ONEHUNGA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1838, 4 December 1869, Page 6

ONEHUNGA.

■ if TttK POLL. Yestfuday a' five o'clrek, the (fficial decimation of thn polling for membi-ia t.o'e present Onchurig-, took tdaro in front, of the Court-home. t'oiifidernVe interest was taken in the r. sul', ns i was known that the numbers cf two rnndidn'es «6,e equal, ni-.d the Keturning-Ofiieer hii) to give the cj.-.tir.s vote. Tho FettjuNiSG-Opficsh (Captain ;-'ymond-) at thn lime ap|>oinled. came forwsTd. and Slid : Y u arc aware, elertors of Onebunga, that I h >ve apr-o nrd this htir.r o 1 t!i''s day to nitike the ctiii'nl tieo-irati n that !•> Usual on such cc iision.-. I care \on all duer.otice that I s|-,< uiii d' c"aio tl,estate of the poll at five o\!o k this afttinoi it. I •••o not know that it i% .'iHie-saiy for in'' to make a speech or to tell ymr what I liuve for deliirine in tavor o( 01 >• enndidnte more than another. It is enouph lh:.t 1 have renanns. and those ritisnn* I will ke,'p !■'' myself ; with Biyiiit; this 1 shall (ontent mys-If, a'i<l shall pr'c-ed to declare the result ot'thf poll. I henhy declare .Ti.hn Luucion nr.<\ George Mturicr O'Korke, 1-sos., to he du'y eleet.d t> serve in tlie Provincial Council of the Province cf Aucklmd. (Loud ch< ers ) Mr. I VNDON- cvae fv'rward, and thanked the electors for the proud pnsit'on which they hid placed him. 'lurhungn lrnd always returnee! trno sr.d faithful mcmberK. They rtturned in the fi'st in.t:icc:' Mr. \V ,I'iinmson, and then Mr. O'Rirke. All he could soy who that he would not cisgmce the ennstituency. He wM.od to rnate som>< tomaik in respect of a para»rr»p>i which appeared in ozo of the papers. It wis n"l true that any '' linmci people h»d come up to prevent electors vetine- Ther" we.a only th'i-e Btntn-erv in tho town. He (Mr. Lundon) went to Dr. Nichos>..'3 comuiitte, and with these men opened a way to !e". tho voters vot?. Ife believed theio were v f ry few—sca'Co'v a mar.—:hat h:id msde use of his frsnehis''. (Hear, heir) He (Mr. Lundon) did not give a alae< of prog to anybody to vote for him. He had sni ugh support without that. Mr. O'Kobkb Hiid it was hii pleasing duty to thank these who volnnteeted to support him in the late contest. If there was anything tliKf. he had ,0 regret, it was the inridinus tafk which wus thrown upnn the Returning Officer. The Returning Officer having given hia casting vote, T d> n't think it i» for joxi, or for vat, or for any of u», to question hi« decisiof. He (Mr. O'Rorke) miift Biy during the week's canTas* he had Bade, lie wki trnated with the gr-'.''.ts!'t res pect Rnd cmitrify. He was glad to think that the restlt wouli not Wd to any mntipathv between "himself and those who opposed him. No doubt, they were by the laudable desire to return their rwn candidate. Ho believed that the elector* would testify that he (Mr. O'Korke) c.-n----llucted h's canvass with the greatest modfla tion. He Bfked no one to plump far bim, «nd was quite willing lhat they should give their weeond vote to whom they p!ea-ed Now that the heat of the contest was over, he hoped that all would be frund ro-operatinc for the good of the town. Thay had not for to go to s>e fie repairs and improvements that Were wanting. Tbrre never was a time whsn there was a m<re favourable prospect if something being done. Since Mr. Grtham was Superintendent the province had suffered •everelv ; trerawaamuehth.it W: s rt-quired to b« done, but there was nothing wherewith to.do it.' He heartily concurred in tho policy propounded by Mr. Gillies, that the fundus revenue shruld be devoted as much as possible to the nut-districts, in propoitfin to th-: ir respective populations. But'hey tnrw well that it wcuht have, been useless to pjopour.d inch a scheme when there was nothing to give. He hoped that thn fri'ndly rnlmions existing n all parties would hi- resumed. Dr. Nlft-OLSiX said he found himeelf in rather an anomnlous n- siti"n. He believed that the canJin'e who W/is most popular found himself defeated (a laugh.) But he was satisfied. Personally he whs satisfied with th« result, for be did riot want to eo ir.lo the Council. It. was only nt the request of a Inrtio number of elnctois lhat. he came forward. That circumstance was very flatlet ins: to himself, and he thanked thote who gave him such efficient Btipport, and also for their conSdence. He ala~ > elieved that the Knturniog «.,'fficer had uiien his decision impartially. Mr. t:ni)us sa d it wai duo to Dr. Nicholson ttmt i', should be known that when he learned there was a " tie," it was his wish to retire Mr Lundon- proposed, and Dr. NrcHOLSOJ.' aeconded, u voto of thanks to the Returning Officer. Dr. Nicholson again c>!ini forward and •aid th>it though roriring tor a time from political life, ho would empl-y h;s icisuro in effecting n s much good as he could for the town. There was one ti in<r he would do, and that was to use his end»avours to have any "boBu.B" votes that might be on tho roil etrnck off. The procee.dines thfn '■' rmin-ted.

THE PENSIONER SETTLEMENTS.

I/ASI evening a largely attended meeting of the Pensioner Settlements took place at the Shamrock and Thistle Hotel, Ilowick, for the purpose of hearing the various candidates in the field for that district give an explanation of their political views, &c. Every Maclean ocenpied the chair, and tho meeting was addressed by Jles3rs. Freer, Hovel], Kerr, and White. The other candidates, Messrs. B 00kfield and Irvine, were not present, nor were they represented. A show of hands being called for, resulted as follows:—Mr. White, 22; Mr. Kerr, 13 ; Mr. Freer, 13 ; Dr. Hovell, 13; Mr. Brookfield, 2. At the conclusion of the business of the meeting, Mr. Ma"?ean vacated the chair, and entered into a personal explanation of matters affecting himself and Mr. Kerr. The latter gentleman replied, and proceedings concluded with the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman. Owing to pressure on our space in consequence of the arrival of the English mail, we are compelled to hold over our report of the proceedings until Monday.