THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LI, Issue 8273, 27 April 1923, Page 3

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Yesterday’s Polling results in return of sitting Mayor, Mr. B. Dive, by oat row majority of six votes, Mr. Frank Allely heads Poll for Councillors. All sitting councillors who entered contest re-elected.

sitting MEMBERS OF HOSPITAL BOARD RETURNED

The elections yesterday for Mayor and Councillors for the • ensuing two years, anil for two representativra for the bormigU on the' Tanranga Hospital Board rented as follows: the mayoralty. Mr. B. Dive 403 Mr. B. C. Robbins 397 Informal 7 COUNCILLORS. Elected F. Allely 613 C. Whiting 608 C. Clinkard 581 V J. Scantlebury ... 564 G. H. Ollard... - 484 W. W. Jones 473 F. H. Hammond ... 455 J. H. Beale ... ••• 454 F. M. Mullions ••• 450 Unsuccessful T. A. J. Taylor ... 412 A, N. lies 402 ’J, Neal ••• 331 E.G.Fox ... ••■285 J, F, Win tie ••• 155 HOSPITAL BOARD. A. Brown 667 J. Murdoch 538 \V. W. Jones ••• 305 Messrs Brown and Murdoch were re-elected. As soon as the results of the Mayoral election was known Mr. Dive briefly addressed the crowd from the steps of the Municipal chambers. He thanked the people for again electing him as Mayor of the town. He also thanked those who had been opposed to him for the manner in which they had fought the contest. Having been again elected to the honourable position of Mayor of the town he could only say that he would do his best for it, and seek its progress on good sound lines. He then called for three cheers for Mr Robbins, which were heartily given. Mr Robbins said that the contest had been very close and was still uncertain. However, accepting the position as announced he could only say that he had expected, from the manner in which he had been approached by a number of people asking for a change, that he would on this occasion have been elected. He ! thought he was right in saying that from his past record he should have had the confidence of the people sufficient to have returned him as Mayor. He could not help expressing the hope that the figures would be reversed and that it would be found he had been elected. He had to express his satisfaction at the manner in which his opponent, Mr Dive, had conducted the campaign. In conclusion he thanked all who had recorded their votes in his favour, and he especially thanked the members of his committee for the hard work they had put into the contest. Three cheers wore then called for and given Mr Dive. THE COUNCILLORS. Mr F. Allely was the first to mount the steps and was greeted with applause. In a short characteristic speech he thanked nil who had supported him, and could only promise to do his very best in the interests of the town. He was very proud indeed to have been placed in such a position as a borough councillor, one of the most honoured positions in the town. Messrs Ollard, Whiting, Clinkard, Beale and Jones also briefly returned thanks for their election. The Polling on this occasion I was not so heavy as two years ago, when a total of 1007 'valid votes were cast in the Mayoral election, while yesterday only 800 were cast. The unfavourable weather no doubt had some effect on the number of people voting. The figures at the last Mayoral election were; — B. Dive ... ... 480 B. C. Robbins 380 . C. E. Macmillan ... 141 j An official recount is being made , to-day by the Returning Officer, , Mr R. B. Shearman. j RESULTS IN OTHER PLACES (Per Press Association). Wellington, April 27 l he Mayoral election in various centres resulted: Wellington Wright jo,Bjo votes; Fraser (Labour), 10,580 ; McKenzie, 4,237, Christchurch Flesher (citi--o°?.’ , 10, 3 12 votes ; Sullivan ILabour), 8395. 1 .J? o unec^n Tapley (citizens) 43/8 votes ; Havward, 3266 ; t-arnach. 3128. Palmerston North - Nathan, u; VOtes ’ Uuncaster 1899. an^anu ~ Williams (re-elect--6012516 votes ; Bignell. 2017apier— Andrew (re elected) 74 Vot es ; Renouf, 712. 1 jni S k° rne ~Wildish (re-elected) *404 votes; Ball. 1329. Uamaru - McDhrmad (reelected) 1219 votes; Miller, 902. pf lmaril ~~Wallace, 2760 votes ; *Y tc » ! 730. nvercargill— Bain, 4004 votes ; Lennan, 1509 0 estport—Menzies (re-elected) votes; Fox 476. AUCKLAND RETURNS Tk u Auckland, April 27 . ar bour Board election ied m the return of the Hon.

i Alison, Bloodworth, Clay, Carr, Henderson, Imder, Lang, Mackenzie, McCallum, Madndoe, Pair, Teasdale, Wallace and Wynyard The members of the Hospital Boaro elected are : J. Baildon, J, Coyle, Dempsey, K. Howitt, j Knight, O- Mcßrine, H. Potter, j Rowe and Wallace, j The members of the City Council elected are : Baildon, Knight, Warnock, Hutchinson, Bloodworth, Hardley, Allum, Bennett, Dempsey, Entrican, Brinsden. Patterson, Donald, Garland, Furness, Thompson, Miss Melville, Croakes, Mclndoe, Robertson and Lawry. The City Council election resulted in the election of sixteen members of the old council and five new members. The twenty elected were on either the Progressive Citizens’ or the P. P. A. tickets. Of the twelve Labour candidates only one (Bloodworth) was elected. He was the fifth on the list. All the loan proposals were carried : Streets £190,000, Tramways Extension £2OOO, Suburban Libraries £l6, 000. Auckland suburban Mayors elected were as follow : Mount Eden, J. L. Keyall; Mount Albert, L. E. Rhodes ; Onehunga, J. E. Cowell; Birkenhead, E. C. Wal ton; Devonport, T. Lamont. At Devonport the sitting Mayor was defeated. DARGAViLLE ELECTIONS Dargaville, April 27 The final results for the Mayoral contest gave the sitting mayor, R. E. Hornbiow, a majority of 12 over his opponent (A. J. Stallworthy), the figures being Horn'blow 385, Stallwcrthy 373AT CAMBRIDGE. Cambridge, April 27 Five polls were taken at Cambridge yesterday and keen interest was taken. The Mayoral election resulted . —C- H. Priestly 489, Walter Stopford 267. There wre ten nominations for the Council and those elected were : —M. Wells, Alan Bell, A. H. Gascoiggne, T. F. Richards, Walker Moore, A. Wilkinson, L- M. Morrin, P. T- Glanville, T- H Kelly. The Half-holiday poll resulted: —Saturday 552, Wednesday 344. Harbour Board—l- B. Teasdale 1572, A. H. Ellicott 558. W aikato Hospital Board—Geo. Dickenson 1384, J. B- Thomas 1088OTAKI MAYORALTY Otaki, April 27 Mr J. P. Brandon was elected Mayor. AT TAUMARUNUI Taumarunui, April 27 In the Mayoral election C. E. Marsack was elected, the figures being Marsack 285, R. B. Wil Hams 140, G- F. Thompson 135, A. E. Laird 99-