COLERIDGE ELECTION.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1628, 9 May 1879, Page 3

COLERIDGE ELECTION.

Tho nomination of a member for the seat for Coleridge, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr J. C Wason, took place at the Road Board office, South Hakaia, yesterday. The returning officer, Mr George L. Lee, read the writ, and called upon the electors present, of whom there were fourteen, to nominate a candidate for the scat.

Mr C. N. Mackio said that he had great pleasure in proposing Mr George Hart as a fit and proper person to represent Coleridge. He believed Mr Hart would represent the district fairly, honorably, and straightforwardly. He was a colonist of large and varied experience, having a large stake in the Coleridge district. Mr Hart was in favour of a re distribution of seats, and Co’eridue certainly bad been treated very unfairly in this matter, as only having one member for so large a district as Coleridge. He had much pleasure in proposing Mr Georgo Hart as member of the House of Representatives for the district of Coleridge.

Mr C A. C Iveft, Ashburton, secohded the nomination of Mr Hart. , . Y j he Returning Officer inquired whether then; was any other candidate. There boimr no response, 1 M r Leo said he had now to declare Mr George » Hart duly elected to represent the Coleridge 1 oi.-trict ?n the General Assembly. [ Cheers.] 1 Mr Hart saht, Mr Returning Officer and gen- > tlemen, I desire to thank you -?ory sincerely for ; the proud position in which I And myself to-day. 3 'J his contest, I may say, is almost unique ffi elections for the district of Coleridge, where i, generally a very strong fight. This, ’ however, t believe is partly to be accounted ‘ for by a general idea which is prevalent, I that this will be the last _ election for Coleridge in its present Condition as one 1 district. Gentlemen. I hope that when I have the honor of coming before you again in a few * months that you will have two reprei sentatives, and that you will then have the district divided. I hope that one repro--1 sentativo will bo px-actically for the county, ; go that Ashburton Will have the county member, I can only trust that tho district' of Coleridge will have the representation re-adjusted so as to have the la-ge district under that name mot*! fully represented than has hitherto been the ca e. My whole endeavour, I can assure you, will be to forward the interest of the district, and I trust that when I meet you again in the' course of a few months it will be mutually satisfactory. I now beg to propose a vote of thanks to the returning officer. [Ohe-ws J Mr Mackie seconded tho vole of thanks to the returning officer, which was acknowledged by Mr Leo, and the terminated.