ELECTION FOR CITY WEST

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXI, Issue 5505, 15 April 1875, Page 5

ELECTION FOR CITY WEST

The election of a member to senu m the House of Representatives for the dislnct of City West, in place of the Lite .1. Williamson, Esq., took place \estud.iy. The polling was conducted in" the Luge room of the Young Men's Christian Association building; and continued fiom eight a. in. until four p.m. As has been u&ual in Auckland since the introduction ot the ballot, the election proceeded in a most orderly manner ; and we did not see throughout the day the slightest evidence of excitement, or even a- single drunken m.in Nevertheless, a great deal of interest was taken in the proceedings by the olcetois of the district ; and wo believe that very few, except those who were absent from town, leframed from voting The 2 3olli "b' l J k":o was surrounded during the clay by a, eiowd of such persons as usually assemble to watch the progress of the polling, and in their attempts to obtain a little divei&ion they did not exceed the bounds of order and propriety. Several members of the Police foi ce a\ ere present throughout the day, but their services were not required The polling .11 rangements were conducted by Mr. S Y. Collins, who had the assistance of the usual number of Deputy- Returning Officers, poll clerks, and scrutineers. During the day speculation was rife as to the probable state of the poll, but of course, under the excellent system of the ballot, it was .impossible to arrive at anything like an accurate guess of how the voting was going. It could be seen that Mr. Dignau's cabs were the more numerous and the busiest, but that w.is all At four o'clock the doors were closed, and at about half-past the rough result of the polling w as deel.u ed as follows ; — Digiun ">('•"> IXiigavillc 3Sli Majontv for Dignan 17 ( J The announcement was received -with loud clioi is by the paiti/.ins of the succcsful candidate Mi Dignan bowed his acknowledgments, but did not addiess the clectois, who quietly di^pu^d.

" (idiiil blood a\ ill show itself," as the old l.idy u ith the led nose said. in a coitaiu family a pair of. twins made their appearance, and were shown to their little .sister ot four yeais It happened that vhenevei a rather pi oh tic cat ot the hon&ehold had kittens the prettiest were saved and the lust weic di owned. When the Uyins wi'ic bhown to the child l»y the happy fathei, she looked at them earnestly, and at lt'in^th, imttmg hei little Imgei-tip on tlie cheek ol (me (it tliLin, looked up and .said, with all seiiou&nevs jiossible, "Papa, I think save thn one,''