SUBURBS ELECTION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 2, 3 January 1876, Page 2

SUBURBS ELECTION.

r> .Tbe official the poll by _ thej Returning. Officet: took place atVthe Provincial Hall to day, the numbers '^e|ng^- r a^qanc'ed'''aß reported by ub pn f 'V , rv fff p_ ff/f/f'' I '. *.■''.' f** Mr .Ric.HMONDj haying been declared duly Selected,; J said, that he wished to re^urd' his sincere thank. ;for. the, hobor oco0 con f (Bi;r ed ;u poo him. by. this his second eieption;fffp,r . the bojastituency of the Sujburbs.j It was a great pleasure to :^fiim/fb^ findf^ that^ he- still retained; ihe f„confidefnce ; of the elbctorß, and, that they X approved -f oi , tte support he hadf gi'yen ■to the. Goyernment: in connection with th'^f great* constitutional changes' they ; f ; had,;pfoppßedap the late session. His next duty would be ' .to' f assist: inVpassing ( ja feallygbod local self-government bill in the place of provincial institutions .This>wbujd be a most difficult task, and many- would and v disa|ip6iti'tmen ta that would be occa-: fsiqiiea^'before f fit was put into good wofkmg; order, : btit (his would be by patience, . perseverat c\ , and fpareiFulconeideratipn of the wants of the in-the various districts. ; He'dbsired tb thank Mr Rout flnd his suppofters fbf the courteous ncaaoer in whfch jihey'had carried on the contest,, and heX'-dSubted whether any Mother . electionf had token place where less bard words bq^ been used. He'eiqcereiy T ; ? ti,ai_ked, f ; tpq* f ihpefe "a^whp had worked for bira bo assiduously and supcessfully, apd could assure them, as well as those who had* 'opposed f him, tbat be would do all in his po wer* *tq i justify the confidence, that had been plaodd in him." ? ; -Mr;, Rout felt ;it^to be his duty tof thank those who had supported him. If he di . not conie out of the election :; tibet(er; be 1 certainly did a wiser mail, atf 'he. had: prov.edftbe tfuth. of the old: ' sayiag., that promises [ike pie-crusts w ere madofVfcpC brpken. ffEs^ec ially^ was this the case ini town, where, if all= ' ...'who pro__i_ed .had voted for him he would bav% : been returned. However, he. had. been, fairlyf * beaten, and once 'fmpref':b&\(h&D__e'd f *'too^ie' who had sup- , ;.ppr'te_l'*him.*;v.f*: . ' .f-.-'f.:. .*"■'■"'". ./ !• f; Mr Richmond then proposed and Mr fßoxiT seconded a- vote of thanks to : : fihe f^e|o rn [ing^G|scer : for_ the fair and .ifiaparitial*^raannejrv_ii_v which ''- he had the qaeet4»ii"gi £c_at; {^^^i.^j^v;^c>.i|ti^ , : «"=f .< do _;.9n - were : ':^en^^i^«i^ r ' ; f} i' a, _ ; c > r/f"-'\ : .