NELSON CITY ELECTION.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 212, 13 June 1872, Page 2

NELSON CITY ELECTION.

'DECLARATION OF THE POLL. The official declaration of the poll for the late election for the city was made in the Provincial Hall, on Thursday, at noon, by L. Broad, Esq., Returning Officer. The numbers were those published in our last, viz. : Luckie .... 307 Richmond - 156 Saunders - - - - 74 Mr Luckie was therefore declared to be duly elected. Mr Luckie, who was warmly received, said it was usual for a candidate after an election to express his thanks to those who had given him their support, and it was especially the duty and pleasure of a candidate to do so when he had received such a generous and signal support as he had met with at the hands of the electors who had placed him in the position he occupied that day. He, therefore, proffered his warm and heartfelt thanks to those who had placed him iu the responsible position he now occupied. Since the events of last Monday, he had seriously felt that an additional responsibility had been placed on bis shoulders, the responsibility the due weight and importance of which he fully appreciated, and which lie should do his best to bear, so as to fulfil the duties of the office zealously and creditably to them. He should, with zeal and faithfulness, endeavor to promote their interest to the full extent of hia ability; and he would express the hope that the many friends who had rallied round him on Monday last would consider that if he failed in securing particular objects for the benefit of the constituency, such failure would not be due to lack of earnest will and earnest effort, but to want of power to cope with opposing circumstances. (Applause.) One thing he desired to impress upon those of whose support and confidence he felt 60 proud, and that was, that if in the future lie should be subjected to adverse criticism or censure of any step he might take—which from past experience he thought might be probable—they would suspend their judgment until they had heard him, and heard the facts he might narrate, before accepting any charge of political delinquency or backsliding. (Applause.) He hoped that any asperities that the election might have called forth would speedily pass away. For himself, he entertained no ill-feeling to any man, and he was ready to forget any hard words that might have been spoken against hirnselL, After a contest was over ho never ‘ cherished malice, and should not now; and his whole desire would be in the future to endeavour to prove to them,so far as lie was concerned, in the words of his countryman, Burns, that The rank is but the guinea stamp ; The man’s the gowd for a’ that. (Applause). Mr Richmond being unwell, and Mr Saunders having returned to Canterbury, the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Returning Officer,