Ponsonby.
Waiting for the verdict was an exciting time. The spirits of the doctors ran high, and were frequently elevated to a troublesome decree. Mr Comtney was the •centre of attraction, and the ilours&oks emptied their contents over the persons of not a few. Mr Stanford was almost covered with Hour, and roars of laughter followed his sprinkling. The crowd pushed from side to side in their eagerness to witness the final announcement, some being thrown on *ho ground, but none hurt. The rain poured, but the electors were not deterred from waiting, and their patience, which was most exemplary, was •at, last tardily lewarded. Among the pranks indulged in to while away the tedious hours, a number of grown larrikins hitched them-el\es to Mr Cooper's Committee rooms (a coffee stall on wheels), and were dragging the Committee away bodily, when the police stopped the fun. On the whole great good humour was shown. T. Peacock 560 C. S. Wright 548 E. Cooper 189 Majority for Peacock ... 12 Informal, 19.
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 222, 1 October 1887, Page 4
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170Ponsonby. Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 222, 1 October 1887, Page 4
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