town election town election triggered resignation member house_of_representatives town electorate occurred term 2nd previous representative electorate politician returned years england general expectation sole contender election wrote provocative editorials generally endorsing obvious ability criticising publicly talking policies plans eventually arranged public meeting evening prior nomination day public meeting election campaign lengthy address favourably received second contender office forward meeting new_zealand senior politicians time successful political hart background candidates come new_zealand deputy chairman paid position february association financial crisis instrumental resolving debt issues august stood new_zealand general election winning town electorate represented 1st elected election elected electorate new_zealand premier resigned parliament later remained unofficial member parliament executive returned england ministerial duties returned new_zealand early took previous role colonial treasurer accounts senior politician arrived wife sons december ships reaching canterbury came new_zealand hart founded corner high hotel hotel opened november year organised settlement december hart guests assembled farewell founder canterbury returned england short stay colony known man hart political experience elected campaign resignation parliament won resulting election resigned parliament december triggering election resignation announced public statement newspaper published accompanied brief statement offering election hart accused having place holder editorial welcomed intention representing electorate criticised statement newspaper expectation publicly state policies rely past representation parliament january placed advertisement inviting meeting friday january editorial january implied election conclusion candidates having come forward simply declared elected nomination night editorial urged address issue improved education represented parliament january repeated increased criticism policies plans unknown public talked option rejecting editorial said thick hitherto relations public based newspaper moved weekly went print meeting town hall previous night editorial expressed disappointment report meeting called ongoing criticism caused provide report meeting editor compared report supplied reporter containing substantial differences decided print account edition january editorial defended newspaper critical stance hostile feelings decided understand editor welcomed detailed address expressed general satisfaction statements finally addressing removed objection urged meeting january crowded attendees franchise attached land ownership excess yearly rental resulting roll names long including owners england rumours somebody come forward oppose elected chair meeting spoke length issues elected service given canterbury representative financial crisis delayed departure england resolve issues conflict interest steam ship company provided new_zealand postal service england land holdings valuable holdings canterbury gave qualified support project gave reasons leaving soon return colony year disagreed government issues important disagreements land policy wanted land revenue retained provincial governments southern provinces pay high proportion revenue enable purchase land north native policy predicted land policy pursued result strong conflict fact started march solution suggested possible separation separate countries time far editor aware suggestion public politician politician today known favoured separation started campaigning idea argued objection idea merit consideration spoken briefly addressed present announced candidate support project nomination nomination meeting held january town hall returning officer read writ proposed candidate hart proposed hart spoke stressed importance right person reference experience hart unknown quantity hart argued right forward whilst hart received qualifications oxford cambridge obtained knowledge university common sense argued able regarded criticised residing returning officer candidate came forward asked hands declared favour hart demanded poll hall declared poll held town hall following day january results votes cast election time voting telling election official choice candidate secret ballot introduced tally kept interested parties result immediately known won election votes served end term november end session dissatisfied actions fellow government ministers seek election instead appointed general lands august appointed 2nd attorney general
Town of Christchurch by-election, 1860