ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3228, 25 June 1873, Page 2

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

MOUNT BSNGER. A private telegram received in town to-day* gives the polling, as far as it is known as— Heighten, 91; Ireland, 83; Nicholson, 30 ; Bradshaw, 0. Returns have yet to come in from two districts. The Switzers returns, just (4.20 p.m ) receievd, give Bradshaw, 37 ; Nicholson, 32; Ireland, 31; Heighten, 2. BLUESKIN. After the declaration of the poll on Friday, Mr Green was carried shoulder-high to the Waitati Hotel, where he thanked the electors for returning him for tbe third time as member for Blueskin, In the evening, he delivered the following address in the longroom of the Waitati Hotel Gentlemen and fellow-settlers, I beg to return you my most hearty thanks for having, for the third time, placed me in the proud position as your member. When you asked me to oome forward some six years ago, I was afraid that I w-ould not be returned. I felt for the first two years I was in the Council that I had not sufficient ability to represent the district: I may say that I had not satisfied myself during the last two years ; but I believe I can do more now than I could six years ago, being then without experience. I have occasionally heard the member for Blueskin spoken of in (Uareapeoitul terms, but now 1 am able to hold my own. The member for Blueskin opposed the Education Bill, and got six gentlemen to support him. It was not the religious element, but the tax part of tbe Bill we opposed, and so strong was our opposition that tbe Government withdrew the Bill, although it was carried through the Council with a majority of two. I would like to see the whole Province subscribe alike for educational purposes ; but there will be an attempt made to get the university established. If we try to get our district schools endowed with a grant of land, we immediately get opposition. About two years ago the settlers in this district had a hard struggle to pay the school fees, and I have no doubt bard times will come again: then we will find the university well endowed, but the district schools will not have any assistance, and we will have to pay a tax which will be the law of the land. There were the reasons why I opposed the Education Ordinance. I would like to see both the district schools and the university endowed. I appeal to the district to say whether I did right or wrong. Almost every measure brought into the Council and Assembly tends to tax the upper class of people less than tbe lower. Tbe dissolution of the Council has so thoroughly disarranged everything that we cannot form any idea of what will be brought before the Council by the Government. 1 believe that the liberal party will again be in the ascendant. This party is my party, and I am sure they wish the Province to go ahead. I recognise the fact that the settlers have every confidence in me, by placing me at the head of the poll with a majority of fifty-four; when I was first elected 1 had only sixty-five votes altogether. Before I take leave of you I hope there will not bo two parties, viz. : Green men and Howoi th men ; I will attend to the one as well as to tbe other. I call upon those electors who voted for Mr Howorth to come forward and treat me as their member, for I consider them my constituents: our interests are one and the same, though I cannot say we are of the same opinion ; but if we differ in the details, we do not differ in the main. Gentlemen, I wish to record my most hearty thanks to my committee, and I duly appreciate what they have done for me during the contest.”