The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1867. THE SUPERINTENDENCY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 86, 12 April 1867, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1867. THE SUPERINTENDENCY.

DECLARATION OF THE POLL. To-day at noon, Mr. Sharp, the Returning Officer declared the state of tbe poll at the several polling places. About 80 persons were present. The numbers as already given in our columns were correct with two exceptions, those for Collingwood and the Amuri, which were respectively, Collingwood 16 for Mr. Curtis, and '6 for Mr. Barnicoat; the Amuri, 10 for Mr. Curtis, aud none for Barnicoat. This gives a majority for Mr. Curtis of 190 votes. Mr. Sharp therefore declared Mr. Curtis duly elected Superintendent. [Applause.] Mr. Curtis then rose and was received with applause. Ke thanked the electors for the position they had placed him, in which was the highest honor they could bestow. He especially thanked bis zealous supporters for the efforts they made to secure his election ; and his acknowledgements were also due to his political opponents all over the country for the patient attention and courtesy which he had always received wherever he bad held meetings. One point in the returns was creditable, he thought, to both candidates, aud that was the majorities they had received in those places where they were best kuown. In Waimea East, Mr. Barnicoat had polled nearly every one of tbe voters ; and in the town, whero he [Mr. Curtis] had lived and was well kuown, be had received a very large majority. [Applause.] The majority he had obtained encouraged him in the duties which lay before him. It expressed plainly that the policy he had advocated was the policy which the public wished to see carried out, and he should feel strengthened in applying himself to carry it out. [Applause.] He asked the electors to be cautious as to wbat tbey might happen to hear or to. see in print respecting tbe proceedings of the Superintendent ; and be advised tbem to wait until they knew wbat had been done, and what wero the causes which led to any course that might have been taken. It was his intention to hold public meetings from time to time and explain what he had'doDe ; as he considered that he was

responsible to the electors in tbe same 1 degree as he wus responsible to them as a Member of tbe House of Representatives, and when charges may be made agaiust tbe Superintendent -which could not be explained at the time,* for a Superintendent could uot always be making explanations, he hoped the electors would wait until they knew the facts (hear, hear). Tiie first pubiic duty be would have to perform would be t!ie reception ofhis Excellency the Governor, who, be hoped, tbe public would receive iv a manner befitting the representative ofthe Queen, and in a manner due to the country to which we belong [applause]. He thought tliis election would remove class feeling, as it bad broken up tbe previous political parties, the breaking up of which was well calculated to benefit the province, and render people comfortable together (hear, bear). Mr. Saunders, at a meeting in that Hall had told tlie electors that his [Mr. Curtis's] election would be a great calamity to tbe proviuce. That calamity had now appeared [laughter], and at all events tbe electors bad brought it on themselves .[bear, bear, laughter, aud applause] He concluded by again thanking tbe electors, and he gave his promise that he would do all in his power to justify the confidence the electors had placed in him. [Applause.] Three cheers were proposed for Mr. Curtis and warmly given, and the meeting closed.