EAST WARD ELECTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11739, 22 August 1901, Page 5

EAST WARD ELECTION.

: ;MR joHN MoLEOD RETURNED. ,' _■.• „ o-f a. representative for the East " Tff ft' LW Council; to fill the seat ■**l ?U Mr A. Kidd'. election to the ■?S '*»'«* P lace Tes terdav. The " !f n TpSowa, the Hospital and aurit'P S Aid Board's office. The candidates ■ * Mr Jo*'" McLeocl and Mr. Peter I wffe n : „ .u worked hard for vic- ' 01P S during the whole day there was a I t 0 ?' dv of committeemen round the '■ Ia ?- e booth Mr. Thomas Ussher was rer#X, and Mr. Jas. Bpuskill poll tufting , rt'j,; Andrews acted as scroti* > cl v C for Mr. McLeod, and Mr. 6. E. MatttSr Mr. Oliphnnt. Voting was slow \ w-tlie day, bub towards evening moio dffmg t was taken in the content. The reSSL declared by Mr. Ussh about a.ier to eight as follows:-! \ J«M McLeod- ... I 340 |»«t«r Oliphant ... -• <Soo Majority for MoLeod ;.. 52 " »The successful candidate was present at L declaration of the poll find returned *«nV« expressing the hone tint his supE* would have no reason to alter the Son "hey had formed , lie would al- &« do his best to realise Kipling s conceplol of Auckland, as -Last, loveliest, loneliest exquisite, apart." llcLeod.was, lo S'election of Mr. John AtcLcod was, I WpTare asked to state, carried out by that ontlemaa's committee by purely voluntary ■ Slices of friends, and in no case has any T,«ment been made or any gratuity given fuS-M person who has bee / 1 at work for ; ' Mr McLeod. In another column Mr. John M.lPrtd returns thanks for his election to S Council yesterday. Air. Peter 01iriant' in another column./also thanks the li»tepayers of the City Ward who voted