The Elections.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 470, 15 April 1867, Page 1 (Supplement)

The Elections.

THE .NAPIER ELECTIONS. THE NOMINATION. (Hawke's Bay Times, 21st March.) Nomination day for the Napier district has come and passed, and notwithstanding the apathy of which we’, have seen cause to complain, there certainly was a goodly muster of electors Wore the hustings —very considerably more than we expected to find there. There were not less than eleven candidates proposed, some of them being new hands, some the rejected of former elections, and others who have filled the oliice of M.P.C. on ;former occasions with more or less sagibiaciion to their constituencies. , i’nere was considerably less than the ; usual amount of chaffing and baiting |wf the candidates, though there were !a few el se questions put, and some |smart rejoinders made : in fact, good ■ humour seemed to be the predominating feature of the day; a show of |hands exhibited a pretty fair average dor each of the candidates, with perjiiaps one exception. A resume o f particulars will be found in another part jot this journal. To-day tire poll will |he taken between the hours of 9,a.m, uurd 4 p.m., at which latter hour ther j.icclarati mi of the poll will be made’ jby the Koturning Officer. the polling. {Hawke's Bay Times, 23ta Maroh.s Thursday s polling resulted precisely l is might have been anticipated. Up .j to the hour of nomination no person I was aware with tiny degree of certainty of win) would be brought forI ward as candidates. Tuose brought forward were so almost on the spur of tire moment by the electors proposing them, without any previews ’ communication with the candidates : themselves, without any organisa- ‘ lion amongst the electors, —or in fact ; we might almost say without any de- , fined reason. It was not generally ; believed that Mr Buchanan would sit 1 if elected ; it was currently reported that Mr Stuart was only in the colony 1 on a kind of visit; and neither of the -I other defeated candidates, except, e perhaps, Mr Smith, were so anxious j for a seat as to ask a single voter for v his suffrage ; while on the part of the 1 Government there was an extensive jjj system of whipping in, conveyances o' lu-in-T engaged, andrunningthroughout ;1 the day bearing the placard of the j Government party and conveying a rjmost industrious working agent to all parts for the purpose of beating up ilrecruits. No wonder tbeu that the p'names on the Government ticket were ie those of the candidates returned, the r- great wonder would have been if it ‘j had been in any way different from j' what it was.

lu casting a retrospective glance over the past few weeks that have ic« tervened between the dissolution of i he old council and the late election ws can but be forcibly struck with the conviction that a much more desirable ti.itma inicht have been most olatC ui o .. easily brought about with a very light expenditure of time and labour ou the part of the electors wuo wnu u= aiS convinced of the essential value of an enlightened opposition in ihe Council, lA few preliminary meetings to decide I oa the candidates to be nominated

end the measures to be taken to ensure their election, with only a small amount of personol work would have accomplished ail that could be desired Af it is we have a Council which, whatever ks other faults may be, will not be guilty of opposing or obstruct- £|}(> Government i 11 ihs cx *c tit ion cf its will, let it lie In wa-it dlreCUi>i» it may. THE ELECTIONS. The election of members to serve in the new Provincial Council ore now fairly over, and the rurtirns are complete. At the time of our last notice the elections for four districts had pot come off, the results of which we paw append;—For Waipukurau, C. Lambert, Esq., has been returned ; for Clive, Joseph Ilhodes, Esq.; and ITraugahau, J. I). Ormond, Esq. ; and for Hampden, John A’Deaue, Esq. A contest took place at the latter place —Mr Harding opposing Mr A'Deaue, and being worsted by four votes. N A V I E It P I S T It I C T. r J HE nomination of Candidates for the representation of the Electoral District o! Napier in the Provincial Council tool: place at noon on Wednesday, the dOtli just. j The returning Officer having read the 1 writ ( Mr T. D. Smith proposed Mr Donald' APLcan as a 11: and proper person to ro- . present the electors oi' the Napier das-, trier. | Mr J. GL Kinross seconded the nomina»| lion. ! .Ur John Shdor proposed Mr James; Alexander Ifmilh. i Mr James fcw.du seconded (lie nomination. I Mr John Slater proposed Air Thomas [ Kennedy Newton. ! Mr A. C. Haynes seconded the nomir.a | lion. Mr M. AluUanoy proposed Mr Thomas Edwards. Mr Jehu Pritchard seconded the nomi-i tion. j -Mr John I? egg proposed Mr James Me.iss Stuart. Mr \\ iiaam Eeagley seconded the nomination. Air Robert llrcnton proposed Mr Tra-j derick Sul to i. j Mr D. K Lindsay secondo,’’ tile uoffii-i nation. | Mr 1). E. Lindsay proposed Mr Samuel; Locke. j Mr T. D. Smith seconded the nomination. Mr Ti. W ilhains proposed Mr Henn Charles .lie: j mi,«. Mr H. J. e-oiiereil seconded the nomination. Mr Alexander Irvine proposed Mr Alexander Kennedy. Mr A. C. Hay mes seconded the nomiMr Tlornas Morrison p-oposod Mr. Joan Buchanan. Mr lioom Brentou seconded the nomination. Mr Hubert Brentou proposed. Mr "William Mail by. Mr George Charlton seconded the .nominaaon. Mr APEcnr, who was received with great applause, said that he came forward 6S a C-inolaaiV, l:i 1 11 iI continence oi tin Irieiid.-liip of tu • electors vvlwca he beliored he had gained uuriiig tin: lb;;r jearshenad held otliee iu tne Province He would, it cieclo i, e mtiiiuc to act in Hie same manner as lie i.ad hitherto Uoiie. lie ha.l an oejicdon to any pledges, as they were very seldom fulfilled, and often made rise of to ca eh votes, a lie measures he had initiated during the tune of Ins holding office as Superintendent he would cnde.ai our I » carry to their iuhihne;-I : and it ho inc.dve t idr lair and couiiiU slip port lie tXp eted l.Oia tlio edei o'S, iuwould sup, ort tile interests of the Province at large, as he bclievi d lucre was ).o r. at distinction between, those of lowu and Co.miry. He was proud of the support he li.-ui re eiVeU lro.ll tire electors (taring iia.es el trcuole a..d danger, and liiotigu lie did i.„ t thn.K tiro Province wou.d bo in snea a position again, lie n yad that sunpart wua.U oe long (amtinued. (_Appl u-e ] Mr Brentou : -Are you in favor of extensive iiii’.ni-ia;m r Air M’L.an: I run favorable to the pystein as at pre.enl earrieu on, but not to any extension. ■Air Hawes: Arcs you in favor of a Thistle Act ? Air. M‘Lean.—l siiouid su vpout ore for the agiieiiiiur.il dn-.iucts. Air. Newioa su.U I;.at he had been in the Council before, and on Ids election had eaul liiai iie mi-ai.l to Joilow an met. pendent course. Ains promise lie a m in;f. ad. He Kama ted I ii tit ins votes tail ice.. p;ne gipaliy with the Government, but they wer. to when lie approved of the.r nu-asiir.#, If he siiumd be ag un elected it wotnu give him pleasure, as cen.g a )>:■.'■! m lueir fcuiiSiue.ion witii ins pie’.ious conduct. Mr. iirenlon.— Would you support the boring of Artesian wdD in the loan ? Mr. Newton.—Yes. Air. Hawes.—Are you in favour of a Ti dsde Act t Air. Newton.—l will support anv nma|Ufe in that direction winea i may confider beneficial. Mr. Edwards snirl that, there had SIT vrgTR ft great interest trough., \g begr

against the town iu tne Council. 11a eonsid -rod that when he occupied a seat there ho h-ui filTTP.rs dons his duty, ar.d his mind freely, and had never studied his own interest. If elected now, lie should bo proud of his position, and oi iho coufilcnco placed in him by the electors. A candidate had just said that the interests of the loan and country were-idoii-ieai but yet I.ad. said ttiac lit; would slip port J ( Ihistle Act for the Hitrie.iiit!!ral di.-tricts which were close to the town, and not for the pastoral districts. The Government had brought forward an d.et of that nature last session, but it had uot been passed. He would oppose such a scheme if it should come again before the f-oureii. bat tie feared tlio i’Uiilioicim'- in 'f-’lL'il " Uo ti UiuCiC iil i V eil to carry it. Air Charlton : Why did you then vote for a runholder at Delano? Air Edwards: Because lie was a freeholder. I consider a man with 900 acres of freehold land to have a stake in the country, and more likely to be independent than a man who leases land from the nut ives. Air Locke said that as a public man he jwaswel known. Ho had been in the Council one session, but the time he was there was so short that the electors woulo have very little opportunity of judging Inactions. He would, if elected, endeavour to act independently, and dolus duly. Tu answer to a que-tion by Air Hawes, jhe.-aldhe was not favorable to a T’histie | Act. ' Air Sutton said that he was a fresh man in polities. He was as old a settler a? most of the Electors, ami as well acquainted with the local politics, lie had oven requested by ina’ y of the electors to come lb. ward. He would vote for Mi MB.can as .Superintendent. .Mr Beenton asked if ho would support or initiate any measure to reclaim the iar.d in rite town cov.-rcd by stagnant ponds of Wat: r, which would be very likely to cause a malaria in the town. Air Sutton said that he believed that it was out ol the power of the Council to do SO. J In answer to a question by an Elector* Mr Sutton said he should support u| .-eh cine for a branch posC-olilce in town U, j ue pre-ided over by a post-i illee official, i Air ketme iy s:ii 1 tlm: he liad been in the Council for the last four years, and j had always acted to the Lett of bis abi j d'y. An Elector : AVhy did you vote against an ir.cn use of members fur (ho town ? Air Kennedy ; Because the gem i al feeling of the elector., l’ t they were sul-j iieieutly represented. Air J. AI. Stuart was then cilEd for, but i.ot appearing, AlrJclin Teg.; came [forward, as his proposer. He said that Mr Stuart., iu the Council, had proved i I ■'iimsclt the most iTuiepoudvut monibe; j-i.. ,1 iiliogellu r the best representative e; tile cicclor* of the town, i The show of hands was then taken, end ! ilcciured to be in favor of Ale?»rs Ale Leu:., Edwards, Slu-irr, Locke, and Alaltby. A ’poll was then demanded aad granted, to lake piece this day. tue foli.ixg. T::s polling for the Electoral "District of the loan of Napier look piar; ou Tuursday, the A 1 s; iu:.; a ut. The Ilelurning Offi.eer, having rciul t:i# wry .s:d 1 liirl Mr. M.itiiy had witliJruwa, ami tuat the su.U of hie poll was as follows: HT.-an 131 Sutton 03 Kennedy 05 New too S 5 E.eke &2 Jbvlianan Co ll.liljoilKS 6/ E.lw.mla 4 i Sin it a 4f Smart 42 |—He then .h-chreJ ATssrs Donald M.-Lea;,. | A.1.-xaiuifr Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy New ton. jural Samuel Locke, to be duly c!.v;e.i members oi ilhe Provincial Connei) of i law ke’s Bay. Messrs. APLiMu, S.Ut.ei. K’niuedy, Newton, L r-ke, Ificimirin, il.iwar j-, Brenton (m the name m A;r. Alalbo';, ami I>ueh:m:iu tin dm mime of Mr. Stu.rt;, tltankr-.l tin; electors, and the pro-c.-i'diucs t ■runanted with a vole of thanks to the iL'iiiruriiig (Jiliccr. Prooeess of ’ini; Elections. —About jim half of the Provincial elect ions arc now over. Alohaka. has ret up. cd its old mem her (Air Dolbcl) without opposition ; Pclune, Mr. Parsons ; I'e Ante, Alas-rs Tie. to r and V rlyon ; and Havelock, .-.ir Jas day f-.r two other (iniat.d) districts, besides that tor tlm Town of N"a ier—lVrangaii-.u, wiiich wid ret urn Air O.moi.d, and Wairoa. AVitli regard to the latu-r district, we anticipafe I lie n turn of J.ieut.-Colouci A hitm re, who, we beimvc, is a eaiiuiKic —there is how.wtr, but one vcsiueiT vote; there, nod it is r.ot very prol able that others wi.l vHit it for iho purpose ol voting. Tl’.e four renv.ining elections take j.-h-cc as follows : -Napier Country, Alou- | day lust, r.Mh ; Jlarnp.icn, Tuesday, hdil. ; iWaipukurau, Weunesuay, 27th ; and .Ciive. Thursday, khtii ; so that, u« aboii< la work's time, iao whole of the eleethms jior the New Provincial Council ‘win be juver. | Jlatet. a ck Election.— The nomination |lor the Havelock district look place at the 1 -School house, Jlnvchcck, on "I ue.-ilav hist, j Hii era were two candidates—Mr James Wood and Mr VJ. J. Birch. Air Wood was proposed by Air Danvers, and seconded J by Air iicyuotds ; Air Birch was proposed ! ’ey Mr Bou-fiekl. and seconded by AH | Bichardson. Both candidates were questioned upon a Tliibtia Art. Air Bireii j believed that any scheme that could bo 'dcTiscd. for tlio cri’di—-it-ipin nf ; would bo itppructicable j Mr Wqod, on tuo

contrary, was satisfied that agricultural districts could be protected against the thistle nuisance, without ary undue or vexatious interference with the runholder. flio show of hands was considerably in Mr Wood's favor. Yceteiuuy, (Wodccsdaj, ) the poll was taken at the fame place, ana also at Mr M.‘J can's woolsbed, Maraekakaho, resulting in a majority of one vote in favor of the first-named candidate. The numbers Were us follows ;

—W«j Uiiua'iiarm {bat Mr Viced viil cake his seal ai a Lhoi'uuah'i fa J.i. pOlalCUl member, ho having pone in against a strong government inliueuco.

Wood. Birch, ir.ivelock 6 7 Maruckukaho 1 — — 9 8 Majority for Wood ... I