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On the 5th November the Local Government
Board forwarded Rules, framed by them under the
Act for the conduct of the Election, prescribing,
inter alia, that the Election should be held on
Saturday, the 15th December, and that the members
elected should come into office on the 28th
December. 97 Candidates were nominated for 72
seats as Vestrymen, polls taking place in each
Ward, while for Auditors one only was nominated
for each Ward, and the five nominated were duly
declared elected.
The following statement, taken from the Returning
Officer's return, shows the number of votes recorded
for each candidate, and will give some indication
of the interest taken in the election by the
parishioners:—