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Return showing the Total Number of Informal Votes cast at the Recent General Election ; also the Number of such Votes in each Electorate, General Election, 1905. Electorates. Number. Electorates. Number Bay of Islands .. .. .. 37 Motueka .. .. .. .. 34 Marsden .. .. .. .. 78 Buller .. .. .. .. 145 Kaipara .. .. .. .. 52 Grey .. .. .. .. 43 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 84 Westland .. .. .. .. 55 Auckland West .. .. .. 64 Wairau .. .. .. .. 58 Auckland East .. .. .. 83 Hurunui .. .. .. .. 36 Auckland Central .. .. . . 152 Kaiapoi .. .. .. .. 71 Grey Lynn .. .. .. .. 52 Riccarton . . .. .. .. 66 Eden .. .. .. .. 133 Avon .. .. .. .. 73 Parnell .. .. .. .. 114 Christchurch North .. .. .. 125 Manukau .. .. .. . . 51 Christchurch East .. .. .. 124 Franklin .. .. .. .. 133 Christchurch South .. .. .. 115 Thames .. .. .. .. 52 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 121 Ohinemuri .. . . . . .. 159 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 37 Waikato .. .. .. .. 51 Courtenay .. .. .. .. 32 Bay of Plenty .. .. .. 54 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 41 Waiapu .. .. .. . . 121 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 45 Hawke's Bay .. .. . . 52 Geraldine .. .. . . .. 49 Napier .. .. .. .. 89 Timaru .. .. .. .. 33 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 51 Waitaki .. .. .. .. 121 Pahiatua .. . . . . . . 51 Oamaru .. .. .. . . 113 Masterton .. .. .. .. 63 Mount Ida .. .. .. .. 20 Wairarapa .. .. . . .. 56 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 26 Egmont .. . . . . .. 103 Chalmers .. .. .. .. 69 Taranaki .. . . .. 95 Dunedin North .. .. .. 91 Hawera .. .. —rr—" .. 61 Dunedin Central .. .. .. 60 Patea .. .. . • .. 62 Dunedin South .. .. .. 40 Rangitikei .. .. . . . . 77 Caversham .. .. .. .. 83 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 98 Taieri .. .. .. .. 41 Oroua .. . . .. .. 55 Bruce .. .. .. .. 23 Palmerston .. .. .. .. 95 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 36 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 89 Clutha .. .. .. .. 47 Otaki .. .. . . .. 57 Mataura .. .. .. .. 31 Hutt .. .. .. .. 55 Wakatipu .. .. .. .. 29 Wellington North .. .. . . 93 Wallace .. .. .. .. 40 Wellington Central .. .. .. 90 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 106 Wellington East] .. .. .. 77 Awarua j.. .. .. .. 66 Newtown .. ° .. .. .. 108 City of Nelson .. .. .. 76 Total .. .. .. 5,468

Return showing Number of Seamen's Electoral Rights and Absent Voters' Permits issued and exercised in each electoral district.

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Return showing the Total Number of Informal Votes casi also the Number of such Votes in each Electora' z, Votes cast at the Recent General Election ; m Electorate, General Election, 1905. Electorates. Number, j Electoral Bay of Islands .. .. .. 37 Motueka Marsden .. .. .. .. 78 I Buller Kaipara .. .. .. .. 52 Grey Waitemata .. .. .. .. 84 Westland Auckland West .. .. .. 64 Wairau Auckland East .. .. .. 83 Hurunui Auckland Central .. .. . . 152 Kaiapoi Grey Lynn .. .. .. .. 52 Riccarton Eden ' .. .. .. .. 133 Avon Parnell .. .. .. .. 114 Christchurc Manukau .. .. .. . . 51 Christchurc Franklin .. .. .. .. 133 Christchurc Thames . . .. .. .. 52 Lyttelton Ohinemuri .. . . . . .. 159 Ellesmere Waikato .. .. .. .. 51 Courtenay Bay of Plenty .. .. .. 54 Selwyn Waiapu .. .. .. . . 121 si Ashburton Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 52 Geraldine Napier .. . . . . .. 89 Timaru Waipawa .. .. .. .. 51 [ Waitaki Pahiatua .. . . . . . . 51 i Oamaru Masterton .. . . . . .. 63 Mount Ida Wairarapa .. .. . . .. 56 Waikouaiti Egmont .. . . . . .. 103 Chalmers Taranaki .. . . .. — 95 Dunedin N< Hawera .. .. — 7r~~ .. 61 Dunedin Ce Patea .. • • • • • ■ 62 Dunedin So Rangitikei .. .. . . . . 77 Caversham Wanganui .. .. .. .. 98 Taieri Oroua .. . . .. .. 55 Bruce Palmerston .. .. .. . . 95 Tuapeka Manawatu . . .. .. .. 89 Clutha Otaki .. .. . . .. 57 Mataura Hutt .. .. .. .. 55' Wakatipu Wellington North .. .. .. 93 Wallace Wellington Central .. .. .. 90 Invercargill Wellington East] .. .. .. 77 Awarua^ Newtown .. .. .. .. 108 ! City of Nelson .. .. .. 76 Tc Electorates. Number Motueka .. .. .. .. 34 Buller .. .. .. .. 145 Grey .. .. .. .. 43 Westland .. .. .. .. 55 I Wairau .. .. .. .. 58 Hurunui .. .. .. .. 36 I Kaiapoi .. .. .. .. 71 Riccarton . . .. .. .. 66 Avon .. .. .. .. 73 Christchurch North .. .. .. 125 Christchurch East .. .. .. 124 Christchurch South .. .. .. 115 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 121 Ellesmere . . .. .. .. 37 Courtenay .. .. .. .. 32 Selwyn .. . . .. .. 41 si Ashburton . . .. .. .. 45 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 49 Timaru .. .. .. .. 33 Waitaki .. .. .. .. 121 I Oamaru .. .. .. . . 113 Mount Ida .. .. .. .. 20 Waikouaiti . . .. .. .. 26 Chalmers .. .. .. .. 69 Dunedin North .. .. .. 91 ; Dunedin Central .. .. .. 60 Dunedin South .. .. .. 40 Caversham .. .. .. .. 83 Taieri .. .. .. .. 41 Bruce .. .. .. .. 23 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 36 Clutha .. .. .. .. 47 Mataura .. .. .. .. 31 Wakatipu .. .. .. .. 29 Wallace .. .. .. .. 40 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 106 Awarua j .. .. .. .. 66 Total .. .. .. 5,468 Return showing Number of Seamen's Electoral Rights a RAL Rights and Absent Voters' Permits issued m Electoral District. iAL Rights a h Electora: AND EXERCISED IN EACH ElECTORA] Electoral Rights. Absent Voters' Permits. Electoral District. Numb er of Number of Total Number Seamen who Seamen who of Seamen's voted. did not vote. Rightsissued. Ab NU tv7 f • aKw Total N um j,, Absent Voters p . . of Absent Pe "tY X - sued but not Voters'Pererc,Sed - exercised. mlts Issued - Bay of Islands Marsden Kaipara Waitemata Auckland West Auckland East Auckland Contra! Grey Lynn Eden 15 137 20 77 14 17 16 48 1 17 33 23 64 2 2 4 14 1 32 170 43 141 16 19 20 62 5 18 13 39 41 36 27 47 43 57 20 2 4 1 7 1 18 14 8 13 4 13 16 5 1 19 6 14 7 22 14 46 42 54 41 55 56 61 33 16 21 19 53 14 50 Parnell Manukau Franklin Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Bay of Plenty Waiapu 1 1 16 18 34 8 36 3 3