NEW MUNICIPAL BODIES

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 99, 27 April 1923, Page 8

NEW MUNICIPAL BODIES

FOUR NEW CITY COUNCILLORS

LABOUR OCCUPIES TWO SEATS;

i The results of the. first cojaat in c°n- '■ nection with "'the City Council and the 1 Harbour Board were issued by the re-: :; turning officer,' Mr. James Ames, at "i about noon' to-day! The. count of the !■■' votes polled for: the Hospital Board \vas ':■ not complete; early this afternoon,' one -'■ return being; stall: uncertain.' -yThe re-' ; count of the vote^: recorded upon the j various representation;'issues will be com- ■ ;menoed on Monday next £ it is.certain 3, to result in considerable revision of the .figures now available, and in some cases 1 -where polling has been close between ■ candidates changes in the present positions may possibly take place. .': The returning officers are cqricentrat- ;: ing to-day upon the completion: of the ;<": City Council, Hospital Board,, and Har- ,'■ bour Board returns, leaving the loan is- '".. cues and the Kelburn tram.proposals, all ■-of which are definitely-settled, till last. With few exceptions the polling a'r- ? rangements worked smoothly, reflecting : ': credit upon Mr. James Ames and his ] ], ; etaff, but one or two misunderstandings .':' which occurreJ at outlying booths caused '; a good deal of delay in the computa- '} Mpn. of the final .totals. •