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Movement in New Zealand.
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Auckland, 397; Napier, 149; Invercargill, 105. The analysis was instructive, as it showed the difficulty of creating an organised interest throughout a widely scattered population. From those centres which are within comparatively easy reach of Christchurch, the base of operations, good results were obtained, but from those districts with which communication was irregular and tedious the number of signatures obtained was small. On the assembling of Parliament the Petition to the Legislative Council was forwarded to the Hon. John Fulton, who had been called to the Upper House, while that to the House of Representatives was, of course, entrusted to Sir John Hall.
