THE OITY ELECTION.
4 DECLARATION OF THB POLL. The official declaration of the poll took place at noon to-day. The Returning Officer, Mr. W. P. James, announced the numbers as follows :—
He then called upon the candidates to addresa the meeting. Mr. W. H. Lbviw, in a brief speech, ' thanked the electors for having returned him by so large a majority, and snid he would endeavour to do his duty to them and carry out the promises he had made. Mr. W. Hdtchisow said it was with no ordinary feeling that he returned bis thanks to those who by their votes had returned him as their representative in the Parliament of New ■ Zealand. He congratulated his colleague, Mr. Levin, on the large majority he had obtained, and hoped he (Mr. Levin) was entering upon a great career. At the satno time It occurred to him that it was a singular 1 fact that a gentleman who had previously done little, if anything, for the city, should have received such a large ; measure of support. He felt that he had ( labored under the disadvantage of having , trodden on the corns of many people, but he was pleased to see that, notwithstanding this, be had been largely supported. He was also much pleased to know that, although a great deal of money had been spent by his opponents and • a great many hard thing* said against him, he had «tili sufficient friends to return him. He did not believe that half a dozen of those who bad the right of entree to the club had voted for him, and, therefore, he attributed hts success to the efforts of the industrial classes. He would not forget this, and he would always consider it his first duty to uphold the claims of that class in Parliament without reference to creed or class. He wished to see class feeling set aside, and in conclusion he-thanked the electors fur having returned him, and expressed the hope that they would never havo cause to regret what they had done. Mr. G. Huwtkr returned his sincere thanks to the 808 electors who had voted for him, aDd also to his committee for having worked so hard for him. He hoped that the gentlemen whom they had returned would represent them as fairly and faithfully as his conscience told him he had done. Mr. Greenfield was not present. On the motion of Mr. Levin, seconded by Mr. Hutchison, a vote of thanks was accorded to the Returning Officer, and the proceedings terminated.
Levin Hutchison ... Hunter Greenfield ... 1185 860 808 409
THE OITY ELECTION.
Evening Post, Volume XVIII, Issue 60, 8 September 1879, Page 2
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