Mr Kennedy, one of the candidates for the Superintendency, addressed a meet ing" of the" I 'electors at the Duke of Edin

burgh Theatre, on Wednesday night. As the theatre was required for other pur poses at 8.30 p.m., the meeting com menced at 7 o'clock, earlier than is usual in similar cases. Owing chiefly to this fact, the attendance when the proceedings commenced. was sparse r ,butvsubsequentiy a very numerous audience assembled. Mr Cassius .war voted, to-the' chair, and, intro duced the candidate, who delivered an excellent "arddress, which:was .listenecLtP attentively. At its: conclusion a" vote of confidence was proposed and. ..seconded,, to which an amendment was moved, that Mr Kennedy was not a fit, and proper person to be returned as Superintendent. On a show of hands being taken the motion was ; carried by a majority.— Register. ;' • .-. . .. :. ..•>■', .',-; - : "' ;- ; [Both of the Hokitika papers hold over their reports of Mr. Kennedy's speech. ] \

MR HOOS AT GOLDSBOROGUH.
