HARBOUR BOARD.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16843, 29 April 1915, Page 9

HARBOUR BOARD.

CITY IIEPIIESK.NT.ITIVES. •Tlio poll yesterday' resulted in only tine change in the representation of the city on the Lyttelton -Harbour Board. Dr Thacker polled very heavily'throughout'and headed the poll by a clear majority of about 1800. Air It. M. Speirs replaced Mr Joshua Little on tho hoard. Of the Citizens’ Association nominees only one, Mr A. Kave, gained a scat-. It is possible that the recount to-day may after the positions. , The following are the results of the voting:—

Dr Thacker, M.F. . . (3916 C. Allison . , . 5128 A. Kayo .... 4777 E. M. Spoils . . . 3616 K. H. F.vne . . 2997 H. Hunter . . . 2885 H. J. Pies’,rick , , 2794 J. Tiittle 2599 (J. Ch Dcrrett . . . 2153 W. Wood . . . 2082 COMBINED DISTRICTS.

One candidate was required to be .■looted to the Lyttelton Harbour Board to represent the combined districts of Lyttelton, Woolston, New Brighton, Sunnier and Onawa boroughs and the Alcaroa, Wairewa and Mount Herbert counties. Tho following are .the returns received to date:— J. J. Graham. J. R. Webb. Inf. Woolston . . 580 92 S Redo Jiffs . ' . I3D SO 21 Sumner . . IT3 39-t 27 ASHBURTON. Two Members. Hugo Friedlrnder . . 1263 H. F. Nicoll . . . 1111 .J. Cairns . , . 473 C. J. Harper . ” . . 365 The Ruanuna • return is to come in ,ut it cannot affect tho result. The sit ting member * were Messrs Hugo Viiediander and C. J. Harper.

THE SUMNER CAUSEWAY.

LG AN CARRIED. The proposal to raise, a loan of £2OOO >v a- special rate in Sunnier to shift the tramline under the Sumner,cliffs pear Shag Rock was carried yesterday by 341 votes to 107. The sum represents one-third of the cost. The bal-

anco will be mot by the Trn-inw oy Board. The following are details of the

RESULTS ELSEWHERE.

[Pi:r. Phess Association.] Auckland—J. H. Gunson, 880.5; R. Tudehope, 5752. . Newmarket—♦Tames M'Coll, 450 j »V. J. Jaftrcy, -137. . ■ Hawcra —E. Dixon, 430; E. Mornsey. 431. Palmerston North—J. A. Nash (present .Mayor), 1985; F. J. Nathan, 1405. 'Y.'i-tisapui — C. Id. Alackay, 13*52; r L. B. Wi Ilia mu, 698; E. N. Liffinton, 600. Foxton—A. Fraser (ex-town clerk), 297: .Senior Councillor Chryetall, 238. Masterton—,T. M. Coradine (retiring Mayor), 863; .)nbn Hunter, 385. Port Chalmers.—-T. Scully (retiring Mayor), 509; W. Morgan,. 470.

WELLINGTON. ✓ [Per Prrsß Association.] WELLINGTON. April 28. Tho contest for the city Mayoralty resulted : —J .F. Luke (retiring Mayor). 9396: It. Fletcher. 7183; (H. C.'hapman (Labour). 1132. Of 33,500 voters on the roll a little over 18,500 went to the poll.. ■ All the suburban Mayors were ejected unopposed ns* follows: Petoup—.l. AY. M’Ewan (re-elected); Hutt—H. Baldwin (re-elected); Onslow—C. C. Cninm (re-elected) ; Eastbourne—J. V. Kelly ; Miramar—F. Townsend (re-elected); Karori--B. G. H. Burn.

Nelson —C. J. Harley, 1200; W. Lock (retiring Mayor), 1032. Blenheim—J. J. Corry, the sitting Mayor, was returned by a majority of 92 over Councillor Carr.

SOUTH CANTERBURY CONTESTS. [Pup. Phess Association.] Timnru—jtf. It. Guinness (present. Mayor) defeated W. Anglnnd (evMavor) and Councillor Hunt by a large majority. Teinuka—A. Frew defeated W. F. Evan?. Geraldine—J. Kennedy (present Mayor) and Dr Hislon tied and drew lots. Dr Hislop winning. Wainvate-—N. Francis, 527; J. Black (present Mayor), 351.

Oamaru—. H. Frith (retiring Mayor) defeated James Mitchell by 145 votes. Dunedin—Clark, 6862; Mels, 5251; Marlow, 3940.

Mornington—Sincock, 587; Harraway, 391. Invercargill—Duncan M'Farlane has been re-elected Mayor bv a majority of 700.

voting: — For. Agst. Inf. TI. Stunner . 217 23 8 248 Redd i'is . 124 84 o 210 341 107 5 453