HARBOUR BOARD. ELECTION OF CITY REPRESENTATIVES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1908, Page 2

HARBOUR BOARD. ELECTION OF CITY REPRESENTATIVES.

PAYERS OF DUES ELECT MR, CECIL W. JONES. MESSRS. FLETCHER, AND BOLTON RETURNED FOP, THE CITY. The polling for the election of two members to represent the city on tho Wellington ' Harbour Board yesterday was regrettably small. Though therewere 21,527 electors on the roll, only 5368 valid votes were recorded. These figures, however, cannot be taken as an exact index of the number of people who voted. Each ratepayer had the rigivt to vote for two candidates, and where that privilege ivas exercised the total vote of course increased out of all proportion to tho number of persons who actually went to tho ballot. Polling was very slow throughout the day. The poll closed at 6 'p.m., and 45 minu es later the returning officer, Mr. James Ames, was able to announce- the result. The complete figures for each booth were : — c. S g £ W o sis a o Kelburnc. „„ „ 5 8 14 36 — - VS adesMvn 51 '64 10 13 4 4 S.idney.etieet .... 225 2,3 106 79 37 16 IMnaniP street .. .. 381 270 331 328 133 14 Towh Hall .. 437 245 534 255 162 47 Rpphcbitp Hull.. .. U8 72 75 68 XA 10 Pnnds" Hall .... 139 f9 , 62 41 52 25 • Victoria Hall .... S r ) 63 34 22 37 6 St. TiiomusVs School H8 ,42 10 26 34 q Matiil Ray n & 5 _ 4 12 KilVirnio.. ..*.... 25 15 9 11 7 6 Rosenftith , 9 1 7 2 2 1 Aro-ftrect 16 .10 10 5 8 S Brooklyn 38 5 13 11 16 1 1636 1008 1060 867 SEO IS7 Messrs Fletcher and Bolton were therefore declared elected. PAYERS OF DUES. The election of a ' member to represent the payers of dues resulted in the defeat of Mr. James' M'Lellan by Mr. C. W. Jones (local manager of the Huddart Parker Company). The polling was as follows :—: — C. Wu Jones 85 JaS 'M'Lellan ... 68 Majority < 17 THE NEW BOARD. On the new board 'Mr. J. G. Harknoss will represent the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. M. Cohen -<he .Mar.a.vata district, Mr. Q. E. Daniel the> Wfirarapa district, and Mr. J. W. M'Ewan the suburbs. Following is the personnel of the board :—: — R. Flotcher. F. G. Bolton. J. G. Ilarkness. C. W Jones. J. W. M'Ewan. ' ?>I. Cohen. ' C. E. Daniell. Hon. T. K. -Macrlonald ML C. T. M. Wilford, M-P. V. H. Fraser. Hon. T. W. Hislop. Messrs. Macdonald, Wilford and Frassr are Government nominees, and hold office until July, 1900, or until such time as iheir successors aie appointed. Tho Mayor of Wellington, is a member of the board ex oflkio. THE NEW MEMBERS. Mr. M-iuiice Cohen iias taken ,i prominent pnvt in public affairs in Pillmerston Noith for many years. Ho hasbeen borough "councillor, mayor, prosit dent of tho A. and P. Society and the Chamber of Commorce. and in many ! other ways has b?hi identified with thai proeresG of the district. I Mr. J. W. M'Ewan, the suburbs representative, occupied a seat, of tho P^tone Borough Council for several years, and has been Mayor for two years. Mr. J. G. Harkness, Mayor- of Onislow, secretary of the National Dairy Association of New Zealand, Ltd., and president of the Chamber of Commerce, by virtue of his connection with lhe dairy industry has taken a. keen interest m shipping matters, and the welfare- of tho port generally. . He is an ex-member of the House of Representatives. Sir. F. G. Bolton is a native of Wellington. When Eastbourne was constituted a borough he was elected Mayor, and naturally Ins a live interest in Harbour Board matters. Messrs. Fletcher and Daniell occupied seats on thu board last year. Mr. Cecil W. Jones, manager of /the Hwddart-Paiktr Company, has" taken no active pjrfc in public affairs hare, but vvhpn in Australia public , business occupied a considerable portion of his time.