THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 8523, 1 November 1888, Page 7

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

The fact that the weather was not of a nature calculated to stimulate election excitement on Friday probably accounted for the municipal elections passing off very quietly. At the Thorndon and Lambton polling booths the business of the election was conducted quietly, and without anything in the shape of excitement. At Cook and Te Aro booths a more lively feeling was evinced, and at both these places the candidates (with one or two exceptions) were to be seen pushing their respective interests with much energy and perseverance. The Thorndon and Lambton candidates, in fact, seemed to have decided to let the election take its course; while the candidates for the wards at the other end, with the exceptions ‘aforesaid, adopted the active principle. The polling booths in the various wards were as follow : —Thorndon Ward, the shop adjoining Mr

Tinney’s, Charlotte-street; Lambton, the City Council Chambers ; Te Aro, the Recha. bite Hall ; Cook, Foresters’ Hall, Tory, street. Following are the results of the elections in the various wards : THORN - DON, Mr W. Hester, the Returning Officer, declared theresnlt-of the poll at 7.5 p.m. as follows A. de B. Brandon ... ... 272 Martin Chapman ... ... 253 H. J. Williams 244 Thos, Orr ... 192 George Allen ... ... ... 173 Messrs Brandon, Chapman, and Williams were elected. LAMBTON. Mr Cherrett, Returning Officer, declared the result of the poll at 7.45 as follows : C. E. W. Willeston... ... 652 W. Seed 580 L. L. Harris ... ... ... 575 Andrew Young 488 J. R. George 408 Messrs Willeston, Seed, and Harris were elected. TE ARO WARD. The result of the election in this ward was declared by Mr H. M, Lyon (substitute for Returning-officer) at 8, as follow : A. VV. Brown ... .. ... 502 J. Smith ... ... ... 430 J. H. Heaton 422 J. Petherick ... ... 321 W. H. P. Barber 234 T. Carter ... 12S Messrs Brown, Smith and Heaton were duly declared elected amidst cheering. COOK "WARD. In the above ward the candidates polled as follows : F. H. Fraser 320 F. Moeller 286 W. Muir 263 J.- C'oombe ... ... ... 197 J. Young ... ... ... 186 C. F. Worth 184 A. Wilson ... ... ... 166 T. O’Loughlan... ... ... 147 The three first-named gentlemen were declared duly elected at a quatter past _7, when the poll was declared. Mr Moeller briefly returned thanks and was loudly cheered. Mr J. Ames was the Returning Officer.