DECLARATION OF THE POLL.

Northern Advocate, 8 October 1887, Page 5

DECLARATION OF THE POLL.

Accoitomo to advertisement, thedecla- . _, Mft&n of the poll took place at the Courtr<iJ_ouae, t>_t Monday at noon. About SO people were present. Mr Robert Mair, returning officer, Sunctually at noon, rose and declared ie numbers polled by each candidate, showing for Mr Thompson*- a majority of 405 votes. He then- declirea Mr I^bert • Thompson duly elected as _KWnber f or tne electoral district of Marsden. in the coming Parliament. The atinouncement was received with fond applause. . •-■ *jMr Robert Thompson then returned {fiftaks. He felt' very proud of. the position they had placed him in. The electors of Marsden had fought for retrenchment and economy; Mid they had won the battle. The Government, against whom they had been fighting, had^already been defeated, and he hoped ihose coming into office would serve thaji C&uutry better. During his political tour, he had given no promises, and he now went to Wellington unfettered. He was not bound to support any party, angj. he would support nonparty unless ofy were pledged to carry out retrenchment, and reform in the land laws.. He would use his utmos^-hfluence^c^throw £pen the land for settiementp^nd encourage settlement on the land. He would endeavour to dfcrry out the platform he had advocated, and he hoped that when he returned from WeHfiigton they would be satisfied with him; if not he hoped they would find a better man ; but while in Parliament he promised to do his very best for the district. (Applause). Now that the election was over, he hoped that any ill-feeling would cease to exist. He heW: no animosity against his opponents, but would treat all patties alike. He hoped "that both the electors; and the prfsa would work together to assist him. &c* press of Whangarei had shewn a foresight rarely shown in the colony. Every. utterance in, the local press had been almost prophetiov i He thanked; them heartily for the honour they had conferred upon him. (Applause). __ l6f0; JC. Walker read a tele^m/frog* Mr „-^\q^rted him, and stating that he hoped to solicit their suffrages on a future occasion. Mr Thompson then._mc_r.ed a vote of | thanks to Mr "Mair for the able and impartial manner in which he had conducted the election. This was carried by acclamation, and. Mr Mair, in. returning thanks, publicly thanked the deputyreturning officers for the assistance they j had given him. I