HARBOUR BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 6

HARBOUR BOARD.

YESTERDAV'S ELECTION RESULTS. NO Or PERSONNEL. ' TheVbiennial/ -lo'f./mehihers of the/ATellih'gtdii Harboiii' Board took -place'' - festdrday.'.VviThe phly '. seats' w)iich,:,ivcre',' ; coiitestGd/werO those' ot' the two reprc- / seiititive?;of .the"; city electors,'' an'd tho , result-iwas';the^retnki'of; ; the" sitting/mem'iiiid/P;-. G.';Bdl- . two:years- ago",:/captiired;,'the same/posi-. ; tiqn ngain://; Hn;, und.',his colleague, .Mr. ; Bolton,;- ifere/tlie' otily; enndidates .i\'hose . vTHe: other. :twd-;MW ; : Easspn, ; a: well-known:; builder/ at./ICilbiriiic,''" ahd /Mr;; garland,"'-.who * is' connected:/ lvith'-' the ' Wii'arf //Labotu'ei-s/ ' n ?on-—were' wooing the constituency for ,- the first time. - ,'■/,."- '. ■ ■ : * v />«^ : 'quiet'throughout, the: ady;; ni>d . the-ilow /aggregate . of- the; votes .cast ' J"dicates' : .the' Jack'\of . public interest' ;ih/ ; tne ev'ent.- Tlie 'iiuciber of . electors who rook/the'trduhlo;' to'record /their:, preferelides., is- not-' known._ as it . ivas open to each/voter , to. vote - either'for .'two, : cahdi: ; ddtes' dr ; 'for-.dnly o'ndj/but.vWh'en it is ; state<l' that there are over 30,000 names/oil' ; the',..municipal .electors'- ■ foil,-/it' : will be .' seeii that- only /a; very' Small: fraction of that numbei', actjially..e.verc;sc<l, the franchise;'::;-' '/.- ./-following, are .details'-.of tbe'' polling -at the different booths-.—• -. .. ■ ■ : - s'/■'/fl't. , g." 2 - ; v /')/ /-.:':/;;-'-Hf & n,M>'; W, /; ,r Wadestpwn\ ...... 36' 28; 5 ' '..6 Northland'.:3.3 : ; 20 , '•.; 6'' 12 |Kelburao'«i6" : -. ,L - V "'' 63" ■'■■.'/ 3 Sydney Street 26V ' 261 .45 49 TurnbuH's (1)'.;.... 331 V: •: 272' 116 -' ./ 89 iX^rnb-allfsri-213iV V-i 96 61 Town: Hall; (l)',;:.-;-..;." 2-16 .166 . '79 .'9l aWn- Hall (2),'.-..V.,;230 • 143: 66", ' 81Piechabitd'/Hall'23o '.y ,154'' ..' 119 • ; . '- 71 Druid"' Hall 15 1 75 21 102 'iVictorid l -SHiil&V,..'. ! i J2flr; ;"'67i'. 59 ' ■/:, 46 : ,',i62; ..:;;748 : Ro'scneatfi' ' .. .3- ;•; \ Kilbirnie,;:t'..'.'.-...;-,.: ;;74;,v,,:,38 .179' .' 24 Marahui'-ii.'^ii.;^;;/'2lv:' : 3 Island Bay, 'a...;....' 23 ; .-/12 -5 9 Brooklyn//.;';.;.;.;;. / 81/ 19 •' '23 . Aro Street . .....'.■..•.'.1.3 V; '• 15 . -8 .18 . ';. 'i> ; ' 2339*:.; J635. 927./ 737 .:/:Mr.^-'JatfieSi carfjpffi-'dht .the duties' df;;;retUrn:ng//o_ffic'er ; .diency.',// Bu't',;'f6r: / one:/pr':'/two late re-. . tunis;-' been Sii- aposition ; to; declare 'tho/ resnlt/sdon' after- half-past. : six, the:poll. having'- closed"at/ six; o'clock. :;:;.//://;'. ; ;/\h• ;■;/.; ~ : ;/; THE OTHER SEATS. SITTING, MEMBERS NOT. OPPOSED: •: ;' The ; : ( delegates/'tjid . local/bodies of /Hutt/an'd.'.SuburbV./met/'at' Hutt ■ Couhty. Co'iihd'il 4 b.ffi<»/-at'-lJ p.nr.'r;jester"day. to/elect' .their/rweserftaiive'./ : 'Mr. / 3' '/\\\ : .'MT3wan .(Mayof'/bf; i Petoh*e);/'/thd/tnttihg';;raember,' was" propoMd'bj^Mr.'E/P:>Buuny (Lower' ~ Hutt),'v ahd^ : j secondedyßj''; Mr.-/Piimmer-(Onslpw), /'There beihg' : no.;other-, nomin'aM'Ewan/:was/. declared .elected. ■All the/delegates were,present,:/except ,Mr'. ; tbb:late;tp;pk'rticfpate.;ih:Hhe:prd6ed"dings., w/A/ I|hb' DomijidK . d'ffice/from Master,ton 1 last ' evening stating; '.that'/ Mr.; C.. E'.j.Damell - had/been, '/re-elected/unopposed? as: representative :,of.' v,l»diesv:of ~, : tho'''/'\Vairarapa "dis^ pogitioh/for a': good many; years',: and' j s -, ! thd',senior Zelectcd'.member ,ofj the,..board. /, '.! : correspondent., •wirciVthat'-Mr.'i'M.',' Cohen'.has been dlected . a/member • of-, tho Wellington . Harbour" Board v'to" local ■ ■r Tho., unopposed, returns/ of Mr. J. G. HarkneS'sias /representative/of' the/ Cham-' ' Ib.erfof /C;/W./'Johes; repre'sen'tative/df .the/.payers./o.f-dues and ; owners," of.'/ships,' haye;,:already: been/ re-' 'portediV /i///; ;i 'V : //V*j;' v .'//// : WHO WILL,BE CHAIRMAN? L TO BE SETTLED NEXT 'WEEK - .The/ membership;,of ; the ./board,/there-, fore,-remains; unchanged."~vln. addition ;to ; the. M'yeh ! /elected.'members .patned 'abovd; it comprises: thrco/ Government nominees : (the' Mr. 1 ■.Ti'-Mi,' TVilford; , M.P.,;;and/ Mr, F. H. ,/FraserJ, j: the'/ Mayor/;, of' Wellington; ■ ■ex-'iofficio;/,' ,-.;/:/;/ of tbeboard will bo. held; next Tuesday,'/wheii : a/chairman: for .thd 'ehsuing. year will be : elected, by the/member6.\wMr.. ; Ei'l'letohri/ : has. l ;.b^,n' : spokehJ of. as ).a.: candidate;/; It 1 is; understood that the 'presentVchairman . (Mr^/iWilford); jtijl ■Mot' -again-'accept ,the .) ■dffice./'pn '',thls/'Oc'caMo'n;.^' : MrV,f Wilfdrd''d- ' 1 .'opponent in-1908 was' Mr. J.. G. Harlcness, 1 'and': the '.voting'iwas 'close.', "last-year Mr., 1 ■ Wilford was not opposed.. • ~/.. .; ,/; ; | = ■ = -d , I