CITY ELECTIONS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19612, 7 May 1929, Page 11

CITY ELECTIONS.

VOTES FOR COUNCIL. MR F. R. COOKE ELECTED. SEVEN CANDIDATES ELIMINATED It is anticipated that the counting of the votes cast for the City Council election will be completed some time to-day, good progress having been made yesterday. Following the distribution of the accumulated surplus votes of Mrs Mo Combs, Mr F. R. Cooke (Labour) was elected to the eighth place on the City Council. Mr Cooke was allotted 511 votes from Mrs McCombs, making his total 2037, or 302 in excess of the necessary quota of 1735. The following Councillors have now been elected:— E. H. Andrews (C.) J. W Beanland (C.) A. W. Beaven (C.) J. A. Flesher (C.) M. E. Lvons (C.) Mrs E. R. McCombs (L.) D. G. Sullivan (L.) F. R. Cooke (L.). Seven candidates were eliminated during the day as follows: —Stringer at the tenth count, Roberta at the eighteenth, Bailey at the 27th, Manhire at the fiftieth, Macfarlane at the sixtysecond, and Stillwell at the eightysecond. Robson was also eliminated. Up to the present 103 counts have been made, 181 papers have been exhausted, and 224 papers lost in fractions. Mr Flesher's surplus votes of 115 were distributed yesterday morning as follows: Citizens ... ... ... 90 Labour ... ... ... 2 Independent ... ... 6 Exhausted papers ... ... 11 Losses by fraction* ... ... 6 and Mrs McCombs's surplus as follows: Labour ... ... 1254 Citizens ... ... ... 86 Independent ... ... 88 Exhausted papers ... ... 20 Losses by fractions ... 3 When the substitute Returning Officer (Mr Albert Freeman) and his staff finished counting last night, the number of transfers of votes made up to and including part of Stillwell's total was as follows: — o o a _fe» -: •~ >- ."3 4) Ig |«S 3 "■SSa Andrews (C.) ~ Elected. Armstrong (1.L.) 8 6 1697 1727 Bailey (I.) ... Eliminated. Beanland (C.) ... Elected. Beaven (C.) ... Elected. Busing (C.) ... 9 0 766 774 J. Butter field (I.) 2 8 476 482 T. H. Butterfield (L.) 21 20 1402 1412 Cooke (L.) ... Elected. Dalley (C.) ... 14 0 718 726 Dunn (C.) ... 3 0 705 713 Flesher (C.) ... Elected. Fraer (O.) ... 26 1 722 739 Hunter (L.) ... 13 12 544 552 Leadley (O.) ... 18 2 529 538 Lyons (C.) ... Elected. McCombs (L.) ... Elected. Macfarlane (L.) Eliminated. Manhire (C) —2lB, Eliminated. Manning (L.) ... 24 32 594. 603 E. Parlane (L.) ... 40 21 821 829 J. Parlane (C.) ... 29 0 745 752 Roberts (L.) ... Eliminated. Robson (L.) ... Eliminated. Sharpe (L.) ... 15 23 1281 1293 Simpson (C.) ... 13 0 480 487 Stillwell (I.) ... 9 0 386 —l2O Stringer (I.) ... Eliminated. Sullivan (L.) ... Elected. Thacker (I.) ... 24 5 1290 1405 Thurston (L.) ... 13 13 681 680 Williamson (C.) 25 0 1390 1419 Dr. H. T. J. Thacker, outlining his position yesterday, said that it would be strictly that of an independent if he were returned. He also expressed himself as being in favour of the City being divided into four wards provided that future elections were to be held under the proportional representation system.

IN THE COUNTIES.

INTERESTING CONTESTS.

POLLING TO-MORROW. Considerable interest is being taken in the County Council elections, a nnny ber of which take place to-morrow. Four nominations have been received for the office of member of the Lyttelton Harbour Board for the combined district of the Counties of Paparua, Tawera, Malvern, Selwyn, Ellesmere, Springs, B&tawelL and Heathcote. The nominations are as follows: Judd, George Henry. Leslie, James. McAlpine, Kenneth Waiter. McMillan, Robert. For the combined district of the counties of Kowai, Ashley, Waipara, Amuri, and Cheviot, there are two candidates for one vacancy: Frederick Horrell. Arthur Konald Turnbull. The polling hours throughout the district will be 9 a.m. to 6 p,m. Selwyn. For the three vacancies on the Selwyn County Council for the Rakaia Biding the following have been nominated: Andrew, Frederick James. Brown, Norman James. Inch, William John. Johnston, Robert Huston. Tawers. For the Springfield Riding of the Tawera County, the following have been nominated:— Atkinson, William Colbert. Doody, Daniel. Millar, Hugh Alexander. Rushton, Edward Philip. Williams, William Martin. As there are only three vacancies to i fill, an election will be held. Waimairi. Polls will be necessary in the Belfast, Fendalton, Harewood, and Papanui Ridings of the Waimairi County The nominations received were as aeUand Thomas MorbuTlwiSam S£S Chapman, Cecil WilKitson, George M«lc~£ *" derick SMnuel to raise a loan of jg2£1475 tor «>ad reeonstruetioß in the j-aa'dalton Biding. »

HMtkCOU. An election will be held in the following ridings of the Heathcote County:— Avon (one vacancy).—Kerr, William. Sprosen, James Doughty. Valley (one vacancy).—Bloxham, Albert. Flavell, Charles. Mt. Pleasant (one vacancy).—Biley, Birtwistle. Williams, George W. Springs. Messrs E. Tarr and C. H. Watson have been re-elected unopposed as Greenpark riding members on the Springs Council, bat for the Springston Biding three new candidates have entered the field to contest the four seats with the sitting members, Messrs J. S. Simpson, P. V. Bailey, E, H. Rowell. and J. H. Williams. The new candidates are Messrs J. W. Kime, W. G. Shackel, and J. F. Hill. Messrs J. W. Kime and E. H. Rowell are contesting the seat on the SpringsEllesmere Power Board. Eyre. The following nominations were received bv the Eyre County Council: — Eyre Riding: C. *E. Baynon, H. R. Bennett, R. O. Dixon, H. E. Evans, E. M. Howard, F. L. Parnham, C. M. Williams, and James Wright. North Canterbury Electric Power Board: C. E. Baynon, John Cowens, and L. B. Evans. Messrs Frederick Horrell and Arthur Ronald Turnbnll have been nominated for the seat on the Lyttelton Harbour Board, to represent the combined district of the Counties of Kowsi, Ashley, Waipara, Amuri, and Cheviot. Oxford. The following have been nominated for the four seats on the Oxford County Council representing the North Riding: Engelbrecht, Frederick William; Francis, Hubert John; Fisher, Percy; Meyer, August; Perham, John Thomas; Powell, Thomas; Skurr, Edward; Thompson, James William; Watson, Lancelot.

Kowal For the South Biding of the Kowai County, the following have been nominated (three required):— Ash worth, Samuel; Bailey, Boy; Hanna, Thomas; Lindsay, Percy John ; May, Henry; Peach, Robert; Wyllie, James Dunlop. Messrs John Fitzpatrick xnd James Dunlop Wyllie have been nominated for the vacancy on the North Canterbury Power Board. AmuxL The following ridings of the Amuri : County will hold elections:— Hanmer Biding (Two). —Atkinson, William Hanmer; Burbury, Edward Percy Harold; Rutherford, Godfrey Oliver. Waiau Riding (Two). —Chaff ey, Ralph Anderson; Mercer, Richard; Pettigrew, Kenneth. Rotherham Riding (Two). —Gallagher, John James; Jamieson, Reginald Leslie; Latter, Robert Le Clerc; Thomson, Thomas Gavin. Messrs E. P. H. Burbury and H. B. ; Davison are contesting the seat on the ! North Canterbury Hospital Board. Mount Herbert. In each of the following ridings of the Mount Herbert County, for which the nominations are given, four members »Te required:— Port Levy Biding: Coop, Edward Wright; Gardiner, Alexander R. H.; Guy, Walter John; Jenkins, Frank; Pope, Charles; Rie-hfteld, Charles L; Williams, Albert Edward. Port Victoria Riding: Anderson, Robert Alexander; Gardiner, Harold H. H.; Gebbie, Reginald; Gray, Eric William; Gellety, John A.; Tjvpley, John Franks. Ashley. The Mt. Thomas Riding of the Ashley County (three members) is being contested by the following:—Elisor, Jas. W.; McCracken, John D.; Waller, John; Wilson, John. Wairewa. The following have been nominated for the three seats on the Wairewa County Council, representing the Little River Riding:—Thompson, Gliomas; Coop, James Openshaw; Chapman, Henry Thomfia; Smith, Joseph William; Foley, Daniel Patrick. Walpara. Each of the following ridings of the Waipara County will return one member: — Hurunui Riding—Fincham, Herbert Edward: Quigley, James. Waikari Riding—Allan, Allan ThomjM; Gardner, Edward; Wright, William Waipara Biding—Doak, David John; McAlpine, William K. Stonyhnrst Biding—Campbell, Norman Dogald Ferrier; Roberta, Thomas Edward Lloyd. HalsweU. The following nominations have been received for the Halswell County Council (two vacancies): — No. 2 Biding—Neave, Francis Digby; Paterson, Edward; Sharp, John. Bangiora. For the Cust Riding of the Rangiora County the following have been nomi-) nated (two seats):—Cowens, George; Crysell, George Knight; Tallott, Henry. Panama. Elections will be held in the Prebbleton and Yaldhurst Ridings of the Paparua County, the candidates being: Prebbleton—Hartnell, John; and Yeatman, John. _ . Yaldhurst—Franks, William Thorley; and McArthur, William Francis. SS&trern. For the Homebuah Biding of the Malvern County, the nominations are (one required):—Deans, James; Pearson, James Henry. The following are contesting the three seats on the Malvern P° wer Board:—Deans, John; Jenkins, William James; Judd, George Henry; Morrison, Patrick; Mulholland, William Walter; Robertson, George Thomas.

MT. PLEASANT AFFAIRS. MS B. RILBY'S ADDRESS. Mr B. Riley, who « the ■"*»« for the Mount «-•?*"£ ing on the Heathcote County Ct*nal, S who is again seeking obrfwj addressed Mr Rils* prided to *»£%*£* I G Williams, who .• ddre^^" S Saturday ««£, t/SpffiTtft |i for £l, and for maintenance to the sewerage question he did take all the credit for hangingV the terms of the sewerIZ Thfy were exceptionally fayoorable, people being required to pay only 25s per year for connexion, until they chose to' take control of the system themselves. He said that he wished to make a very definite statement in answer to Mr "Williams's allegation* that when the sewerage was mooted the syndicate had only two small sections for sale and the purchasers knew fully well what they were paying for. "Hie water supply waa purchased some years ago on expert advioe. Tho ▼alue of th* JnoMoir 3 mariwnm, kad,