ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21806, 11 June 1936, Page 12

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY

MANY CHANGES IN COUNCIL k Of the 20 members elected to the council of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society yesterday nine were not members of the last council. Among thbse who lost their seats are two former presidents, Messrs F. Steans and C. F. Champion. The membership 1 of the society is about 1200, and 539 votes were cast. The results of the election, which closed at 1 p.m. yesterday, were completed at 7.50. The secretary of the sqciety, Mr C. W. Hervey, acted as returning officer, and Messrs C. A. Cooper and R. R. Chinnery as scrutineers. The following are the detailed results (sitting members marked with an asterisk):— *l. Bain, T. .... 394 *2. Gray, I. C. .. .390 *3. Lawrence, C. H. .. 389 4. Dickson, Dr. D. McK. .. 376 *5. Robertson, G. T. .. 373 *6. -Stonyer, C. H. .. .. 371 *7. Wheeler, C. D. .. .. 363 *B. Miller, W. C. .. .. 350 *9. McGillivray, N. .. 348 *lO. Pomfret-Dodd, G. L. .. 335 *ll. Murphy, J. .. ~ 330 12. Hart, L. B 316 13. Brightling, F. W. .. 311 14. Banks, F. .. ~ 293 15. Dixon, L. A. .. .. 292 16. Familton, A. G. .. ~ 276 17. Pankhurst, V. .. 274 18. Simpson, J. W. .. ~ 274 19. Ebert, G. .. .. 263 *2O. Russell, C. R. .. .. 241 (Elected.) 21. Drabble, C. J. .. .. 239 *22. Prins, H. H. .. ~ 235 *23. Mac Gibbon, W. J. .. 228 *24. Steans, F. . .. 223 *25. Holsey, C. J. ... .. 223 *26. Champion, C. F. .. 211 27. Anderson, C. Morton .. 197 *2B. Ashworth, R. .. .. 191 29. Sierakowski, O. von 106 30. Mitchell, L. J. .. .. 94 31. Burry, H. N. F. . . .. 79 32. De La Cour, *M. 79 Valid votes cast .. 523 Informal .. .. jg 539 The first meeting of the new council will be held next Wednesday, when officers and sub-committees will be elected.