CORRESPONDENCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2359, 27 November 1908, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

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ELECTION RESULTS. [To the Epixon.] Si r —Mo and mate was reading the “Herald” to-night and wo Bees wot a grand victory the Government had cot i.ill over the Dominion. Tliej sa> ? as how tho Government has got ~bJ,822 votes, and the Opposition cm- _ 152,525 on tho iir s t and second ballots so 1 says to Bill,. “Wo have been backing the losing horse ugt enough.” O-ou seo we uorku'e, blokes had the cheek to- vote, lor the Opposition this time.) . “Hold oil t bit,” says Bill, ‘bow do the‘Herald get thoiii liggers?” So wo gets hole of the papers and starts reckoning up. “By Jove,” says Ball, they must havo been counting all the votes of the Government men where there was no Opposition man in the race,” reckoning a big divvy when there was only a walk over. Of course beim> only working chaps, we was nearly took .in by the “Herald’s’ bunkum, blit my mate was always a. bit of an inquisitive b'.oko, so ho says: “I wonder how the votes went on the second ballot when there was a straight-out go between a candidate from each party.” Well wo" chalked it down and we made it out that the’ votes was nearly equal; being, Govermnen 42,210, Oppasition 41,855, onlv 3? difference. “Well,” I says, “wo r f l n ? «° ,for onr money after all ” but Btill never lets on ho hears me he m still reading away and matinmiarks on tlie iiapers. Bye and bvo he jumps up and says, “I say, mate, old Massey has had ■real boil oyer after all; the ‘Herald s’ leading article is all tommy rob. Why, man, the Opposition gained eight, seats from the Government, and the Government has not gained a solitary seat from tho Opposition.” After a bit of a chin my mate and I makes up our minds as how wo will stick to our new fancy and vote for Gow next week, even if we get the sack off the railway works; as we says we will knock up such a big cheque tho next three years on the railway works (Jimmy Carroll says wo wil l be a 111 kept o n now; no more docking off all but six hands after the election this time) that we wil be looking out- for a- bit of frcdiold, and. don’t want Bill McDftttsjld an as he savs he would vote with tho Government if Joe Ward (told him to; if i. came to a vote of no-confidence on the freehold question. If tv© get the sack we will bail up Gow for a billet-, as he pays top wages and is a good boss to work tor. The “Herald” wild, have to put it on a bit thicker before it can hoodwink my mate. — “BILL.”