Ponsonby.
Waiting for the verdict was an exciting time. The spirits of the electors ran high, and were frequently elevated to a troublesome degree. Mr Courtney was the centre of attraction, and the Hoursacks 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 the 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 rewarded. Among the pranks indulged in to while away the tedious hours, a number of grown larrikins hitched themselves bo 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 ... T>4B E. Cooper ... 189 Majority for Peacock ... 12 Informal, 19.
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Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 226, 27 September 1887, Page 5
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