M.P. DEFEATED
HARBOUR BOARD POSITION MR. C. H. CHAPMAN'S COMMENT J" [BY TELECRArH PRESS ASSOCIATION"] WELLINGTON, Thursday Bv seven votes to three Mr. M. A. Eliott defeated Mr. C. H. Chapman, M.P'., in an election held for the chairmanship of the Wellington .Harbour Board. Labour members supporting Mr. Chapman's nomination protested against the departure from the rotation system and alleged political prejudice. Mr. Chapman, after the result was announced, said there was a distinct possibility of alteration in the constitution of the board in the not very distant future. "Then shall we say democracy will manage the affairs of the board," he added.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23356, 26 May 1939, Page 14
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