THE ELECTION.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 517, 6 September 1871, Page 2

THE ELECTION.

ELECTIONS, The Fiji Times of the 20th July Conii - . an account of tue Levuka election U says :-'! he ceremony of nomination "toot place on Monday evening, at the HeS ing-robm; Levuka. A large nurabfcj electors were present, and altEounh ***< outside talking took place, th e pYoc3 ings were conducted.in a vcr|. O rdprl manner, and might serve as a Aodel ft some elections in hhe colonies. ? At h if past seven o'clock, the room bom* ft,i" Mr. Thomas Watt, the JUetwnbi Officer, mounted the/platform, and brief opened tile proceedings b? reading *& advertisement from the Fiji fyweiTMvening the electors, &i, and 'tl! 0 read the following list of the een tlemen nominated, with their proposer ani seconder i-E. S. Smith, proposed bvT M'CuJloch, seconded by M. Wilson• f A. Manton, proposed by J. . JfoL^ seconded by W. Grover; A. levy, r> tQ ' posed by P. Hennings, seconded by V Grover ; W. Brown, proposed by G.JJ n" Towson, seconded by 0. Manuello-J V Eyley, proposed by A. Eoealsky, seconded oy ihomas Woodhouse; Q-. Somner.pro. posed by A. Pyle, seconded by W. Jack' son; W. S. Morgan, proposed by J, ti Smith, seconded by Bi Scott ■W. d'T,' Murray, proposed by Alexander Barrack seconded by A. J. Cripps. Some convef! sation then took place respecting the addresses which candidates might be allowed to make, and eventually it was decided that a show of hands should first take place, each candidate present appoint, ing a scrutineer, aud that afterwards each candidate might address the meeting for five minutes at most. The follotfinj; gentlemen were appointed to count the hands :—For Mr. Manton, Mr. Pettierbridge ; for Mr. K. S. Smith, Mr. McCul. loch ; for Dr. Hyley, Mr; Woodhouse • for Mr. W. Brown, Mr. Towson j" for Mr, Somner, Mr. Cusack ; for Mr. Levy, Mr! Ncimann. The show of hau'ds was then taken, the numbers being—Manton, 46• Brown, 30 ; ltyley, 27; Somner, 25 j Morgan, 20 ; Levy, 16 ; Smith, 8 j Murray, 0. The numbers were received with loud applause. An objection to Mr. Murray's name was .started on the ground of non qualification, hut after some argument the election was allowed to proceed ; a protest, however, being entered by Mr. Cusack, seconded by Mr. Petherbridge. A poll was demanded, and iite, suited in the election of Mr. Manton and Mr. Levy—the former polling 122, and the latter 81. Mr. Smith was lowest, with 39, The successful candidates then returned thanks for the honor conferred;;upon, them, aud Dr. .Kyley and Mr. Manton received an ovation from a choice selection of their admirers. They were severally taken upon the shoulders of stalwart " reds," and carried in triumph to Mantou's Hotel, where the doctor had the honor of pgain addressing themon; the felicitous results of the polling, and also of treating them to any quantity of " square."