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Return showing Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate— continued.

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Electoral Districts and Naiutis of Candidates. No. of reooj 1| SB I OS Votes :ded. o si o 6 11 I Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. No. of Votes recorded. CI ® II . gl 3 W O EH a o Jo S« O 6 55 Cβ CO II I o Tuapelca: Valentine, H. S. Brown, 3. C. .. 885 818 TFoKace : Mackintosh, J. Hoclgkinson, S. Hirst, H. 675 497 346 1,703. 2,476 7,382 Mataura : Richardson, G. E\ Eraser, J. G . .. 1,518 2,795 7,733 886 713 Invercargill: Kelly, J. Bain, J. W. .. Peldwiek, H. .. 633 517 366 1,549 2,566 7,895 Wakatipu: Fergus, T.* Ward, J. G.* .. 1,516 2,056 8,708 2,410 7,149 2,158 7,622 * No opposition.

1890. 1887. 1884. lumber of votes recorded for members elected Tumber of votes recorded for defeated candidates 88,150 61,875 150,025 60,052 51,859 111,911 42,408 32,264 74,672 Total votes recorded [umber of names on rolls in districts uncontestod lumber of names on rolls in districts where elections were contested 13,688 169,483 8,627 166,783 14,4.84 123,202 Total number of electors 183,171 573,557 ; 175,410 J 573,557 137,686 482,019 "otal population at last census