Mr S. Ba—_iv seconded the nomination. As there were no other gentlemen nomi nated, the Returning Officer invited the candidates to address the meeting in the order in which they had been proposed. Mr Olltvier, whose speech throughout gave rise to a deal of merriment, remarked that if Mr Saunders had been wise he would have taken advice and retired from the contest, allowing % much younger man —(laughter)—like himself to bear the heat and burden of the day. It was a long time since he had been in Parliament— some 30 years. Since then there had been an attempt to teach something else than reading, writing and ciphering, He re gretted this, and it was because of it that he wished to go to the House to put his shoulder to the wheel and upset it all. The contest between himself and Mr Saunders was iv no way a personal one, and neither had broken their mutual agreement to avoid personalities. (Applause.) When on Wednesday next they put him (Mr Ollivier) into that high and dignified position at the head of the poll, he would go to Wellington with the entire desire to discharge his duties in a spirit of inde pendence befitting their representative. (Applause.) tie would cotton to nobody, and would be the most independent man in the House. He attacked the r lectoral A<-t as wanting amendment, at tbe least so far as nominations went. He would abolish. Boards of Education and School Committees, and appoint only a Commis sioner. If returned, as he expected he would be, he should give his undivided attention to the subjects about which he had spoken, and they would find him a most faithful and honest representative. (Applause.) Mr SAUNDERS said tbat he had 'not heard a. more amusing speech at a nomination than that of Mr Ollivier. No contest had been more pleasing than the present one, and he had not been opposed by any gentleman who had contested an election with more lively wit and fun. He would like to have.heard Mr Ollivierrefer to other of those matters on which they differed iv opinion. In respect to Education Boards, he went on to assert that they were useful institutions. The serious question was to consider how best the money could be expended to promote the education of the rising generation in the country. 