Theatre) Waerengaahika Gisborne (Garrison Hall) Wacrengaokiiri Kokako Nuhaka Tahora Hangaroa Tuhara Te Arai Gisborne (Whinray's Hall) Hangaroa (Palmer's) Frasertown Paparatu Tongoio Ohuka Tiniroto Waikare Maraetaha Mangaone Valley Total 3,205 2,647 3,675 Number of valid votes re< ;orded, 7,036. HAWKE'S Bi VY. Borough Counoil Chambers District School Ferro-concrete Buildings Mahora School Havelock School Mangateretere School Hill's Shed, Fernhill Elsthorpe School Patoka School.. Pohui School .. Rissington School Kaikora School Tarawera School Paki[)aki School Maraokakaho School Patangata School Puketitiri School * Wairnarama School Kereru (Anderson's Shed) Kuripapango Mangawhare (Waterhouse's Shed) Kairakau Eskdale Te Aute Gwavas Anaroa 508 261 372 208 621 261 104 44 197 159 89 41 44 15 47 18 13 1 29 10 11 12 90 84 2 2 51 18 97 36 41 7 33 16 16 4 32 9 13 1 14 ■ 3 23 8 52 36 58 44 8 6 17 11 432 345 456 70 241 71 21 48 10 35 20 114 2 37 62 12 32 7 13 3 10 15 76 63 21 23

Polling-plaoes. p Reduction. Reduction. No License. Tomoana Waipawa Courthouse Waipawa School Whanawhana Clive Grange Beach Argyll East Absent voters 70 221 116 21 20 14 7 30 84 01 5 9 7 II) 51 139 10 9 12 15 10 Total .. .. ! 3.050 1,501 2.485 Numbers of valid votes reci orded, J 5,863. NAPIER. Borough Council Offices Courthouse Hastings Street School Recreation Grounds Marist Brothers' School Port Ahuriri West Shore Thompson Road Grammar School Park Racecourse Taradale Papakura Meeanee Awatoto Clive Milton Road Shakespeare Boardinghouse Omahu Puketapu Parke Island Absent voters 509 443 345 193 107 385 110 46 105 139 182 48 103 42 112 242 89 30 54 32 36 320 304 280 173 162 244 106 51 137 91 130 25 39 20 77 238 87 7 47 11 32 356 351 334 209 172 304 121 50 149 131 1 53 38 46 32 95 269 88 14 57 11 37 Total Number of valid votes reo( 3,412 orded, 0 2,561 3,017 1,827. WAIPAWA Takapau South Makaretu Hatuma Waipukurau Tamumu Omakare Waipawa (Coe's) Lindsay Ongaonga Ashley-Clinton Makaretu Tikokino Whakarara Blackburn Wanstead Dannevirke Courthouse.. Dannevirke North School Dannevirke South School Tamaki Umutaoroa (Edgar's) Mangatera Tipapakuku Umutaoroa Matamau Makohuku Ormondvillo Whetukura Mangapuaka Norsewood Ngamoko Absent voters 116 14 28 277 16 26 41 9 101 30 33 05 31 33 29 510 84 139 7 13 65 36 49 59 133 07 30 8 111 18 12 94 11 40 182 5 12 27 14 67 22 55 106 20 21 6 404 129 129 11 11 38 38 33 70 90 70 20 7 145 26 37 131 11 51 218 14 19 37 27 91 36 74 135 27 30 11 590 168 183 11 18 52 53 45 87 136 111 45 15 219 39 40 Total Number of valid votes red 2,190 1,946 2,724 jrded, 4 1,911.

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PAHIATUA.

MASTERTON— continued.

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LOCAL-OPTION POLL— continued.

Polling-places. Reduction. No License. Woodville Pahiatua Kuraeroa Makuri Ngaturi Weber Ballance Mangaramarama Woodlands Road MaharaUara Coonoor Kohinui Aohanga Maku Kiritaki Waione Porangahau Herbcrtville Akitio Mangakao Mangatima Scarborough Wimbledon Rakauuui Hopelands Ti-tree Point .. Mangahei Makomako Papatawa Waipatiki Horoeka Ngapaeruru Pongaroa Mangititi Matahiwi Wallingford Mangatainoka Makairo Waitahora Rangitane Mangapuaka Waikereru Korora Absent voters 327 337 60 32 13 45 40 9 14 33 17 28 15 2 20 23 69 24 26 7 5 25 26 37 16 25 7 24 29 10 41 23 73 35 20 21 117 11 23 30 11 32 9 5 285 349 20 28 27 14 33 11 51 15 1 18 5 10 32 15 17 13 14 12 6 40 10 8 9 21 15 33 24 14 10 9 38 8 8 3 76 5 8 17 10 15 4 12 430 470 42 45 33 41 55 24 69 29 9 27 9 19 54 19 5!) 38 21 16 Iβ 75 30 15 18 31 32 50 42 23 31 32 98 14 19 4 126 12 23 44 18 21 9 16 Total 1,796 1,373 2,308 Number of valid votes reci orded, '. 4,164. MASTERTON. Masterton Kuripuni Lansdowne Railway Eketahuna Konini Nirealia Alfredton Mauriceville East Hukanui 838 145 67 64 231 42 24 78 56 65 25 5 25 10 15 21 68 16 20 22 12 29 24 13 11 24 16 11 1,034 220 125 107 212 33 41 48 70 24 34 9 33 56 48 24 23 13 33 32 22 37 12 13 18 13 IS 31 1,276 252 150 129 270 59 68 65 83 49 59 13 41 74 51 39 34 32 37 48 33 46 15 14 25 29 22 39 Newman . . Makuri Kaitawa Mauriceville West Hastwells Rongomai Hamua Rongokokako . . Mangamahoe .. Dreyerton Ihuraua Kaiparoro Atea .. Saunders Tane Mangamaire To Rangitumau Wangaehu . ,

Polling-places. lleduction. No License. Kakariki Waterfalls Tawataia Pleokville Mariraa Hineraoa Haunui Putara Opaki Pori .. .. .. ■ Absent voters 25 21 8 3 10 6 10 11 22 4 12 20 17 11 11 16 3 7 11 22 1 33 25 18 17 24 33 (i (i 22 34 9 38 Total 2,109 2,530 3,290 Number of valid votes rei iorded, 5,423. » WA1RARAPA Carterton Greytown Featherston Martinborough Dalefield Waihakeke Waingawa West Taratahi Kahautara Kaiwaiwai Morrison's Bush Pirinoa Te Wharau Whareama Te Whiti Ponatahi Cross Creek Gladstone Taueru Flat Point Stronvar Otahuao Glenburn Hinakura Waipawa Te Awaite White Rock Kaiwhata Admiral Run Longbush Dyerville Whakataki Te Nui Bideford Fernridge Kaituna Mikimiki Grassondale Mataikuna 478 260 306 246 57 33 24 38 36 41 41 62 45 49 11 25 34 58 72 3 6 10 15 45 21 24 13 14 12 17 28 7 52 18 70 20 18 15 ]f> 606 209 133 119 77 23 43 I!) 14 14 20 23 21 26 26 15 22 48 42 6 3 13 2 13 8 7 4 16 12 14 20 14 30 33 90 11 18 6 2 759 307 251 228 101 34 44 31 38 22 45 39 34 43 38 22 44 69 76 6 5 18 5 41 17 5 14 22 17 22 49 17 66 58 147 20 36 13 7 Total 2,335 1,828 2,810 Number of valid votes rec :orded, 5,101. TAUMARUNU _, Waitara Brixton Huirangi Sentry Hill Tikorangi Onaero Urenui Okoke Uruti Pukearuhe Tongaporutu .. Okau Makarakia Waitaanga 218 38 11 30 45 13 59 3 39 1 16 22 :i 3 198 16 21 20 11 9 34 4 16 2 14 6 9 273 29 24 12 53 11 42 12 37 6 8 15 9 4

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LOCAL-OPTION POLL— continued.

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TAUMARUNUI— continued.

Polling-places. ji Reduction. No License. Eltham Ararata Auroa 1 Awatuna Brecon Road Cardiff Kaponga Kapuni Kahui Mangahume Matapu Mahoe Mangatoki Frazer Road .. Meremere Mangamingi Mata Ngaire Opua Opunake Otakeho Omona Oaonui Pihama Pungarehu Rahotn Riverlea Rowan Rawhitiroa .. .. Skeet Road Tβ Kiri Te Roti Well's Barn .. Moeawatea 440 433 16 18 49 41 69 44 11 30 34 49 149 97 58 55 23 10 11 11 49 ■ 52 19 44 85 66 21 21 1 25 20 11 4 29 73 104 10 Iβ 159 86 79 73 23 2 80 23 76 47 31 26 101 46 43 39 19 19 26 18 33 45 52 21 34 34 39 54 10 3 580 32 73 68 41 87 151 87 * 15 31 74 81 109 31 27 34 34 143 23 172 103 9 43 83 49 95 62 30 38 70 34 63 87 7 Total 1,927 1,692 2,666 Number of valid votes rec >rded, 4,672. taranak: L. New Plymouth (Theatre Royal) .. Devon Street East South Road Fitzroy Vogeltown Moturoa Omata Hurf ord Road Koru Lepperton Tataraimaka Okato Punilio Prankley Road Upper Carrington Road Carrington Road Kaimiro Egmont Village Upper Kent Road Albert Road Lower Kent Road Lower Mangorei Upper Mangorei Waiongona Hursthouse Road Bell Block Egmont Road Warea Road . . Warea King and Upland Roads Oakura Westown Absent voters 969 278 136 107 40 96 53 17 29 31 15 90 11 26 11 12 26 57 16 15 23 23 16 21 12 47 15 8 42 16 36 31 29 812 322 120 108 80 27 38 12 5 32 23 54 17 38 13 20 16 47 22 7 18 27 19 15 12 36 26 10 30 24 16 65 16 994 383 159 136 96 42 82 19 17 58 35 88 31 57 12 27 26 93 26 12 27 45 26 20 14 59 54 14 52 40 35 77 16 Total 2,354 2,127 2,852 Number of valid votes rec< >rded, 5 i,237.

Polling-places. $8 Reduction. No License. Tongaporutu Ferry Taumarunui .. Waitangi, Raurau Matapuna Piriaka Oio .. Matiere Mangaroa Tatu Nihoniho Toroto Road . . Kakahi Otangawai Tokiriraa Puketotara Kiritehere Mokau Mokau River Maryville Awakino Mahoonui Paemako Mairoa Aria Piopio Te Kuiti Mangapeehi Tiroa Manunui 10 107 ' 29 29 H19 fill 533 43 B 11 114 13 12 11 7 29 6 13 27 24 32 13 48 7 120 31 14 63 15 10 7 6 57 6 9 4 1 22 23 6 13 6 15 20 6 6 6 2 1 12 4 5 12 8 85 15 4 27 16 6 4 5 1 3 20 14 1 7 3 5 7 90 8 14 il 31 36 7 23 9 21 25 16 9 9 12 2 4 30 5 15 18 32 14 116 18 3 45 22 7 6 5 2 1 26 18 7 9 2 6 3 22 49 3 3 6 18 4 10 4 7 Ongarue Poro-o-taroa .. Mangaohe Kakapuku Waitetuna Te Mata Kawhia 11 5 37 28 23 7 3 11 1 34 88 8 11 7 11 18 6 15 4 8 1 4 24 24 14 158 80 •51 124 14 26 2 103 7 54 14 16 16 37 2 13. 9 3 8 7 3 Te-rau-a-moa Oparau Hauturu Te Awaroa Te Anga Te Maika Kinohaku Otorohanga Hangitiki Waitomo ... 16 38 3 6 3 13 1 8 2 2 Ngapaenga Budden's Mangaotaki Waiharakeke Tokaanu Ratanui Nukurahake Jerusalem Pipiriki Karioi Kaitieke Mangaturoa Ohakune Hall Ohakune Station Raurimu Riictiln Waiouru Orautoha Caverhills Horopito Ore-ore Rangataua Erua Manganui-a-te-ou Waitangi Sulphur Stream Otunui Kaeaea Ruatiti Proude and Abbott's Puketarata Johnston's Absent voters 3 7 6 6 1 46 28 17 63 8 6 5 10 4 3 4 7 3 9 9 16 98 62 33 107 11 8 7 24 4 31 8 4 10 9 3 16 3 18 10 3 4 8 5 5 1 12 I 10 5 5 Total 2,537 1,186 1,922 Number of valid votes rei lorded, 4,563.

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RANGITIKEI.

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Polling-places. P Reduc- No tion. License. Manaia Inaha Okaiawa Normanby Hawera (Courthouse) Hawera (Odd Fellows' Hall) Meremere Mokoia Whakamara Manutahi Alton Hurleyville Kakaramea Patea Whenuakura .. Waverley Waitotara Moumahaki Kohi Maxwelltown Kai Iwi Westmere Brunswick Ngamatapouri Rapanui Opaku Te Tuhi Te Korito Tokomaru East 181 26 60 86 615 180 24 32 34 30 60 30 41 271 36 244 83 43 29 39 57 22 20 30 12 18 8 9 6 94 38 54 150 659 324 18 29 12 19 45 23 41 181 16 188 39 23 17 34 12 22 20 14 6 11 1 1 6 122 65 09 184 675 368 20 41 20 39 23 25 74 230 32 267 74 42 31 47 28 44 38 20 10 17 4 3 9 Total 2,326 orded, 4 2,097 4,970. 2,621 Number of valid votes reci STRATF01 iU. Stratford Bird Road Brewer Road Denbigh Road Douglas Dudley Road Durham Road Huiakama Huiroa Inglewood Kahouri Bridge Kaimata Kaimiro Kohuratahi Kohuratahi Road Matau Midhirst Mohakau Road Moki Road Norfolk Road Pembroke Road Pohakura Pukengahu Puniwhakau Purangi .. ■ ■ . Ratapiko Raupuha Salisbury Road Stanley Road .. Strathmore Tahora Tahunaroa Road Tarata Tariki Toko Tututawa Waipuku Waitui Whangamomona Wortley Road 564 18 23 7 31 20 31 32 50 371 14 47 15 27 5 20 118 61 7 44 16 11 14 18 12 48 9 16 33 52 9 16 47 87 95 17 26 11 89 19 516 14 3 18 23 12 3 12 29 255 30 22 11 12 2 9 94 22 2 9 10 8 7 10 14 9 18 26 41 13 6 4 Iβ 68 79 12 16 14 17 16 679 23 12 28 35 22 13 19 54 393 41 44 l> 22 4 Zβ 147 50 3 18 20 11 13 18 24 24 32 38 58 29 14 8 43 113 155 22 19 26 39 30 Total Number of valid votes rec 2,150 1,502 :,587. 2,386 )rded, 4

Polling-places. l> Reduction. No License. Hunterville Aberfeldie Awarua Bell's Junction Bennett's Siding Eastbrooke .. .. .. Fordell Hale's Track .. Kawaka Koeke Kakatihi Ka.uangaroa Kawhatau, Upper Kawhatau, Lower Long Acre Valley Manui Manga weka Moawhango Marybank Mangamahu Mangaonoho .. Mangahoe Road ;i Mataroa Ngawaka Otairi Okoia Ohingaiti Pukeokahu Poukiore Pohonui Polgreen's Corner Rata Rangiwaea Ruanui Ruahine Silverhope Torere Taoroa Turangarere Railway-station Turangarere School Toi Toi Tanakira Te Kapua Block Taihape Utiku Upokongaro Upper Turakina Valley Wairepo Wainui Wangaehu Wakelin's Winiata Absent voters 207 8 17 29 46 70 98 7 4 30 27 8 46 29 2 18 170 37 33 43 33 22 62 24 32 19 66 19 30 18 35 39 12 18 30 44 41 34 46 14 20 7 24 450 127 57 15 20 21 24 37 32 18 94 4 6 13 55 33 2 2 5 4 5 1 6 8 1 67 3 13 11 6 5 14 5 6 41 32 3 3 7 22 25 194 14 3 17 25 88 59 5 6 23 8 19 8 16 19 15 132 16 33 22 12 13 41 12 20 70 56 18 11 9 27 42 2 5 27 34 55 33 24 16 10 4 8 240 84 43 10 10 11 39 i 14 35 16 1 13 15 20 12 15 5 7 3 3 150 37 16 4 5 6 20 7 20 8 Total 2,419 869 1,773 Number of valid votes rei ;orded, 4,251. WANGANUI. 362 335 302 375 184 226 167 128 146 124 78 149 59 147 64 51 30 Drill-hall, A-C. Drill-hall, D-H Drill-hall, I-M Drill-hall, N-S Drill-hall, T-Z Liverpool Street, A-L Liverpool Street, M-Z Masonic Hall Aramoho, A-L Aramoho, M-Z Eastbrook Taylorville Gonville Castlecliff Mosstown St. John'a Absent voters 303 250 225 227 134 239 204 68 105 83 92 134 76 61 63 89 58 429 373 363 337 212 317 264 113 145 152 151 19& 114 121 85 141 39 Total 2,927 2,411 3,552 Number of valid votes rec orded, f. 5,550.

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Polling-places. I 1 Reduction. No License. Clydesdale Hall Foxton Glen Oroua Greatford Himatangi Kairanga Kauangaroa Lower Aorangi Mount View Mokohau Marton Newbury Oroua Bridge Parewanui Rongotea Sanson Taikorea Taonui Turakina Upper Tutaenui Wangaehu 13 420 38 39 47 20 16 16 26 17 591 54 42 42 145 137 23 27 62 51 19 15 198 27 16 24 22 3 2 19 17 442 29 33 10 162 97 15 21 55 52 1 18 345 37 29 20 23 6 11 19 27 680 43 61 21 197 143 26 43 .121 75 12 Total 2,200 1,527 2,379 Number of valid votes re< 3orded, 4,697. OTAKI. Otaki .. .. Porirua Plimmerton Pahautanui Paekakariki Paraparaumu Waikanae Reikorangi Te Horo Mangaone Otaki Gorge Manakau Ohau Muhunoa Levin Koputaroa Kereru Shannon Mirinui Tokomaru Linton Hilltop Tiritea Jackeytown Broad and Reeves' Mill Foxton Moutoa 241 I 84 18 99 51 57 70 30 21 Iβ 22 99 39 11 404 51 19 187 38 89 60 23 30 50 28 20' 24 I 174 60 18 60 15 47 50 13 28 6 6 77 43 16 471 34 17 135 27 41 19 6 13 21 4 20 9 230 78 31 64 30 48 67 32 41 12 13 89 51 21 602 58 28 207 43 87 57 10 21 44 8 25 16 Total 1,881 I >rded, 3 I 1,430 2,013 Number of valid votes rea !,956. HUTT. 897 531 42 32 765 75 41 86 79 44 38 34 135 25 13 Petone Petone School Maungaraki Belmont Hutt.. Muritai Wainuiomata .. Epuni Taita.. Silverstream .. .. Trentham Wallaceville Upper Hutt Kaitoke Akatarawa 824 268 43 35 642 73 16 56 69 61 52 39 152 24 23 1110 617 52 42 975 87 44 117 101 67 52 59 222 30 15 Total... 2,377 2,837 3,590 Number of valid votes rea orded, ( 6,036

Polling-places. P Reduction. No License. Drill-hall, A-G, Feilding Drill-hall, H-O, Feilding Drill-hall, P-Z, Feilding Feilding (High School) Feilding, (Lytton Street) Halcombe Makino Stanway Cheltenham Waituna West Beaconsfield Sandon Block Rewa Pakihikura Orangipongo Kiwitea Kimbolton Rangiwahia Peep-o'-day Colyton Aritika Ashhurst Pohangina Awahou Komako Apiti Umutoi Table Flat Coal Creek Hinau 237 287 286 72 66 146 51 52 61 57 32 19 20 25 4 58 135 88 13 44 38 115 22 12 32 107 10 14 12 17 19 11 47 20 16 14 18 11 36 10 27 149 125 177 110 74 89 18 17 32 35 19 17 18 8 7 18 77 43 5 71 7 104 33 11 8 110 12 20 3 4 4 4 18 9 3 19 8 2 54 3 14 199 172 225 138 81 162 41 38 63 54 39 25 30 25 10 28 129 62 15 99 13 158 53 25 16 145 21 25 13 10 9 5 29 21 15 31 14 7 94 9 43 Tapuae Main South Road Raumai Utuwai Piripiri Waiata Hiwinui Spur Road Bunnythorpe Livingstone Absent voters Total 2,361 iorded, 1,559 2,391 Number of valid votes re< 4,776. PALMERSTO: i>. Zealandia Hall, Booth 1 Zealandia Hall, Booth 2 Zealandia Hall, Booth 3 Zealandia Hall, Booth 4 Zealandia Hall, Booth 5 Campbell Street, Booth 1 Campbell Street, Booth 2 College Street, Booth 1.. College Street, Booth 2.. Terrace End, Booth 1 .. Terrace End, Booth 2 .. Fritz Street .. Foxton Ling Hokowhitu Longburn Kairanga Road, Bunnythorpe Kelvin Grove Bunnythorpe Stony Creek Ashhurst Fitzherbert East 296 336 346 318 120 160 150 91 76 108 147 96 158 71 91 36 41 36 41 23 45 204 169 109 177 51 128 88 77 55 123 81 66 102 35 54 10 24 23 38 9 22 296 262 238 275 86 179 134 94 68 194 112 96 145 43 85 18 38 46 59 16 46 Total 2,786 1,705 2,530 Number of valid votes ret iorded, 5,460. MANAWATU. Awahuri Awahuri Road Bull's Carnarvon 86 45 193 31 46 61 138 22 81 86 224 31

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WELLINGTON SUBURBS.

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Polling-places. l> Reduction. No License. Drill-shed, No. 1 Drill-shed, No. 2 Drill-shed, No. 3 Drill-shed, No. 4 Bethune and Co's Mart.. Bethune and Co's Mart, No. "6 .. Fire Brigade Station (Central Terrace) Levien and Shallcrass's Mart, No. 8 Levien and Shallcrass's Mart, No. 9 Mission Hall, Herbert Street, No. 10 Mission Hall, Herbert Street, No. 11 Sailor's Rest, Customhouse Quay, No. 12 Sailor's Rest, Customhouse Quay, No. 13 Sydney Street, No. 14 .. Sydney Street, No. 15 .. Sydney Street, No. 16 .. Sydney Street, No. 17 .. Tinakori Road Shortt's Auction Mart, No. 19 .. Shortt's Auction Mart, No. 20 . . Cuba Street, No. 21 Cuba Street, No. 22 .. Cuba Street, No. 23 Molesworth Street Skating Rink, No. 1 Skating Rink, No. 2 Skating Rink, No. 3 .. Skating Rink, No. 4 .. Alexandra Hall, No. 5 .. Alexandra Hall, No. 6 .. Willis Street, No. 7 Willis Street, No. 8 Ghuznee Street, No. 9 .. Ghuznee Street, No. 10 Taranaki Street, No. 11 Taranaki Street, No. 12 Taranaki Street, No, 13 Taranaki Street, No. 14 Aro Street, No. 15 Aro Street, No. 16 Manners Street, No. 17.. Manners Street, No. 18.. Clyde Quay, No. 1 Clyde Quay, No. 2 Clyde Quay, No. 3 Clyde Quay, No. 4 Tory Street Hataitai Congregational Schoolroom, No. 7 Congregational Schoolroom, No. 8 Kent Terrace, No. 9 Kent Terrace, No. 10 .. Kent Terrace, No. 11.. St. Mark's School, No. 12 St. Mark's School, No. 13 St. Mark's School, No. 14 Roseneath Adelaide Road, No. 16 .. Adelaide Road, No. 17.. 96 94 47 49 136 138 55 184 170 42 55 65 1 264 353 237 220 234 163 114 27 a6 39 268 214 224 164 172 121 113 105 T19 128 131 162 120 19 27 137 118 103 111 184 215 170 99 231 43 107 01 194 147 156 111 105 64 72 195 193 93 53 42 51 132 117 203 115 124 44 46 36 1 175 198 178 156 229 126 127 45 28 32 305 193 162 126 126 143 98 164 234 150 137 157 98 39 37 125 116 75 82 261 300 245 169 217 101 200 213 309 264 207 158 133 62 146 222 216 107 60 51 63 141 134 244 136 158 50 53 60 1 231 261 249 209 296 141 145 48 35 38 352 210 185 165 153 168 107 183 246 183 157 172 110 39 39 135 132 99 102 319 368 314 206 296 119 239 245 359 321 240 193 150 76 173 253 255 Total 7,847 8,341 9,974 Number of valid votes reci >rded, 1 8,511 WELLINGTON SO UTH. Newtown St. Thomas' Hall Constable Street Berhampore Wallace Street Mount Cook Wordsworth Street Brooklyn Vogeltown 382 455 200 18 268 385 213 299 21, 653 605 431 31 424 457 310 509 46 763 699 482 35 481 557 375 606 56 Total.. 2,241 J orded, f I J 3,466 4,054 Number of valid votes rec( 3,381

Polling-places. I* Reduction. No License, Mansfield Street, No. 1 .. Mansfield Street, No. 2 .. Kilbirnie School Kilbirnie, No. 1 Kilbirnie Hall, No. 2 .. Miramar Worser Bay Seatoun Maranui Island Bay Palm Grove South Road Makara South Karori Karori Hall Karori School Karori North Kelburne Extension (Tunnel) Northland Tinakori Road Goldie's Brae Wadestown Kaiwarra Ngahauranga Ngaio (Crofton) Khandallah Johnsonville .. Newlands Ohariu Tawa Flat Reuben Avenue Extension (Brooklyn) Absent voters Seamen's rights 138 110 119 133 169 90 45 45 43 182 100 110 31 11 56 43 61 94 51 120 13 107 152 106 28 69 135 21 21 28 7 229 169 157 195 169 89 65 52 29 309 I 210 307 22 11 68 83 98 153 63 128 29 152 146 37 78 109 221 21 15 35 27 274 196 187 236 227 126 92 75 43 339 230 348 32 11 83 115 113 188 83 159 32 203 184 44 96 135 291 31 40 49 35 9 1 31 1 37 Total 2,448 3,508 4,334 Number of valid votes rec jrded, fl (,879. NELSON. Odd Fellows' Hall Provincial Hall Wood Sunday School Brook Street Collingwood Street Hampden Street The Port Clifton Terrace Hillside Happy Valley Whangamoa Carluke Flat Creek Pelorus Valley Canvastown Deep Creek Stoke Richmond Ranzau Appleby Hope .. • • • • Aniseed Valley Wangarae (Croixelles) Wairangi Waikawa Bay French Pass Admiralty Bay Waitai (D'Urville Island) Stephen Island .. ■ • • Wakatahuri Bulwer Elaine Bay Brightlands Manaroa Crail Bay Homewood North-west Bay Nydia Bay 535 416 100 149 239 126 220 20 23 48 11 66 18 3 61 24 120 143 54 40 58 12 8 9 9 17 7 12 4 18 10 9 6 11 8 11 12 30 591 523 109 127 242 230 171 47 30 27 3 39 16 31 5 122 179 55 5 31 1 5 3 2 11 616 532 117 144 259 249 178 49 33 22 14 44 18 6 43 9 125 206 58 6 28 1 8 4 9 12 3 3 1 1 2 1 6 2 2 2 7 7 6 4 18 5 2 8

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Polling-placea. I 8 Reduce 5 tion. 8 No License. Whatanihi Kaiuma Mahau St. Omer The Portage Waitaria Kenepuru Head Absent voters and seamen 3 19 5 11 13 8 13 33 1 2 3 3 4 35 7 11 7 6 6 7 7 33 Total 2,772 2,681 2,926 Number of valid votes reci )rded, 6 5,894. MOTUEKA. 148 67 29 69 20 58 78 39 10 42 19 4 41 21 9 45 51 53 4 40 30 14 4 17 22 75 8 20 20 34 13 25 23 31 56 3 121 4 56 65 26 6 24 11 13 20 5 21 20 3 1 Motueka Brightwater Spring Grove .. Wakefield Wai-iti Belgrove Dovedale Motupiko Upper Motupiko Stanley Brook Sherry River Baton Ngatimoti Pangatotara Pokororo Lower Moutere Riwaka Brooklyn Sandy Bay Karamea Promised Land Kongahu Wangapeka Tadmor Central Moutere Seddonville Tophouse Appleby Waimea West Upper Moutere Awaiti Long Plain Uruwhenua East Takaka Motupipi Puramahoi Takaka Waiangaro Collingwood Rockville Bainliam Ferntown Pakawau Puponga Parapara Mangarakau Golden Ridge Upper Takaka Kiwi Hope Valley Absent voters 187 87 30 103 28 64 42 25 6 15 14 17 32 16 28 26 94 46 21 30 8 19 19 63 10 34 11 31 38 117 7 9 8 25 34 11 119 28 45 40 44 7 30 14 12 19 18 17 25 4 1 121 68 30 59 19 48 68 26 5 35 17 4 38 12 8 44 39 41 2 18 21 8 4 17 18 49 4 19 19 35 7 17 5 20 19 1 82 5 38 31 24 (i 14 9 11 14 2 15 18 2 1 Total 1,778 1,237 1,638 Number of valid votes ree< orded, !: S.500. BULLER. Capleston Murohison Lyell Birchfield 45 111 26 32 23 59 24 25 38 78 38 45

Polling-places. Is Reduction. No License. Denniston School Granity Fairdown Addison's Ngakawau Carter's Junction Millerton Donniston Volunteer Hall Braeburn Warwick Junction Reef ton Cronadon Burnett's Face Matiri Owen Junction Newton Flat .. Mangitina Mid Maruia Mine Creek Brighton Charleston Nine-mile Beach Waimangaroa Three-channel Flat Inangahua Junction Crushington Black's Point Grenroy Globe Mine Progress Junction Nine-mile Ferry Berlin's Cape Foulwind Fern Flat Summerlea .. * Westport Courthouse, A-G Westport Courthouse, H-Z Westport Town Hall, A-G Westport Town Hall, H-Z Upper Palmerston Street Lower Palmerston Street 72 84 13 33 Bβ 11 109 56 8 15 50 52 85 10 30 4 25 15 17 9 60 18 64 20 42 21 43 22 44 36 15 16 44 28 46 104 123 173 114 172 214 80 93 26 24 34 30 97 48 3 8 22 15 57 5 7 13 5 3 14 6 3 26 67 2 15 27 48 5 10 6 5 9 54 2 32 140 136 225 178 188 214 109 139 5 32 56 38 161 71 5 12 46 45 85 14 2 3 7 4 31 14 18 32 88 13 22 36 79 20 34 20 9 r> 84 12 51 179 164 273 219 228 262 Total 2,406 2,113 2,927 Number of valid votes re> lorded, 5,513. GREY. Greymouth Courthouse Greymouth Town Hall Greymouth High School Greymouth.County^Chambers Old Marsden_Road"] Blaketown Karoro Paroa Rutherglen Marsden Gladstone Siding Cameron's Cobden Runanga Dunollie State Mine Seven-mile Barrytown Canoe Creek .. Kaiata .. .. ... Dobson Wallsend Taylorville Stillwater Baxter's Siding Kokiri Maori Gully .. .: Blackball Roa Soldier's Creek 421 300 300 139 7 44 104 44 14 19 9 9 183 103 122 24 13 32 20 6 26 62 46 30 24 19 9 187 33 11 213 161 206 87 15 34 20 6 15 2 9 6 123 56 61 13 3 8 5 8 23 36 75 13 3 4 2 84 9 3 277 227 285 93 27 49 22 16 18 5 9 23 155 127 116 36 8 12 10 16 35 46 98 19 f> 5 4 177 22 9

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Polling-places. .3 8 Rcducb g tion. 6 No License. Montgomery's Terrace Lower Moonlight Dpper Moonlight Ikamatua Blackwater Waiuta Mawheraiti Antonio's Flat Tawhai Reefton County Chambers Reefton Schoolhouse Reefton Broadway Merrijigs Big River Absent voters 18 21 12 53 51 44 9 9 11 200 50 126 10 38 48 3 3 6 16 9 13 3 2 2 85 53 47 1 2 43 1 (1 11 30 21 41 8 8 3 140 84 60 4 5 43 Total 3,120 1,591 2,417 Number of valid votes rei :orded, I 5,614. WESTLAND. Hokitika, A-L Hokitika, M-Z Hokitika, No. 2 Hokitika, No. 3 Westland Hospita' South Spit Okura Cook's River .. Mahitahi Bruce Bay Gillespie's Okarito Waiho Okarito Forks Waitangi Inter-Wanganui Waitaha Mikonui Donoghue's 214 180 105 180 27 26 25 7 9 12 9 18 18 8 49 32 10 9 4 223 30 90 23 41 27 58 7 117 28 30 52 83 23 60 18 35 18 18 21 40 254 80 46 15 18 20 14 10 21 57 13 8 62 6 120 110 108 89 84 6 14 6 1 5 5 4 1 2 18 5 7 4 92 6 42 44 12 10 16 130 127 107 110 13 24 11 1 2 1 7 8 9 2 13 21 6 10 4 125 12 72 60 23 10 29 2 71 13 13 31 37 8 21 6 17 10 6 10 21 122 30 24 8 17 16 3 11 14 49 15 6 31 4 48 Ross Ruatapu Rimu . . Woodstock Koiterangi Upper Kokatahi Lower Kokatahi Kanieri Forks Kanieri Blue Spur Arahura Three-mile Stafford Awatuna Goldsborough . . Callaghan's Humphrey's .. Rangiriri Mitchell's Greenstone Westbrook Kumara Dillmanstown Kumara Railway Teremakau Marsden Dunganville Arnold Noble's Granville Totara Flat . . Orwell ('reek . . Haupiri Ahaura Callaghan's Creek Nelson Creek . . 50 12 12 27 29 5 9 3 16 8 2 6 9 109 27 20 3 5 13 2 6 1 25 4 1 20 1 17

Polling-places. .5 g Reduc- | S "on. o No License. Ngahere Kamaka No Town Kokiri Kaimata Aratika Jack's Mill Marshall's Swede's Mill Te Kinga Moana Roto Mana Inchbonnie Jackson's Aicken's Otira.. Absent voters 95 46 24 15 32 5 28 5 14 4 25 2 18 10 8 1 20 8 24 12 33 6 25 17 10 4 9 9 7 1 77 47 29 19 j 87 16 18 18 7 14 19 4 18 13 13 27 12 9 2 57 22 Total i 3,206 1,344 ' ! 1 1,957 Number of valid votes rei :orded, 5,257. WAIEAU. Blenheim Courthouse Blenheim Council Chambers Grove Road Main Street Weld Street .. Springlands Grovetown Marlboroughtown Spring Creek Fairhall Omaka Renwicktown Wairau Valley Birch Hill North Bank Fabian's Valley Langleydale Onamalutu Gibson Town Okaramio Havelock Suburban Havelock Courthouse The Grove Picton 487 157 116 64 58 76 88 94 45 31 16 142 36 8 18 11 11 2 32 30 29 98 40 295 49 74 10 141 17 28 19 27 44 25 12 25 6 5 11 5 8 16 15 11 6 17 117 10 378 150 138 97 69 115 64 59 12 34 6 60 25 4 5 4 471 195 164 103 93 134 90 84 21 42 9 106 34 8 7 6 4 48 8 28 35 99 14 303 20 105 8 126 5 33 16 28 43 Iβ 3 25 2 4 2 Koromiko Tuamarina Port Underwood Seddon Seaview Blind River Grassmere (School) Grassmere (Hall) Flaxbourne Kekerangu Woodbank Richmond Brook Altarmarloch Bolton Run Upeot Molesworth Te Weka Tβ Awaite Endeavour Inlet East Bay Mahau Hikoekoea Maxwell Road Absent voters and seamen 40 5 18 26 74 1 164 26 92 7 85 1 23 15 19 21 5 15 1 1 1 1 2 6 1 2 7 6 7 5 6 1 126 23 98 20 Total 2,682 1,990 2,722 Number of valid votes reci irded, k 442,

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Polling-places. .2 8 Eeduc- No ■g g tion. License. O Amberley Ashley Balcairn Broomfield Birch Hill Cust Cooper's Creek Culvcrden Clarence Bridge Conway Flat Domett Oxford Green Hills Glen Wye Hawkswood Hannier Springs Hapuku Hundalee Hawarden Hurunui Kaikoura Kaikoura Suburbs Leithfield Loburn Loburn North Lynton Downs McKenzie Motunau Medbury Omihi Port Robinson The Peaks Rotherham Stoneyhurst Spotswood Scargill Sef ton Waikari Waiau Waipara Woodgrove Absent voters 177 51 58 36 30 162 43 73 24 28 47 109 11 9 30 78 55 22 54 29 232 35 47 43 45 10 139 29 13 38 16 28 54 24 28 29 104 123 104 34 66 8 62 50 14 31 2 91 20 35 8 4 4 132 2 1 2 16 8 1 30 8 83 15 27 80 31 6 55 14 23 21 3 i 35 3 i 18 36 81 69 72 9 1 85 73 19 39 6 116 34 56 12 6 22 165 1 4 28 19 1 39 18 140 34 43 44 45 10 92 19 30 33 7 14 51 1 36 41 127 85 111 17 35 6 Total 2,375 1,183 1,764 Number of valid votes reci arded, 4 I-.178. KAIAPOI. Kaiapoi Rangiora Papanui Fernside Southbrook Waikuku Woodend Clarkville Eyreton Ohoka Belfast (Town Hall) Belfast (School) Highstead Road Ji §'a Drain Road Harewood Road Absent voters and seamen 463 465 535 77 101 41 97 55 46 62 287 20 53 21 62 15 648 530 604 67 154 45 131 70 20 77 148 7 51 20 67 24 696 591 678 84 162 61 162 77 26 84 165 11 63 24 87 31 Total 2,400 2,663 3,002 Number of valid votes reci jrded, 0 i.410. AVON. Old Borough Council Chambers .. 467' City Council Yard .. .. 200 Rilleston Street .. .. 228 M le Road .. .. .. 161 New Brighton .. .. 207 Bnrwood . . .. .. 94 Marshlands .. .. .. J31 538 214 280 141 186 65 83 605 243 326 181 257 7!) 93

Polling-placee. S g Reduc- No tioQ. License. Bromley Phillipatown Richmond Church Street Gedye's Farm Canal Reserve Fitzgerald Avenue Cambridge Street McHaffie's 39 336 298 230 73 145 218 81 45 44 282 346 I 234 82 154 227 83 44 44 46 282 351 346 I 413 234 ! 264 82 J 92 154 i 177 227 ! 239 83 ! 96 44 55 Total 2,953 3,003 3,517 3,003 Number of valid votes reci )rded, (i !,574. RICCARTON. Spreydon School Riccarton School Halswell Templeton West Melton Halkett Aylesbury Weedon's Swannanoa .. West Eyreton Wharenui Sockburn Lincoln Road .. .. Addington Workshops Spreydon Road Board Office Fendalton Riccarton Railway-crossing Prebbleton Rolleston Burnham Yaldhurst Hornby Kirwee Islington East Oxford Bennett's Absent voters 107 219 163 103 64 58 19 18 39 51 94 181 147 211 235 287 337 110 22 25 96 90 40 97 40 19 12 139 89 62 81 , 56 14 20 29 29' 65 129 60 229 189 328 235 293 94 17 14 34 53 40 41 47 17 14 200 99 72 s 22 27 35 36 79 135 69 265 217 372 282 352 113 28 18 48 62 48 53 60 29 17 Total 2,884 2,418 5,830 2,903 Number of valid votes rec ordod,I CHRISTCHUR CH. Provincial Council Chambers Knox School Knightstown Edgeware Road Leinster Road Tollerton Hall Manchester Street Forfar Street Rugby Street Caledonian Hall East Christchurch (Main School) East Christchurch (Side School) .. Harvey's Coach Factory Sydenham F.C. Rooms.. St. Paul's School Oxford Road Oxford Terrace Battersea Street Waltham School Pickering's Corner Brougham Street .. Selwyn Street Lincoln Road Cook's Grain Store Tuam Street St. Michael's School 961 718 231 297 74 27 521 22 515 522 269 679 320 378 522 275 401 414 327 174 353 337 193 315 235 622 719 771 316 475 95 51 449 38 583 311 252 264 227 361 355 362 199 375 263 237 487 434 1(17 266 260 424 789 879 357 538 110 62 531 46 617 362 284 340 251 447 407 392 254 459 322 275 593 507 211 299 295 497 Total 9,702 8,741 !0,272 10,124 Number of valid votes reci >rded, 2

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IViliiuT-places. J! Reduction. No License. Lyttelton (Courthouse) Lyttelton (Odd Fellows' Hall) .. Heathcote Woolston (Odd Fellows' Hall) .. Woolston (School) Tennyson Street Colombo Street Opawa Governor's Bay Teddington Charteris Bay .. Purau Port Levy Redoliffia 729 270 130 406 436 199 96 358 37 27 18 16 35 81 211 521 324 87 312 386 343 125 384 1 4 11 9 3 65 161 613 357 111 355 461 399 131 476 27 14 14 17 11 84 186 Sumner ... Total 3,049 2,736 3,256 Number of valid votes reo orded, f 3,424 ELLESMERE, Little River .. Akaroa Ataahua .. ■• Doyleston Diivauchelle .. (Ivocnpark KiUinehy .. Irwell Lakeside Le Bon's Bay Leeston Little Akaloa Motukarara Okain's Bay Pigeon Bay .. Southbridge Tβ Oka Tai Tapu Waiuui Rolleston Burnham EUeemere Broadaeld Lincoln Ladbrook's Spnngston Biookside Dunsandel Puaha 108 327 62 98 122 86 39 56 52 69 202 35 83 53 44 180 18 139 33 20 7 28 48 135 56 146 40 47 23 7 t: 12 73 22 56 00 48 44 4 186 18 19 22 24 204 8 97 31 29 10 31 38 106 36 93 91 67 27 116 72 26 95 39 64 67 71 87 17 226 52 24 47 51 253 16 110 41 32 11 43 49 121 44 114 105 85 35 Total 2,35B 1,531 2,113 Number of valid votes ree< orded, 4 1,632. SELWYN. Sheffield Springfield Hororata Glentunnel Fighting Hill . . Kowai Bush .. Russell's Flat .. Gtlonroy Dunsandel Methven Barr Hill Chertsey Rakaia Dorie Lauriston Kyle Coalgate Annat South Malvern Highbank West Oxford .. View Hill Oxford View Hill Plains 78 73 137 74 21 28 25 18 43 284 37 74 287 30 27. 16 52 25 38 59 33 31 58 11 78 50 53 28 3 10 19 20 54 97 25 60 158 30 16 12 21 2 27 20 23 33 69 13 93 68 63 43 5 18 23 22 75 143 24 74 192 32 15 18 31 44 35 30 37 42 82 15

Polling-places. Reduction. No License. Woodstock Lyndhnrst Broken River Craigieburn Bealey Bcaley Flat .. Seafield Dromore Newland Sea view Mount Somers Staveley Mayfield Elgin.. Anama Alford Forest Fairton Kimberley Greendale Darfield Kirwee Cass Sloven's Creek Absent voters 12 52 98 14 13 10 23 41 22 11 91 73 53 39 17 48 77 20 29 93 50 4 19 6 8 23 52 6 4 18 12 12 23 30 44 29 26 10 4 37 36 77 63 54 6 3 5 15 35 79 10 6 1 21 14 11 22 65 74 40 30 12 42 49 44 80 74 77 8 3 5 Total 2,474 1,503 2,041 Number of valid votes reci irded, 4 t,569 GERALDINE. Drill-shed Hall Drill-shed Ohape Winchester Peel Forest Woodbury Hilton .. Pleasant Valley Waitohi Flat .. .. Kakahu Bush Pleasant Point Sutherland's Totara Valley Hazelburn Cave Ma-waro Albury Chamberlain Cricklewood Te Ngawai Fairlie Ashwick Flat Sherwood Station Skipton Silverstream Burke's Pass Te Kapo Gray's Hills Station Braemar Station Lake Pukaki Glentanner Tycho Flat Claremont Springbrook St. Andrew's Southburn .. .. Kohika Esk Valley Otaio Makikihi Hook Hunter Lyalldale Gunn's Shed Hakataramea Knight and Cottrell's Hay (Hays, Cannington) Absent voters 274 220 61 77 54 72 60 43 44 13 185 27 7 38 53 15 59 13 10 17 137 7 13 15 17 21 22 13 4 15 10 9 29 22 84 28 12 34 25 76 33 47 12 18 1 11 33 3 273 258 51 75 28 62 68 33 48 31 174 64 29 35 42 15 69 32 32 16 153 19 9 15 24 9 4 7 3 9 4 19 21 37 96 32 14 32 29 54 28 37 19 14 333 294 73 94 34 73 77 41 66 46 208 73 34 43 46 19 97 42 41 22 199 20 13 17 38 11 7 7 5 11 4 26 35 39 108 48 19 34 38 56 43 42 21 14 1 12 53 5 7 40 2 Total.. 2,093 2,172 2,682 Number of valid votes recc orded, 4 1,812

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TIMARU.

TUAPEKA.

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Polling-places. £ o Reduca g tion. >_3 No License. Timaru (Courthouse) Stafford Street (Ferguson's) Fire Brigade Station Washdyke Levels Stafford Street (Grandi's) Samlietown Timaru South School Glcn-iti Fairview Seadown Waimataitai Kerrytown Brown Street Church Street High Street Elizabeth Street Grey Road Pareora Kingsdown Adair Salisbury Rosewill Pareora East Stafford Street (O'Callaghan's) .. 135 41 539 81 56 182 117 140 104 21 109 135 78 223 212 155 79 72 35 25 17 26 15 58 220 129 38 416 62 29 114 212 232 65 34 43 175 28 98 208 193 136 203 46 31 13 18 15 41 169 162 48 514 90 54 132 274 286 105 39 64 205 35 107 262 243 166 240 74 37 17 17 17 53 211 Total 2,875 2,748 3,452 Number of valid votes re< jrded, 6 5,477 WAITAKI. \wamoko kVaimate Borough Council Chambers Borton's tVaimate (Courthouse) Duntroon Enfield iVaimate (Foresters' Hall) Georgetown jlenavy Elakataramea Valley Sannaton Hildcrthorpe .. Encholme island Cliff .. [Capua Kurow ftokoamo Livingstone tforven Vtaerewhenua VIaheno STgapara Dmarama Dtiake 3tekaike Pukeuri Papakaio Peebles Redcliff Rocky Point Sandhurst 1'okarahi SVaihao Downs .. '.. Waihaorunga .. IVillowbridge .. Waitaki Village Settlement Waituna Windsor Weston SVharekuri 21 14 273 5 277 105 70 81 83 112 25 49 29 24 17 27 98 9 23 114 12 20 59 26 38 40 39 41 8 53 15 73 33 53 34 20 25 18 57 37 7 4 26 270 4 175 79 129 281 47 52 11 61 17 34 13 42 43 19 62 90 31 11 77 4 19 22 39 27 16 39 3 26 35 42 42 43 18 25 51 52 11 39 356 10 217 101 163 312 62 71 15 75 24 43 11 51 80 21 75 124 39 17 94 22 28 32 46 42 21 53 6 35 45 59 55 45 29 31 66 73 Total.. 2,164 2,081 2,699 Number of valid votes reoc lorded, i 1,904

Polling-places. Is Reduction. No License. Alexandra Bald Hill Flat.. Beaumont Beck's .. .. .; Blackstone Hill Cambrian Chatto Creek Clyde Coal Creek Crookston Dunrobin Earnscleugh Ettrick Gimmerburn Green Valley Hamilton South Heriot Kelso Kokonga Lauder Lower Kyeburn Macrae's Matakanui Miller's Flat Moa Creek Moa Flat Moonlight Naseby Omakau Ophir Oturehua Paerau Patearoa Pinegrove Poolburn Rae's Junction Ranfurly Roxburgh Springvale St. Bathan's Upper Kyeburn Waipiata Wedderburn Absent voters 237 37 42 39 20 31 16 109 43 25 24 28 30 29 14 16 54 55 10 25 30 46 59 104 17 17 15 194 33 31 34 11 53 14 52 21 45 153 7 68 10 25 26 4 149 23 49 17 26 13 1 66 30 28 39 18 16 28 18 2 50 30 34 11 14 28 21 107 13 12 15 115 11 13 47 5 41 9 11 24 47 128 2 27 10 1 17 2 268 26 62 29 35 23 2 108 55 63 52 40 27 59 44 8 78 60 43 21 31 42 38 122 24 12 24 147 35 24 63 15 52 10 16 29 68 194 14 48 16 31 36 7 Total.. 1,953 orded, 4 1,368 2,201 Number of valid votes reo 1,198 CHALMERS. Port Chalmers Sawyer's Bay St. Leonard's .. Ravensbourne Anderson's Bay Highcliffe Sandy Mount North-east Harbour Broad Bay Portobello Hooper's Inlet Otakou Taiaroa Heads Pine Hill Normanby Upper Junction Mount Cargill Deborah Bay Lower Harbour Purakanui .. .. Waitati Evansdale .. .. .. Seacliff Karitane Merton Waikouaiti Flax Swamp Goodwood Seamen 638 81 88 148 201 36 39 37 34 59 32 15 7 7 133 10 17 50 9 25 86 27 79 21 16 139 55 7 59 690 108 56 228 271 60 50 35 28 76 32 15 10 15 179 16 22 23 23 56 66 30 78 12 63 246 62 26 6 752 123 65 252 325 66 53 35 32 85 37 17 13 15 191 19 32 31 22 61 86 35 112 13 68 270 93 37 11 Total 2,155 2,582 2,951 Number of valid votes reoi >rded, 5 i.130.

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DUNEDIN.

TAIERI— continued.

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Polling-places. I i Reduc- ■£ ° tlon. Lh 5 No License. Dunedin (Garrison'Hall) Sigh Street .. Walker Street Hussell Street Hornington (Town Hall) Belleknowes Caversham Hornington (Council Chambers) .. formal School Isaac's Shop .. \rthur Street .. Etoslyn (Council Chambers) itoslyn (Institute) .. it. Albans riroekville Bunting's Shop £nox Church School Jnion Street .. Jeorge Street .. Albany Street McLaren's Hall Valley iVoodhaugh tlaori Hill iVakari jeith Valley .. 3 ine Hill .. Jpoho Absent voters and seamen 1,175 1,014 ] 84 134 641 597 349 402 370 569 69 152 99 147 190 281 1,024 1,035 1 492 443 110 175 426 599 162 287 227 408 93 134 12 14 79 60 402 497 661 1,089 1 636 694 358 476 348 652 140 294 93 111 199 335 9 19 38 29 17 14 59 141 210 110 1,074 143 646 408 624 157 167 301 1,097 468 177 615 313 428 146 13 69 518 1,144 764 516 708 323 126 365 24 46 14 150 142 Total 8,772 10,912 11 11,686 Number of valid votes reco: rded, 20,633. DUNEDIN SOI TTH. Arcade Wesleyan School King Edward Street Kensington St. Kilda Musselburgh Bay View Road St. Clair Caversham Hall St. Peter's Hall Kew Hall Absent voters 721 114 412 342 474 72 97 121 423 198 242 34 639 303 328 324 510 135 137 188 557 256 317 27 711 328 372 348 555 142 151 221 606 280 336 33 Total 3,250 3,721 4,083 Number of valid votes reci >rded, 7, ,376. TAIERI. tloagiel Jreen Island Bush Caieri Mouth .. dillburn Clarendon Henley )tokia Berwick tlaungatua 3arewood .Voodside /Vaipori ,Vaipori Falls .. 3eep Stream .. L,ee Stream lyde rlock and Pillar diddlemarch .. iiccarton iutton lindon Railway 351 21 10 17 13 27 19 42 17 31 20 54 8 16 19 35 19 173 31 23 19 655 24 22 38 32 36 35 51 57 9 58 42 3 7 3 38 12 114 44 28 8 703 26 24 54 42 50 38 65 65 16 62 63 7 7 12 43 14 125 60 41 14

Polling-places. s 6 Beduction. No License. Hindon School Brockville Fairfield Green Island Burnside .. >. Brighton Taieri Beach North Taieri Waihola Momona Kuri Bush Outram Whare Flat Allanton School Allanton Railway 10 11 f>56 261 87 49 11 20 43 19 10 126 11 29 153 15 13 70 312 131 45 |29 £39 fei 35 |18 139 17 31 130 22 17 78 343 133 53 33 44 72 46 21 143 14 40 155 Total Number of valid votes reci 1,861 jrded, 4 2,401 .,637. 2,745 BRUCE. Milton Glenledi Lovell's Flat Stirling Kaitangata Whangaloa Waitahuna Gully Manuka Creek Glenore Table Hill Waitahuna Hillend Greenfield Inch-Clutha Southbridge Adam's Flat Pukepito Akatore Beach Akatore Fairfax Fortification Waitahuna West Stoney Creek Awamangu Wetherstone Blue Spur Clark's Flat Tuapeka Flat Tuapeka West Tuapeka Mouth Evans Flat Milburn Balclutha North Lawrence Absent voters 325 9 43 83 247 10 52 21 35 14 102 16 35 9 26 17 15 8 23 81 41 12 9 11 78 48 9 28 24 44 86 29 26 238 18 518 19 91 220 358 25 16 24 16 18 122 34 16 24 49 7 21 17 12 68 13 14 17 33 24 55 36 18 49 54 47 46 67 255 35 624 19 99 243 487 39 20 30 22 21 156 38 24 38 53 10 26 15 16 88 16 18 22 36 32 66 43 24 50 63 59 54 75 317 45 Total 1,872 >rded, ■ 2,438 2,988 Number of valid votes reci :,897. WAKATIPU. Queenstown Ardlussa Arrowtown Arthur's Point Arrow Bridge .. Athol Balf our Bannockburn .. Break-'em-all .. Cardrona Cromwell Crown Terrace East Chatton .. Five Rivers 163 11 160 35 10 73 82 57 9 48 135 30 6 14 90 12 37 !) (i 13 73 30 3 10 77 0 Iβ s 104 13 49 11 12 19 103 46 7 16 111 9 21 7

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Polling-places. .9 8 Reduc- No ■§ I tion. License. 3 Harston Gibbston Glenary Glenorchy Greenvalo Hawea Jones Camp Kawarau Gorge Kaweku Kingston Kinloch Logantown Longridge Longridge North Lowburn Lower Shotover Luggato Lumsden Macetown Makarora Mandeville Maori Point Moke Creek Nevis Nokomai Otama Pembroke Pyramid Queensborry .. Riversdale Sandhills Skipper's Upper Nevis .. Parras Waikaia Waikaka Waipounamu Waitiri Wendon Wendonside Wendon Valley Absent voters 62 28 27 45 10 29 13 14 11 25 g 10 17 17 62 56 14 113 34 9 60 15 4 30 14 41 62 10 10 118 8 31 13 29 221 121 13 10 28 24 13 16 23 1 22 6 22 3 17 10 7 6 13 12 23 22 4 49 7 4 27 1 9 18 5 57 30 19 2 78 5 5 4 6 110 ! 94 17 1 20 42 61 14 25 14 11 32 7 34 11 17 10 11 7 13 12 36 31 14 74 15 7 35 6 9 28 6 73 55 22 8 113 7 10 7 16 162 124 23 7 31 55 65 11 Total.. 2,313 1,291 I I 1,782 Number of valid votes reci ordcd, 4 1,065 WALLACE. Biverton Otautaii Orepuki Nightcaps Thornbury Dipton Fernhills Colac Bay Drummond Fairfax Wairio Wrey's Bush .. South Hillend .. Orawai Pahia Round Hill Te Tua Gummie's Bush Heddon Bush .. Waihoaka Waimatuku 337 304 197 127 86 99 61 41 66 69 36 56 65 58 32 41 78 26 25 36 32 212 231 163 72 62 78 34 60 45 40 42 27 23 36 38 24 69 30 35 23 57 253 270 214 95 82 88 62 65 62 57 68 34 37 57 57 36 103 58 56 29 75

Polling-places. IS Reduction. No License. Waikoura Calcium Mossburn Eastern Bush Aparima Clifden Opio Riverside Otapiri Gorge.. Papatotara Oraki Scott's Gap Wild Bush Hamilton Burn Caroline Belmont Te Oneroa Mararoa Pouroukino Mount Linton Holmesdale Manapouri Te Anau Gladehouse Lilburn Absent voters 10 21 50 28 13 24 43 17 30 31 20 20 12 19 10 15 19 22 29 24 25 4 3 1 16 1 21 27 17 25 33 19 15 11 25 13 23 23 13 11 13 5 2 • 5 17 6 14 8 1 34 35 19 38 47 31 20 12 38 15 31 27 23 14 16 7 5 15 17 11 19 9 2 1 3 18 1 14 Total.. 2,379 1,763 2,358 Number of valid votes reci orded, 4 1,731 AWABUA. Winton Bluff Greenhills Woodend New River Ferry Otatara Tisbury Kennington Roslyn. Bush .. Myross Bush Grove Bush Richmond Grove Waikiwi West Plains Makarewa Wallacetown .. Waianiwa Taramoa Wright's Bush Spar Bush Ryal Bush South Forest Hill Lochiel North Forest Hill Springhills Hokonui Brown's Limehills Oreti Springbank Ruapuke Pegasus Half-moon Bay 307 351 50 65 35 44 34 48 19 30 32 107 210 59 179 50 39 8 27 23 71 12 35 13 21 20 65 64 61 34 6 10 60 213 325 21 87 5 35 24 39 15 47 15 84 178 62 92 76 105 40 44 37 51 20 44 27 21 34 52 56 59 33 275 398 25 90 9 30 26 54 15 53 23 96 214 74 103 88 113 49 54 42 54 23 50 33 25 41 72 74 73 36 2 5 80 6 55 Total 2,189 2,008 2,405 Number of valid votes reci 3rded, 4 1,652

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GREY LYNN.

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Polling-places. isi 3 B S irey Lynn College lount Albert Public School tount Eden Fire Brigade Station 'rimitive Methodist Schoolroom lewton West Public School tichmond Primitive Methodist Church .. Tasonie Hall Lrch Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church .. lichmond Hall 268 855 138 270 172 508 217 736 450 944 91 235 466 830 115 362 133 336 Total 2,050 5,076 Number of valid votes recorded, ,126. ASHBURTON. Ashburton (Courthouse) Ashburton (Borough Council Chambers) Allenton Hampstead Tinwald Winchmore .. Greenstreet .. Wakanui Winslow HirtdsEaling Rangitata Eiffelton Flemington Longbeach Lowcliffe Westfield Mayfield Carew Ruapuna Lismore Arundel Geraldine (No. 1) Geraldine (No. 2) Woodbury Orari Bridge.. Bolfield .. Orari Orton .. .. , .. Cbmdeboye 618 457 130 283 130 54 29 42 54 91 12 52 56 67 65 39 46 40 19 14 59 51 169 184 19 20 27 158 14 40 362 432 195 203 195 53 46 51 30 67 34 37 56 74 53 40 36 24 19 25 25 19 181 175 17 24 20 79 25 33 Total 3,039 2,630 Number of valid votes recorded, 5, ►,721OAMARU. 58 211 58 18 32 91 19 60 99 15 35 79 44 30 331 262 174 63 174 91 74 314 37 31 26 163 39 127 112 38 46 Dβ 62 23 295 291 377 176 398 122 Dunback Palmerston .. Shag Point .. Ilillgrove .MiuT.-i.ki Kampden Waianakarua Otepopo Marieno Kakanui South Kakanui North Totara Weston Pukeuri Oamaru (Ccurthouee).. Oamaru (Old Borough Council Chambers) Oamaru (South Sohool) Oamaru (Middle School) Oamaru'North School) North Hoa,fl To+al 1,944 I j 2,847 Number of valid votes recorded, 1. t,795.

Polling-places. I 2 g fl S " Balclutha Owaka Gleiiomaru .. Ratanui Houipapa Katea Purakuiti Tahakopa Chaslands Owaka Valley Purekiriki Port Molynoaux Romahapa Puerua Waitepeka Warepa Te Houka Kaihiku Waiwera Library Waiwera Township Rongahere Clinton Wairuna Pomahaka Downs Waipahi Glenkenich Pomahaka Railway-station Arthurton Waikoikoi .. .. Kaiwera Slopedown Pukerau Tapanui Clinton Gorge Merino Downs Papatowai Kaihuika Taumata Clydevale Tautuku Reomoana Fortrose Glenham Waimahaka Pine Bush Redan Waiarikiki Mokoreta Mataura Island Otara Haldane Waikawa Niagara Waikawa Valley Quarry Hills Tokonui 119 61 13 33 36 15 4 5 8 20 9 15 13 5 10 23 7 4 4 25 4 67 16 2 13 9 28 10 28 11 1 20 83 11 3 7 2 4 7 13 11 31 13 18 10 10 332 120 31 14 37 21 2 16 8 49 39 30 34 41 35 70 25 48 11 85 14 83 30 9 58 18 18 7 39 8 2 48 112 9 23 18 6 31 22 6 20 31 20 12 15 6 8 13 24 14 8 13 10 6 10 20 6 20 18 15 19 16 3 8 15 Total 981 1,839 Number of valid votes recorded, !,820. MATAURA. Otamita Knapdale Mimihau Wyndham Gorge Road Rdendale Woodlands Croydon Gore Brydone Waikaka Valley ., ,, ,, 4 20 16 204 35 105 104 22 801 33 33 12 35 31 201 31 154 119 30 89;-) 44

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MATAURA— continued.

INVERCARGILL.

F. W. Mansfield, Electoral Department, Wellington, June, 1909. Chief Electoral Officer. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,000 copieß), £27 ss.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o9.

Price 9d.]

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Polling-places. Us 3 g P! M U Waimumu Mataura Mabel Bush Chatton Tuturau Longbush Oteramika Ferndale Hedgehope Seaword Downs Kapuka Glencoe Brunswick Charlton Dacre Rimu Absent voters 28 267 35 8 19 21 14 18 29 51 41 9 16 22 13 39 6 25 307 44 18 46 25 26 29 36 58 43 20 42 58 32 37 20 Total 2,013 2,544 Number of valid votes recorded, 1,557.

Polling-places. 8*1 s£| 3 £ a-°£ Courthouse, No. 1 Courthouse, No. 2 Courthouse, No. 3 Nith Street Georgetown Don Street, No. 1 Don Street, No. 2 Avenal Clifton North Invercargill Gladstone Crinan Street Leet Street, No. 1 Leet Street, No. 2 Scott Street Ythan Street South Invercargill East Invercargijl 357 215 276 214 54 77 81 82 4.1 152 67 144 89 98 51 61 121 214 302 193 201 359 96 170 151 137 41 174 129 .'S39 108 108 41 72 130 295 Total 2,394 3,046 Number of valid votes recorded, i,440.