HARBOUR BOARD

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 186, 4 May 1933, Page 10

HARBOUR BOARD

Three City Seats to Labour Three of the four Wellington city seats on the Wellington Harbour Board, on returns from 69 of the 70 booths, went, on first count, to Labour candidates, Mr. P. Fraser, M.P., topping the poll, with Mr. C. H. Chapman, M.P., second. Mr. 11. D. Bennett, a sitting member, and Mr. R. Semple, M.P., are close, and there is a possibility in their cases of changes taking place. C.R. indicates combined Civic League and Ratepayers’ ticket; L. indicates Labour; and 1., independent candidate. An asterisk denotes sitting member. Detailed results:— Fraser, P. (L.) 13,032 Chapman, C. 11. (L.) 12,800 ♦Norwood, C. J. B. (C.R.) .. 11,252 Semple, R. (L.) 10,972 (The above are elected.) *Bennett, 11. D. (C.R.) 10.738 ♦Macindoe, F. A. (C.R.) ...; 9,878 Nimmo, R. H. (C.R.) 8,152 Walsh, M. (L.) 8.066 i Durroch, R. (I.) 4.326 j Informal 1,085, Two members of the board are elected by Hutt and Makara County electors, and by the boroughs of Petone, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Eastbourne, and Johnsonville Town Board. There were five nominees, and the result of the polling is as follows:— Nash, W 6529 Fagan, Mark 2977 (The above are elected.) •Post, Captain C. F 2528 TeagiO, 11. G 2353 Walker, A. 1847 An election was held yesterday for the member elected by the nayers of

harbour dues of £3 and upwards, other than dues on ships. There were two nominees for tlie vacancy, Mr; D. J. McGowan and Mr. Barton Ginger. Mr. McGowan, the sitting member, was elected by 182 votes to 77. Mr. McGowan has already completed ten years’ service on the harbour board. In three instances the retiring members have been re-elected without a contest. They are Messrs. M. A. Eliott and W. L. Fitzherbert, for the Manawatu, Foxton. Feilding, Otaki urea ; Messrs. T. R. Barrer and H. Morrison. for the Wairarapa South area ; and Messrs. C. M. Turrell and \V. 11. Price, representing payers of harbour dues of £3 and upward on British ships. Mr. Andrew Fletcher, Government nominee, holds office until April. 1935. Brief biographies of the new City Councillors appear on page 4.