“A GILBERTIAN POSITION”

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11248, 28 June 1922, Page 6

“A GILBERTIAN POSITION”

MINISTER AND ROAD BOARD. RESIGNATION CLEARS THE WAY. FES PBESS ASSOCIATION’. ASHBURTON, June 27. A Gilbertian position has arisen over the election of the deputy-chairman to the Anania Road Board, of which the Hon. W. Nosworthy has been for many years chairman. Owing to the enforced absence of the Hon. W. Nosworthy on Ministerial business, the deputy-chairman is, in effect, the real chairman. The younger progressive party in the district this year secured the election of some of its nominees to the hoard of five members, and the Hon. W. Nosworthy was unanimously re-elected chairman, but when the following meeting assembled, and Mr Nosworthy was absent, nominations were called for a deputy. Mr Duff proposed Mr Morrow, while Mr Boaler proposed Mr Brown, and stalemate ensues, in which neither nominee can secure a seconder, nor will either withdraw his nomination. Last Saturday night a special meeting was called, and an attempt made to end the impasse. Mr Nosworthy attended, and he diplomatically refused to second either nomination, but offered to resign, thus creating an extraordinary vacancy, and clearing the position. Finally, despite protests, Mr Nosworthy resigned, and the other four members followed suit. The electors now have to find an entirely new hoard.