HARBOUR BOARD ELECTION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 5478, 9 February 1885, Page 3

HARBOUR BOARD ELECTION.

Thk shipowners and payers of dues of the port of Auckland assembled in largo numbers in the meeting room of tho Harbour Board' offices at noon to-day for tho purpose of carrying out after antiquated form their biennial elections of three ropresontatives to tlic Harbour Board So groat, indeed, was the throng, that after the town clock sounded the hour it became simply impossible to gain standing room, and many, therefore, wore obliged to remain outside in the lobby, wdilo others went away. Precisely to tho hour, the Chairman of tho Board (Mr Graves Aickin) mounted tho reporters' table and opened the proceedings. Mr George Harper was then elected to the chair, Mr Ebonozaor Way mouth proposed Mr Thomas Henderson, junior, as a lit and proper portion to ropresont in tho Harbour Board, tho shipping interests of tho port Ho was wcllknuwn to all and -was a thoroughly ataight man, who might be doponded to do his very best for tho interests of his constituents. Mr D. Oxley seconded. Mr C, B- Stono nominated Mr Graves Aickin. Having been Chairman of tho Board himself 7io kno>\ who wero tho workers of that body, and ho could therefore say, without hesitation, that Mr' Aickin was among tho best of thorn. Ho had lately boeomo a ship owner, and no man attonded more zealously to tho interests of the shipping public, and particularly to tho interests of tho small shippors. Ho had laboured hard during his term of ollieo, and now that tho City Coaincil had publicly dealt him an unmerited enub, it would bo a graceful not on tho part of tho shippers to return him in face of that body. Mr 11. C. Carr seconded the nomination. Mr George Cozens proposed Mr 1). H, McKonxio as a candidate, and Mr John Lamb seconded■ Mr A. H, Nathan nominated Mr John Lamb, and Mr \V. S. Lawrio socondod. Mr G. \V. Binney proposed Mr Malcolm Nleeol, and Mr Herman Brown socondod. Messrs D. Goldio, W. McCullagh, and R. M. Stark wero appointed scrutineers to count the shows of hands, and for that purposo they took their stations on tho table beside tho Chairman. The shows of hands woro then taken in tho order and with tho result appended hereto; - Thomas Henderson, jun. ... 118 Graves Aickin 90 D. H. McKenzie 130 John Lamb 40 Malcolm Niccol 140 The Chairman accordingly declared Messrs McKonzie, Niccol, and Henderson dnly elected. Mr D. H. Mackenzie thanked the electors very heartily for the honour they had again done him.; Ho had been before them on many previous occasions during his 9 or 10 years of continuous service in tho Harbour Board, and he was gratified to find them renew their confidence in him. Ho could assure thorn that it had not beon misplaced, and that it never should bo, so far as their interests wero concerned. Mr Niccol cordially thanked tho electors for the honour they had paid him in placing him so high up on tho poll. He had done nothing in the Board to bo ashamed of, and he hoped that ho novor should. Mr Aickin said that although not one of the successful candidates, ho had much pleasure in thanking tho electors for the measure of support that they had given him. He was not so woll known to many of thorn as somo of the other candidates, and therefore, the result did not surprise him greatly. He had endeavoured to do his duty while in the Board, and ho know of nothing he had done, of which he had any reason to feel ashamed. All his actions could boar to eeo the daylight, and ho only asked those who wore opposed to him to look into his conduct. They would then bo convinced that ho had striven to render good service to the public. Mr Hendorson thanked the electors for tho position in which they had placed him. It was almost tho tir.st occasion on which he had undertakon public duties, and he hoped thatj the contidonce shown in him would not bo misplaced. Mr John Lamb also returned thanks. The assemblage thon dispersed after passing a vote of thanks to tho chairman.