Close polling for Timaru mayoralty

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32734, 11 October 1971, Page 15

Close polling for Timaru mayoralty

The focal point of the South Canterbury local body elections was Timaru City where, in a three-way Mayoralty contest, Mr C. R. Hervey' secured a marginal victory on the provisional count. He beat his nearest rival (Mr L. R. Jenkin) by 3555 votes to 3118, while the third candidate (Mr L. R. Oliff) gained 2172 votes.

Mr Hervey served on the : city council for 12 years to 1968 when he did not seek re-election. In that time, he : was chairman of the housing, finance and administration, and electricity committees, and the Timaru Airport Authority, of which he was chairman for a total of 17 years. He is a former president of the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, and a former member of the Timaru College Board of Governors; the South Canterbury Public Relations Office Board of Control, and Timaru Fire Board, and is chairman of the South Canterbury Road Safety Committee, and a trustee of the PJunket Society. In the Second World War, he served for five years and a half.

Mr G. A. Harris, Mayor of Temuka from 1944 until 1962, sprang a surprise when he robbed Mr A. J. Mcßae of his seat on the Catchment Board, representing the combined district of the boroughs of Waimate, Temuka and Geraldine.

Mr Harris, who served on ' the Catchment Board for 10 years in the 19505, is chairman of the standing committee of the Canterbury Pro[vincial Patriotic Council. There were elections for [the Timaru City Council, Timaru Harbour Board, S.C. Electric Power Board, S.C. Catchment Board and S.C. Hospital Board. No elections were necessary in Levels County. At Waimate, there were also elections for the Borough Council and Catchment Board representation, while in Waimate County there were contests for the Waihao and Hakataramea ridings. In Temuka, the Mayor (Mr C. J. L. Pye) was elected unopposed, but an election was required for the Borough Council and for one seat on the Harbour Board.

Elections in the Mackenzie County were for the Fairlie and Opuha ridings; Power Board representation, and seats on the Fairlie Town Committee. .The Mayor of Geraldine is Mr W. S. Aitken (elected unopposed). An election, however, was necessary for the Borough Council. Three candidates fought for supremacy in the Temuka riding of Geraldine County. There were six contenders for three seats on the Geraldine Licensing Trust, and 10 contestants for half that number of vacancies on the Winchester County Town Committee. The county area of the Trust issue was conducted by postal vote, and the Geraldine Borough region under normal voting pro cedures.

Special votes could affect the outcome of the election for the Timaru City Council, as Mr P. G. D. Knowles—a sitting member and the “twelfth man” by the skin of his teeth, leads a fw 10 '!!’ sittin B membei (Mr J. M. Bishop) by only two votes. Results Were:

Timaru City Mayoralty: C. R. Hervey 3555, m R Au£ nkin 3118 ’ L - oUff 2172. Mr Oliff, a secretary, has been a member of the City Council for three years, having been chairman of the art gallery and museum committees. Mr Jenkin, chairman of the reserves committee during the last term, is president of the Timaru Waterside Workers’ Union, and national chairman of the New Zea-

■ land Institute of Park and Re- ' SX?2 Uon Administration. Messrs 5949 votes, and Jen(Go32) polled well as councillors. As in the past, Mr S. R. Bennett, the former Mayor and a member of the council for 15 years, who did not seek re-elec-tion to the mayoralty, topped JJnor? 011 for the c *y Council (oUou). Votes cast (12 required).—W. Greenwood 6378, W. L. Richards 5513, L. R. Jenkin 6032, G. S. Raymond 6708, J. M. Bishop 4582, E. G. Johnston 6587, S. R. Bennett 8035, P. G. D. Knowles 4584, M. T. Nally 1623, J. K. O’Donnell 3883, F. V. Bresnahan 4100 W. M. Cavanagh 1836, L. B. Oliff 5945, J. D. Faulks 5243, R. L. Lund 7058, C. M. Scott 5328, A. A. Q. Solomon 4944, J. S. Wilkins 2976. South Canterbury Catchment Board (1). —I. R, Macaulay 4560, I. D. James 3830. South Canterbury Electric Power Board (3).—M. E. Hilton 5143, R. S Frapwell 5462, A. S. Abernethy 6398, R. E. White 5670. South Canterbury Hospital Board (5).—W. J. Stevens 3540, L. V. Farthing 5798, W. A. Raymond 7050, Mrs L. G. B. McAlister 5435, H. A. Toneycliffe 4642, Patricia Ann Butler 4056, M. N. Mayman 4043, Diana Mary Unwin 5554. All sitting members were returned

Tlmaru Harbour Board (5).—E. W. D. Unwin 6671, B. J. Petrie 5435, J. G. Butterfield 1913, J. H. Somerville 5013, K. N. R. Wilson 935, R. L. R. Davidson 3621, I. B. Sorenson 1057, J. E. Thomson 1824, A. A. Wakefield 1929. R. E. White 2058, E. C. Hall 4864, J. M. Bishop 2408, R D. Guthrie 935, M. A. MacMillan 1628.

» Levels County . Council.—Claremont Riding (1): A. C. Houstoun. Otipua Riding > (2): N. M. H. Gray. C. Jackson. [ Point Riding (2): M. F. Blakemore, W. McFetrich. Seadown » Riding (1): T. Kyle. Tengawai , Riding (1): T H. Esler. Waimataitai Riding (1): G. E. Oliver. ! Catchment Board (1). —P F. Scott. ! Power Board (2).—G. C. Mur- ’ ray, A. N. M. Izard. Harbour Board (2).—G. C. Murray, A. G. Hill. Hospital Board (1). —R. H. Kerr. Mackenzie County Council—Albury Riding (2): J. L. Austin, A. B. Smith. Fairlie Riding (2): C. R. Coles 589, A. G. Braddick 882, R. M. Rapley 473, H. C. Anderson 411. Informal: 12. Opuha Riding (2): M. J. Kirke 98, A. C. Beattie 199, B. J. O’Neill 212, J. R. Wade 136. Informal: 1. Tekapo Riding (2): M. G. H. Murray, J. A. P. Cameron. Power Board (1). —J. W. Simpson 392, C. A. Gallagher 905. Catchment Board (1). —S. D. Taylor. Hospital Board (1). —Mrs A. Jones. Harbour Board (I).—P. Kidd. Fairlie Town Committee (5). G. D. Scott 276, S. J. Simmers 208, Mrs E. M. Grundy 290, R. E. Anniss 317, C. A. Gallagher 357, A. R. Gray 322, Miss E. M. T. Macdonald 241, T. Neilson 95, J. T. O’Connor 233. Five members, not necessarily those who topped the poll, are to be elected by the council. Geraldine County Council.—Mount Peel riding (1): A. M. Mahan.’ Geraldine riding (2): W. H. Rendall, J. H. Divers. Kakahu riding (2): A. D. Talbot, G. J. Slater. Waitohi riding (1): G. W. McCullough. Temuka riding (2): J. Woodhead! (687), G. G. South (434), A. IJ Guild (546). Informal 11. Rangitata riding (1): R. J. Millar. Catchment Board (I).—D. Pemberton. Hospital Board (I).—Mrs I. L. Firman. Power Board (3).—E. R. Comer. O. R. Chapman, C. C. Knight. I

Harbour Board (2). —Mount! Peel, Geraldine, and Kakahu ridings: I. M. Ritchie. Waitohi, Te-j muka and Rangitata ridings: K. M. Davey. Winchester County Town Committee (5).—G. G. South 84, A. A.! Patrick 97, R. K. Watson 60, D W. Tindall 60, J. F. T. Baker, 78, D. McClelland 35, N. G. South 25, M. A. Smith 42, H. J. C. Wood 63, J. Bankier 69. The re-! suit of the poll will serve as a ’ recommendation for the appointment by the county council of the five committee members. Geraldine Licensing Trust (3>. —W. I. Ritchie 1114, W. J. Cun-! ningham 955, C. C. Knight 1035/ J. Ward 383, W. S. Aitken 1379. R. E. C. Shaw 1232. Waimate County Council.—Upper Pareora riding (1): A. J. Darling. Lower Pare-! ora riding (1): R. D. Midgley.! Makikihi riding (1): A. E. Chapman. Deep Creek riding <2): M. G. N. Rattray, I. H. Hayman., Waihao riding (2): B. M. McIlraith (548), N. L. Andrews (456),! A. F. Dyer (245), J. R. Sutton (284). Otaio riding (1): J. R. Drin-i nan. Hakataramea riding (1): P. B. Pavletich (94), W. L. McKenzie (69). Timaru Harbour Board, to represent Upper Pareora, Lower Pareora, and Otaio riding (I).—H. H. Elworthy. Oamaru Harbour Board, to represent part of Waihao riding, and Hakataramea riding (2).—J. R. Bell. The Waimate County Council has submitted the name of Mr W. S. Penno, of Morven, to the Governor-General (Sir Arthur Porritt) to fill the second vacancy, as only one nomination, that of Mr Bell, a sitting member. was received before nominations closed. Hospital Board, to represent combined district of the Waimate county and borough (2).—Mrs L. Breed, A. G. McHardy. Waimate Hospital committee ol management (s).—Mrs L. Breed, B. P. Foley, W. S. Penno, R. M. Sinclair, C. E. Bird. Power Board, to represent county and borough (3).—R. M. Ford, F. J. Henshaw, P. W. Havman. Catchment Board (I).—W. J. Penno: Waitaki Electric Power Board.! to represent part of Waimate County (I).—R. W. P. Cameron. Wainono Drainage Board (5). I. H. Hayman, G. A. Sullivan, L. R. Hart, P. W. Hayman, C. R. Hoskin. Elephant Hill River Board (7). —W. A. Black, A. D. Wilson, F. G. Brown, W. G. Wallace, E. R. Wilson, R. E. J. Corbitt.

Geraldine Borough I Mayoralty.—Mr W. S. Aitken was elected unopposed. Council (8).—B. J. D. Stringer 1408. J. S. Bishop 486, L. .1. Con.nelly 572, J. H. Davenport 538, |R. W. Geddes 769, D. C MrKechnie 623, K. Thew 307. E. B Fawdray 623. Mrs E. C. Williamson 617, N. L. Swete 426. D D Smith 360, H. D. Holmes 547 In- ■ formal 8. Temuka Borough Mayoralty.—Mr C. J. L. Pye elected unopposed. Council (9).—1. C. Stanley 449, lP- R. South 364, E. G. Hansen 1352, K. J. Tarrant 789. W R. : Cooper 499, Mrs E. E. Cross 331, ,E. H. N. Turner 650, M. A. McLeod 827, Miss E. A. Thompson 793, J. B. G. Meredith 318 M. 11. Thelning 480. D. G. Walker ;548. W. Torepe 868, I. M. Harbrow 928. P. D. McGillen 855. Hospital Board (I).—G. E. I Wakefield. i Harbour Board (I).—R. R. South 240, A. .1. Burmester 896, C. J. L. Pye 798. Waimate Borough I Mayoralty.—A. J. Mcßae 814. ■A. G. McHardy 545. Council (9).—8. R. Harris 1062, N. M. Willetts 880, I. H. C McNeill 720, G. T. Deam 408, V. F. Adams 675, E. R. Butcher 857, M. J. Leonard 897, A. F. McLay 1108. P. D. Ramsay 529, N. £ Stammers 295. J. L. Stewart 549. A. St John 772. M. R. Thorby 728, R. W. Walker 641, D. T. Weir 405, S. F. Woods 808. Waimate Hospital Board (2). A. J. Mcßae, Miss B. E. Shackleton. Harbour Board, to represent the combined district of the borough, and the Makikihi and Deep Creek Ridings, together with part of Waihao Riding (2).—G. L. Brown, P. W. Hayman. Catchment Board, to represent the combined district of the boroughs of Waimate, Temuka and Geraldine (I).—A. J. Mcßae 1588, G. A. Harris 1673.