ELECTION NOTES.
THAMES;—Mr Sheehaii was officially de clared the elected representative of the lhanie.B yesterday. Both candidates re turned thanks.
CoBOMANDELi—The completed returns giVe Mr Cadman a majority of 176. Taueanga.— Mr Vesey Stewart has de manded an official scrutiny. \VAIPAi Hamilton, this day.—The declaration of tho poll for Waipa tools pldco to-day at tho Court-home, Hamilton, Jh the presence of a good gathering of electors. The Return ing Officer announced the majority in favour of Mr Whilaker by 38, which was received with loud applause. In returning thanks Mr Whitakcr referred to the fact of this being tho only occasion in which a person had been returned twice for Waipa; He accepted that as a further pledge that his conduct in the Assembly met with general approval. He knew enough of politics to know that the enemies of to-day might bo his friends 10-morrow, and even had it been otherwise lie was not actuated by any spirit of aversion, and was quite prepared to shake hands all round and bury everything like the animosity conse quent on a hotly contested fight. He thanked them for the honor they bad done him. Major Jackson ancl Mr Johns also spoke, thanking those who had voted for them. EAST COAST* GISBOENB, Monday.—The official de; duration of the poll was announced to-day, as follows :—McDonald, 441; Locke, 422 : Porter, 180; Gannon, 141. The total polled was 1,184. Tnc candidates returned thanks. NOKTHKRN MAORi DIBTKICT. Kussell, Monday.—The poll was de clared today for the naiive member, Hone Mohi, who polled 62 more rotes than Sydney Tiiiwhangii, W*6TERN MAORI DISTBICT.
Wbllinciton, Monday.—The returns are all in, with the following result t -Te Wheoro, 091, Hamiora Mangakahio, 223 i Miti Karaka, 140 j Wm, Hughes, 75.
