THE WAIPA ELECTION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1876, 15 July 1884, Page 2

THE WAIPA ELECTION.

Nomination of Candidates. Thk nomination of candidates for the repiesentation of Waipa in the House of Representatives, took place at the Couithou.se, Hamilton, yesterday, at noon. There was a large attendance of electors fiom all parts of the district. Mr Thomas Kirk, the Returning Officei read the offical notification in The Wai kato Times, and also the section of the Registration of Election Act, beating on the the subject of nominations. He then invited the electois to nominate candidates. Mr P. Cojboy came foi ward and said it gave him gieat pleasiue to propose M.ijoi William Jackson, as a fit and pioper peison to represent the distuct in the House. It would be quite supeifluous for him to dilate on the fitness of Mai or Jackson, be cause no one in New Zealand was bettri known than Major Jackson, especially in the district of Waipa. As the candidate intended to address the electois at Hamilton that evening, ho (Mr Coiboy) did not feel called upon t" bay anything inoie. Mr Silvebter Davis, seconded the nomination. Mr Roth well begged to piopose Mi Lake aba fit and pioper person to repiesent the district. He felt that it was not necessniy to say anything m Mr Lake's fawmr. He was known to thorn all as .1 straightforwaid, honest fellow, and he was sine he would spam no pains to push the distuct foi w aid (Hear, he.ir.) Mr Jones seconded the nomination. He took this step fot two leasons. Fn-^tly, bec.iuse, though Mi Liike had not been mine than eight 01 nine years in the distiict, he had never been mixed up in land specula tionb ; and, secondly, because Mr Like had pledged himself to support Mr Bryco's Land Bill, the object of which was pie\ent land companies monopolising the whole of the public estate, to the prejudice of those who came to the countiy wishing to make a home for themselves. (Applause.) Theie being no other nominations, the Returning Officer invited the candidates to address the electors piesent. Major Jackson said he did not intend to delay the meeting long, because he would have the oppoitunity of addiessing the electois that evening. Theie was, however, one thing he wished to lefei to. It had been industriously cnculated throughout the district that he had piomised a ceitam wealty man that in return for his vote he would assist him to get £20,000 woith of land. The statement was absolutely faNe. Had the gentleman lofeued to made such a piopos.il he (Major Jackson) would ha\e senrned it, though the gentleman in question was one of his best fueiuK Mr T. (t. Sandes came fonvard with the | obiect of giving an explanation in ie»aul to the tiaiisaction leferted to, but the Relniiinig Officer, on being appealed to by Major Jackson, ruled Mi Sauries out of older. Mi Lake did not think the electois would Cvpect him to much. He had, at the \ arums centres of population, aheady explained his \iews on the questions now befoie the countiy. Those nie.isiues lie would support by whonwoevei biought foi waul, but he thought Mnior Atkms.ui wa-> best fitted for the woik, so that gentleman would leceivo Ins suppoit. Befoie concluding he would like to conect a misappieheiision which had aiisen in lefeience to his views on the Education Question. He wished to tell them that he was m fa urn r of the highest education pos-ible, but the question of expense must be consideied. So long as the Education Boards could be kept out of debt, he would be perfectly satisfied. (Hear, heat.) The Returning Officer then called for o show of hands, with the following result : — Major Jackson . . 14 Mr Lake ... 20 Majoiity for Mr Lake . 0 Messrs P. Corboy and J. Slator demanded a poll on behalf of Major Jackson, which the Returning Officer amiouuncd would be taken on the 22nd mst., between the houis of 0 a.m. and (5 p.m. A \ ote of thanks to the Returning Officer, proposed by Major Jackson and seconded by Mr Lake, brought the proceedings to a close.