RETURN OF MR GISBORNE FOR EGMONT.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3107, 26 January 1871, Page 3

RETURN OF MR GISBORNE FOR EG MONT.

We are indebted to the "Taranalri Herald " for the following proof slip : — Wednesday being tbe day appointed for the nomination of a candidate to represent the Egmont district in the House of Kepresentatives, a large number of persons assembled in the Taranaki Institute, at about noon. The Returning Officer (H. Eyre Kenny, Esq), having read the writ authorising him to return one member for the district, called upon the electors to propose their candidates. Mr Carthew rose and said he had much pleasure- in proposing the Hon. W. Gisborne as a candidate to represent the Egmont district in the House of Kepresentatives. He had not come there with a set speech, therefore he hoped they would excuse him if he was brief, The Hon. Mr. Gisborne had, during his recent visit to Taranaki, addressed the electors, and explained the policy of the Government of which he was a member, and his (Mr Carthew's) standing here that day and proposing him, shovys what his opinion was of the honorable gentleman and the policy of the Government, which, if carried out, could not but act most beneficially on the Province, which was certainly greatly in need of something being done for it. There were, however, some persons who expected too much, and who were never satisfied, whatever might be done. The great " Homer sometimes nodded," and should tbe gentleman he had the pleasure of proposing, be ever caught nodding — which he very much doubted — the gentleman who had been elected the day before would nudge his elbow. It would be useless for him to speak further in the Hon. W. Gisborne's praise, as they all knew him as well as he did, — besides, as they were quoting proverbs the day before, ha might give them the old saying—" Good wine needs no bush." The speaker then concluded by proposing the Hon. W. Gisborne as a candidate for the Egmont district. Mr F. U. Gledhill, in seconding the nomination, said there were only two things necessary for him to remark. The first was that the Hon. W. Gisborne had not come here to seek a constituency—*he had been pressed to represent them, and had consented. He made this remark because it had been stated that he might have gone to another district and not come to represent such a small place as this. The other remark was that he thought their thanks were due to Mr Carthew for retiring from the contest, for, by so doing, he had saved the district a great deal of trouble and expense. He therefore considered he deserved their best thanks for the course he had taken. The Returning Officer having asked if any other gentleman had a candidate to propose, and no one replying, said it was his duty now to declare the Hon. William Gisborne as a representative for the Egmont District in the House of Representatives. Mr F. TJ. Gledhill proposed, and Mr J. Knight senior, seconded, " That a vote of thanks be presented to the Returning Officer for the manner he had conducted not only this election, but every othei? that had been held ;" which having been carried, the meeting separated,