THE FRANKLYN ELECTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 642, 2 December 1865, Page 4

THE FRANKLYN ELECTION.

Punctually at noon ycft-rdny the declaration of the stale of the poll for the election of four qualified per- • sons to represent the electoral district ot" Franklyn in the Provincial Council took place in front of llie Police-station, Otaluihu. The etute of iho poll was declared by tho Potuniing < Officer (John Jermyn Symonds, Esq.,) as follows:— William Eraser . . . 362 Robert Graham . . . 21-i Albyn Martin . . . 188 Every McLean . . .177 Thos. S. George . . . 174 E. Goodfellow ... 2 Tho Uktuunino Offickk remarked that he believed Mr. Goodfellow had placed advertisements in the newspapers intimating his resignation ; but as tliat gentleman lud made no notification of hia withdraw d to him, ho w,is bound to let his namo remain with the others. ' Oapt Feazer then rose to return thanks to tho ! electors for (ho cordial sup. ort which thoy had ac- - corded to him in having secured his return and pl»c----i ing him at the head of Iho poll. Ho thanked them r for having: returned him as t:e representative of fie ; Waikato Mditia, and not as Capt. Frazer clone, ill' t would also thank tho whole of the Auckland ? settlors for the manner in which they had workod t for him, most of them bcinu: strangers to him, and more especially he thanked Mr. Goodfellow, who had resigned in his favor. lie should always do all in his power for the benefit: and property of those wo ' had placed their confidence in liim ; aud he thought it was one of the best things tho elec'ots could do to ' cement (ho unity between the old a?d the now * idellty. 1 Mr. Martin then returned his oincere thanks to - the electors for having again re turned him a member , of'hi Provincial Council. Hesaid it was vsry $ure the t elotors approved of his previous conduct in the - Council. Ho was sorry there wore so few of the 3 electors present, and thought tho peoplo in the out- , lying districts should pay nioro attention to political , mat tors. It was very evident Unit if they did not. j the Auckland mimbors would be returning tho members themselves. fJo would again ro'.urn his most sincere thanks- fcr the honor thoy had done him. • Mr. McLean then briefly returned (hanks to the j electors for his return to the Council, and remarkei that as there were so few of the electors present, it was not necessary for him to make a long speech. Ho. might say that he had been returned without . asking for a vote. The districts of Wairoa and > llowick had r turned him without a solicitation. He ? vonsideiod that when a man was nominated, it was his business to stand the contort, and that was the [ reason why he had done so. At nil tin.es ho should . strive to promote the interests of the agricultural ' districts. | Captain Phaser then proposed, and Mr. McLean seconded, a voto of thanks to the .Returning Oiliccr.