LABOUR IN COMMAND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22566, 9 May 1935, Page 9

LABOUR IN COMMAND

MAJORITY IN CITY COUNCIL THE REV. E. T. COX RE-ELECTED RECORD POLL FOR DUNEDIN The largest poll in the history of municipal elections in Dunedin yesterday resulted in the retention by the sitting Mayor (the Rev. E. T. Cox) of the chief magistracy of the city. In addition, Labour secured sufficient seats on the City Council to assume command of municipal politics in Dunedin for the next three years. Mr Cox, with a total of 12,077 votes, polled 1671 more than his nearest opponent, Mr J. J. Marlow, and more than double the number polled by the only other candidate, Mr R. S. Black. Although Mr Cox increased his following this year by approximately 1300, his majority was nearly 600 votes short of the 2246 votes by which he won the election two years ago. When he went to the poll in 1933 the total number of votes recorded against him was 15,141, compared with 15,616 yesterday. No fewer than 27,693 persons out of an electoral roll of 37,228 recorded their votes this year, the total being nearly 1500 in excess of that reported in connection with the 1933 elections.

Principal interest undoubtedly centred round the mayoral poll, and when the town clerk (Mr G. A. Lewin) mounted the balustrade in front of the Town Hall to announce the result there were more than 3000 people in the Octagon. Hundreds of them had waited for over an hour, and more than half of them melted away a few minutes after the three candidates had had their say. Whatever the reaction of the city as a whole may be to the outcome of the contest, there could be no doubt that for the assemblage in the Octagon it was a very popular victory.

Mr Cox was received with round after round of applause when he emerged from the main doorway, followed by a retinue of Labour candidates for seats on the council, few of whom could conceal their delight in the spoils of the moment. The new Mayor was well received when he rose to speak, and was given an attentive hearing, although he was strenuously abjured in some quarters not to "forget this time who put you there." A large section of the crowd was prepared to be less than fair to Mr J. J. Marlow, but the runner-up disarmed all hostility by the quiet dignity of his manner and the sincerity of the congratulations he extended to his opponent. The third contestant, Mr R. S. Black, was not so fortunate. Before he could open his mouth to speak, the noise had risen to tumult, out of which a variety of personal and unsporting interjections made themselves heard. There was talk of " sugarbags," the red tie the speaker was wearing, and a large number of echoes of his election utterances, but he was finally allowed to have his say before the booing and jeering broke out afresh, although at the end of his speech the applause just about drowned the hostility.

Whatever there may have been of the unexpected in the mayoralty result was eclipsed by the announcement of the results of the polling for 12 city councillors after 11 o'clock. The crowd of several hundred that had waited three hours for the figures burst into a storm of unrestrained applause when it was disclosed that six Labour candidates had been successful, giving the party a majority of one in the new council. Four Labour nominees, Mr F. Jones, M.P., Dr D. G. M'Millan, Mr J. W. Munro, M.P., and Mr M. Silverstone, topped the poll in that order, and were followed by five Citizens' Association candidates, leaving Messrs P. Neilson and W. W. Batchelor to bring up the rear and ensure a Labour majority. All the candidates spoke from the Town Hall steps, including the two Communist Party representatives, who appeared to be determined to make up for the loss of their deposits by long propagandist harangues which might have continued indefinitely had the crowd been in the temper for such sentiments. The new Mayor was the last to speak, and assured his hearers that Labour was now in a position to do something and was determined to do it. No longer would the dead hand of the past or the dead hand of the present rule the City of Dunedin.—(Wild applause and vociferous cheering.) Throughout the whole of the following results outgoing Mayors and councillors are denoted by an asterisk. CITY MAYORALTY The voting for the city mayoralty resulted as follows: COX, EDWIN THOMS .. .. 12,077 MARLOW, JAMES JOHN .. 10.406 BLACK, ROBERT SHERRIFF .. 5,210 Majority for Cox 1,671 [lnformal 300] The polling at the individual booths was as follows:

The voting in the mayoral contest in 1933 was as follows:—E. T. Cox, 10,751; R. S. Black, 8505; P. W. Mitchell, 6225; C. M. Moss, 217 j M. O'Rorke, 194.

AFTER THE ELECTION ADDRESSES BY CANDIDATES CHEERS FOR MAYOR-ELECT "A VICTORY FOR LABOUR" A large crowd had assembled outside the Town Hall to hear the result of the mayoral election. The town clerk (Mr G. A. Lewin) announced the provisional results of the voting, these being received with loud cheering. Mr Cox was greeted with, " Three cheers for the Labour Mayor." He said: "This is a wonderful victory—(cheers) ■ —and I have to thank my Labom friends. The voting to-night justifies my entry into the civic contest two years ago. The voting proves that the citizens of this city are satisfied that I was honest and upright and determined to do something for the poorer sections of the community.— (Cheers.) The greatest need to-day throughout the world, and especially in the British Empire, is to put forward a progressive policy —a policy that will reinstate the multitude of men and Women out of work into active work again. The Labour Party has that programme as the voting tonight indicates. We shall endeavour first of all to get everybody working; secondly, we shall do our best to help the sick and the aged. Labour is going to demonstrate its ability to govern.— (Cheers.) We have the education; we have the capacity, and we have the experience. There is nothing lacking in Us of character—the ideals that we have Will be put into practice, and my victory presages, to my mind, a victory for Labour in connection with the council. We want a working majority to-day, and if the citizens give us a working majority it will be for the good of this city and of every citizen." The Mayor-elect said he would like to congratulate Mr Marlow on the wonderful fight he had put up and to congratulate him on the cleanness of the contest, so far as he was concerned. Mr Marlow had said to him at the commencement of the campaign that when it was over he was sure they would be able to shake hands, and they had shaken hands.— (Cheers.) The Mayor then called for three cheers for Mr Marlow, and they were heartily given. He then called for three cheers for Mr Black, and these were also heartily given. As the Mayor slipped down from the balcony in front of the Town Hall three cheers for Mr Cox were called for. and were given vigorously. MR MARLOW'S REMARKS. "An old philosopher said, It is not in mortals to command success; more, we can deserve it," said Mr Marlow as he took the platform. " I have tried to deserve success, but I have failed. I am bound by your decision, but I am a member of other organisations in the city, and I will continue to work for the city. I thank those electors who voted for me, and also the members of my committee, who worked very hard. I have no regrets; I have fought a clean fight, and I bow to your decision."— (Applause.) MR BLACK'S CONGRATULATIONS. " Your mayor has had a wonderful victory, and I congratulate him," said Mr R. S. Black. "I appeal to all who voted for me and to those who voted for the other candidates, to work together for the benefit of the city. If I can help Dunedin any time I will be pleased to do so. — (Applause.) I want you to believe that anything I did while I was Mayor was, in my opinion, the best thing for the citizens, and I was not there tor what I could get out of it. I thank my supporters for their votes, and appeal to them to work together for the benefit of the city." ST. KILDA MAYORALTY MR H. H. LEARY ELECTED With 19 candidates in the field for the council, and four for the mayoralty, in addition to the introduction of a strong party interest, the St. Kilda borough elections aroused a livelier public interest than has been the ease for many years past, and from before 7 o'clock until 11 o'clock, when the final results of the council polling were posted, a crowd of some hundreds was assembled outside the Coronation Hall. Mr H. H. Leary, one of the three independent candidates for the mayoralty, was elected by a substantial majority, the votes recorded in his favour almost totalling the aggregate polled by the other three candidates. Mr A. J. Morison, the Labour representative, was second in order of voting, and the retiring Mayor (Mr A. D. Edgar) third. The poll for the mayoral contest was much heavier than that at the last election, when only 2159 electors out of 5200 on the roll exercised their votes. On this occasion the total number of' electors on the roll was 4863, and of these 3002 voted. The following are details of the polling:— LEARY, Herbert Hastings 1450 MORISON. Alexander John 691 •EDGAR, Adam David .. .. 679 LONGWORTH. Edwin .... 163 Informal, 19. Returning thanks for his election, Mr Leary said that the electors had set him a big task to enable him to thank them for the handsome manner in which they had placed him at the top of the poll. If any incentive were required, he would need no other than their faith in him, and he promised to carry out his duties as Mayor to the best of his ability and give his most earnest service for the benefit of the borough as a whole, and not for any particular part of it. He wished to see the borough go ahead, and he hoped that the new council would support him and would endeavour to uphold the prestige of St. Kilda and exercise its unfettered judgment in dealing with all matters that might come before it. Mr Lcary congratulated his opponents, and remarked on the friendly spirit in which the mayoral campaign had been conducted. — (Applause.) In this respect, St. Kilda had set an example in showing that such a contest could be conducted without any bad feeling entering into it. ("Hear, hear.") In conclusion, Sir Leary thanked his helpers for the work they had done on his behalf. Mr Morison thanked those who had voted for him, and also the committee which had worked so untiringly in his interests. He did not feel that he had been defeated. He had had a little setback, but he would come again, and he hoped at a future election to occupy the proud position in which Mr Leary had been placed that day He had had to fight against big odds. Anyone who read the papers knew that Labour had to contend against heavy odds—it had the press to fight, and others as well. The working man had to buy a paper to get the news, and it must be realised what an uphill fight Labour had. He congratulated Mr Leary on his victory. Mr Leary, ever since he had known him, had gone straight, and he rightly deserved the honour he had won. Mr Edgar said he had been defeated but not The fight had been a good one, and entirely free from any unpleasantness, and he heartily congratulated Mr Leary on his victory. He also thanked all those who had worked for him, and assured them that he would again come before them on a future occasion.

Mr Longworth expressed himself as quite satisfied with the result, and said that he could not be otherwise, as the issue lay in the hands of the electors. He tendered his congratulations to Mr Leary on the clear-cut victory he had achieved, and he also congratulated Mr Morison, whose place on the poll showed what organisation could do.

PORT CHALMERS MR T. SCOLLAY ELECTED MAYOR Keen interest was taken in the elections at Port Chalmers, the polling being heavy throughout the day, especially in the morning and late afternoon. Approximately 1196 votes were recorded. For the mayoralty, Mr T. Scollay secured an overwhelming majority over Messrs G. F. Mirame and T. Anderson. Mr Scollay was also returned at the head of the poll as one of the Port Chalmers representatives on the Harbour Board. The Port Chalmers Marine Band occupied the rotunda, and provided a musical programme throughout the evening. The mayoralty, Harbour Board, and Hospital Board results were made known to the waiting crowd between 8 p.m. and 8.40 p.m., but it was 10.40 p.m. before the ballot results for the election of 10 councillors was announced. There was a large crowd present when the returning officer (Mr C. Blackmail) announced the following results from the Town Hall steps: — SCOLLAY, Thomas . . . . 656 MIRAMS, Gerald Frederick .. 270 ANDERSON, Thomas .. .. 266 - Mr Scollay, returning thanks, said the citizens had conferred a great and unexpected honour on him that day. He had expected to poll well, but he never expected such an overwhelming majority. He hoped to occupy the high office with every credit to himself, the citizens, and the town. He appreciated the honour bestowed on him, and also appreciated the responsibility attached to the position. He thanked every, man and woman for conferring such an honour upon him, and would endeavour to justify the confidence placed in him. His policy would be to improve the town and make it a more pleasant place to live in at a moderate cost to the residents. Mr Mirams said the residents had shown that Mr Scollay was the man they wanted for their chief magistrate, and he heartily congratulated him on his victory. He was quite prepared to leave the question in the hands of the citizens for decision at some future date. He hoped the people in their wisdom had selected the best 10 men to serve on the council. Port Chalmers was a fine town, and a good place in which to live. Mr Anderson, in thanking all those who had exercised their vote in his favour, said it was the " fortune of war " —one day a man was on top, and at the bottom the next. Such things as the election of a Mayor went round, and in congratulating Mr Scollay on his victory he said it was hoped that he and his councillors would have a successful term, and that all would work in the interests of the town Mr Scollay was received with cheers, and the defeated candidates were also applauded.

Photographs of a number of the successful candidates will be found on page 6.

MOSGIEL QUELCH, Alfred Fleming Elected unopposed. WEST HARBOUR SMITH, Arthur Elected unopposed. OAMARU *COONEY, M. F. E. Returned unopposed. GREEN ISLAND *M'AHAN, Thomas Matthew 740 Kaler, Warren Thomas .. .. 400 Informal 18 BALCLUTHA FLEMING, D. T ..411 STEVENSON, J. H 388 Informal, 2. KAITANGATA In the mayoral election Mr J. W. Fenton defeated Mr R. Aitcheson by 19 votes. MILTON MAWSON, David Miller . . 332 GRAY, James 193 QUEENSTOWN OVERTON, William Harold Elected unopposed for his fifth term. CROMWELL 'ROBERTS, G. W. J 207 WRIGHT, J. L. S 124 Informal, 2. An indication of the keenness of the voting may be gained from the fact that of the 454 electors on the roll, including 50 residing away from Cromwell, 33S voted. ALEXANDRA BRINGANS, W. Re-elected unopposed. LAWRENCE BATCHELOR, Ronald Fyfe Elected unopposed. ROXBURGH *LALOLI, F. A. Elected unopposed. PALMERSTON *GALLOWAY, William Beckett 320 THOMSON, David M'Nab .. 130 Informal, 4. WAIKOUAITI FELL, Andrew Re-elected unopposed. TAPANUI *VARCOE, J. S. G 86 EDGAR, J. S 66 NAYLOR. W. B 33 IN OTHER CENTRES The results of the mayoral elections in other centres were ;is follows:--AUCKLAND E. H. Davis (Citizens' Association) 14,213 J. Sayegh (Labour) 13,813 A. J. Stallworthy (Independent) 8,399 WELLINGTON T. C. A. Ilislop (Citizens' Association) 21,333 R. Semple (Labour) .. .. 18,751 A few small returns have yet to come. Mr Hislop was the retiring'Mayor.

CHRISTCHURCH D. G. Sullivan (Labour) .. 19,798 Sir Hugh Acland .. .. .. 19,220 Mr Sullivan is the sitting Mayor. The poll was the largest ever known. AUCKLAND SUBURBS All the suburban Mayors were reelected except at Onehunga, where J. Park had a decisive victory in a triangular contest against the retiring Mayor (E. Morton) and S. Vella (Labour). GISBORNE

David W. Coleman, M.P. (Labour) 3.081 John Jackson 2,948 Mr Jackson was the retiring Mayor. NAPIER C. O. Morse 2,205 A. H. Ferguson 2,089 J. Law 1,270 J. Vigor Brown 549 B. B Creagh 434 Mr Morse was the retiring Mayor. HASTINGS Mr G. A. Maddison was returned unopposed. NEW PLYMOUTH E. R. C. Gilmour 3,213 R. W. D. Robertson .. •• 2,232 WANGANUI W.J.Rogers (Labour) .... 5700 W. M. Falconer 4713 MARTINBOROUGH W. B. Martin 306 P. R. Pluminer 227 INGLEWOOD J. Gibbs 354 R. B. Sutton •• 238 GREYTOWN A. W Horton 185 11. T. Rees 183 A. H. Vile 124 Mr Rees was the retiring Mayor. BLENHEIM John Stevenson 646 C. T. Smith • • • • 524 B. J. Cooke 2 " NELSON G L. Page 2,699 H. E. A. Washbourn .. . • 1.407 MOTUEKA R. J. L. York 475 E. S. Wratt 360 Mr York was the retiring Mayor. GREYMOUTH W. Meldrum 1.420 F. A. Kitchingham 1,317 F. L. Turley 676 KUMARA H. Hamer 140 R. Spiers • • 130 Mr Hamer was the retiring Mayor. BRUNNER G. Smeatin 331 F. Williams 177 Mr Smeatin was the retiring Mayor. RUNANGA R. M'Taggart 408 G. English 273 Mr M'Taggart is the sitting Mayor. WESTPORT J. Kilkenny 1067 J. M. Robertson 655 Mr Kilkenny was the retiring Mayor. TIMARU s T. W. Satterthwaite 2956 G. Benstead •• 2085 ■ A. M. Paterson 528 G. T. Koller (Labour) .... 349 Mr Satterthwaite was the retiring Mayor. GOR£ A. T. Newman 1329 D. M'Dougall, M.P 566 Mr Newman is the sitting Mayor. MATAURA John Buchanan 429 Charles D. M'Connell .. .... 376 Mr M'Connell was the retiring Mayor. INVERCARGILL Mr John Miller was returned unopposed. SOUTH INVERCARGILL Owen Smith 218 Charles Millar Dickson 89 The retiring Mayor (Mr W. M'Chesney) did not seek re-election. BLUFF The Rev. A. E. Waite 600 N. W. M'Gorlick 414 The retiring Mayor (Mr T. F. Doyle) did not seek re-election.

DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL A LABOUR MAJORITY HEAVY POLL RECORDED ADDRESSES BY COUNCILLORS. The town clerk gave the figures relating to the poll for the Dunedin City Council just on half-past 11, his announcements being received with loud cheering and some hooting. Candidate. Votes. *JONES, Frederick (Lab.) . . 15,609 M'MILLAN, David Gervan (Lab) 15,462 *MUNRO, James Wright (Lab) 14,987 *SILVERSTONE, Mark (Lab) 14,658 *BEGG, William 13,338 *SCOTT, Walter Alexander 12,972 *ALLEN, Andrew Henson . . 12,810 MITCHELL, Francis William 12,509 *SHEPHERD, William Henry 12,299 NEILSON, Peter (Lab) . . 11,974 CAMERON, Donald Charles 11,917 BATCHELOR, William Walker (Lab) .. . . 11,681 The following votes were polled by the unsuccessful candidates: — Walls, Robert 11,616 Harrison, Ralph .. .. .. .. 11,328 Paterson. Henry Louis .. .• 11,217 Connelly, Michael 11,203 Bardsley, William Julian .. 11,138 Purdie, John Jackson .. .. 11,105 Connolly, Phillip George .... 11,002 Harrison, James 10,857 Clark, Alfred 10,836 Robinson John 10,730 * M'lndoe, John Leslie .. .. 10,631 O'Donnell, Brian 10,075 Wilson, Charles Andrew .... 0,478 Hamcr, Henry Alexander .. 3,089 Martin, Alexander William .. 3,150 Moss, Cornelius Maehin .... 2,357 Powell, Arthur Basil 1,003 Ikin, Samuel 835 On account of each polling less than one-eighth of the number of votes secured by the lowest-poll inn member of the City Council, Messrs Ikin and Powell forfeit their deposits of £3. ADDRESSES BY CANDIDATES Cr Jones, M.P., said that they would do the same thing again when the general election came round. — (Cheers.) He was the proudest man in New Zealand that night. A voice: So are we. Mr Jones said that they had now got a Labour Mayor, and they were going to do all they possibly could to make their city prosperous and one of the best in the Dominion. He could assure them

that the members of the Labour Party would not betray the confidence the electors had placed in them.— (Cheers.) Cr J. W. Munro, M.P., said 1-9 was sorry and he was disappointed at the result of the election. He had wanted to see 12 Labour men in the council, and the next election they would get them. (Cheers.) When the working people understood they would have a full council representing Labour. Their friends had said they had warned the people that if they voted for the Labour ticket they would have Trades Hall rule at the City Council. Well, they had got it.— (Cheers.) He wanted to say that Trades Hall rule would not let them down. The speaker apologised for the absence of Mr Silverstone, who had not been feeling well, and had had to go home, and also for the absence of Mr Neilson, who had to start work early next morning. Dr M'Millan, who received a great hearing, said he wanted to thank tuem for the wonderful vote for the Labour Party. The vote that had been cast was not only a vote for the Labour Party, but it was'a vote for clean .and honourable tactics in civic (A burst of cheering drowned the words of the speaker.) D r M'Millan said that the voting that day showed convincingly that they had the people behind them. The so-called Trades Hall rule would redound to the lasting benefit of the people. Their job was not finished —it was just about to begin—and they would work to justify the confidence placed in them so that they could reap a bountiful harvest of happiness and prosperity.— (Cheers.) The people had voted for Labour on the council for the next three years; therefore, let them bury the hatchet and co-operate for the good of the people.— (Cheers.) If at the end of three years the electors were not satisfied, then that would be the time for them to hive off. Mr W. A. Scott said that he would guarantee to do everything he could to help the city of Dunedin to prosper. — (Cheers.) Cr W. W. Batchelor said he would use every endeavour to further the interests of the workers and also do justice to the other side. There were insistent calls for Mr J. L. M'lndoe. Mr R. Walls and Mr C. A. Wilson also spoke. The latter said that - the Citizens' Committee had wanted him to pull out of the election, but he had declined to do so, and had stood as an Independent. Had he come forward a little earlier he believed he might have got in. Messrs P. G. Connolly, Bryan O'Don* nell, A. P. Powell, and S. Ikin also addressed the crowd. BOROUGH COUNCILS ST. KILDA A surprising feature of the election for the St. Kilda Borough Council was the return of the full citizens' ticket and the defeat of all the Labour candidates. Only three of the retiring councillors were reelected, five of the remaining seven being new to council work. The other two, Crs Roy and Glue, had been members of the council previously. The following are details of the polling:— GLUE, George 1670 DAVIDSON, William James .. 1820 BRENT, Richard Spencer .. 1523 ROY. Theodore Dufton Bagrie 1513 HINTON, John Howard .. 1459 •ANDERSON, Norman Douglas 1405 *LOVELL, William Robert .. 1366 CHERRY, James Cook .. .. 1353 *EDGAR Adam David .. .. 1532 RUTHERFORD, William .. 1322 The above were elected. ♦Longworth, Edwin 1304 ♦Hunter, Edgar Wilson .. .. 1112 *Morisoi, Alexander John .. 1068 *Sellar, William Robert .. .. 1014 Clinch. John Herbert .. .. 950 ♦Lunam. John William .. .. 863 Trigps, Percival Charles .. .. 816 ♦Carman, t'am.es Alexander .. 811 "Griffiths, Reg'nald James .. 786 It formal, 275. PORT CHALMERS ARMSTRONG. Thomas Albert 923 FORSYTH, David 919 WATSON, Herbert Spencer .. 917 FARQUHARSON, James Hamilton ; 893 *MACKIE, Thomas Francis .. 889 JACK. Leslie Gordon .. .. 842 *ANNAN, John 814 ♦ROUSE, Eric George .. .. 757 WILLMOTT, Robert Osborn .. 737 *SMITH. Frederick Charles .. 702 The above were elected. Camp. Horace 681 Bell, David Alexander .. .. 493 Thorn. John Samuel, jun. .. 431 Love, Alexander ...... . ■ 357 The candidates briefly returned thanks for their election to a small number of citizens. MOSGIEL ♦FREW. Joseph Frederick. *HARTSTONGE, William Patrick. ♦SMEATON. Robert. *SMITH. George. *STEVEN. Alexander. *WILSON. Edward James. The above were elected unopposed. GREEN ISLAND PRINGLE, Victor Robert (Lab.) 931 ♦SMELLIE, William Orr .. .. 755 HOPEWELL, Ernest (Lab.) .. 731 M'GREGOR, Alfred David (Lab.) 725 ♦RUSSELL, James Carruthers .. 718 *TOMKINS, Thomas Gill .. .. 670 ♦ORANGE, George Alfred .. 648 BROWN, James Andrew Robert 608 DICKINSON, William (Lab.) 580 The above were elected. Jeffery, George (Lab.) .. .. 560 Miller, William Alexander .. 502 Brosnnhan, Maurice (Lab.) .. oil Wright, Frederick Herbert .. 526 FIRE BOARD PROPOSAL The voting on the question of whether the borough should come in under the Metropolitan Fire Board's district was as follows: For the proposal 645 Against the proposal .. .. 50 Informal 4 - WEST HARBOUR RAVENSBOURNE WARD. ♦VENN, Frederick Winfred .. 134 ♦PAGE, John Leonard .. .. 109 ♦ROBB, James I° 4 The above were elected. Stewart, Thomas Charles .. 70 Informal, nil ST LEONARDS WARD. DAVIS, Phillip Henry .. .. 118 COUTTS, John HO The above were elected. ♦Hayward, Charles John .. .. 78 ♦Asher, Alfred Doric 39 Informal, 5. ROTHESAY WARD. ♦KAY, James Martin. MOLLER, Hagbarth Ernest. ♦RODGER, Thomas Fisher. Elected unopposed. SAWYERS' BAY WARD. ♦FORGIE, William. ♦HUDSON, Francis Henry. Elected unopposed. OAMARU ♦JENKINS, R -'272 ♦TAIT, A. R 2225 ♦COLQUHOUN, N. H 2195 KIRKNESS. 2182 ♦FAMILTON, L. J. K 2112 | ♦MITCHELL 2112 ♦WILSON. A 2090 •BUTTER FIELD 2057 GILLIES 2002 MACRAE 1»29 HODGE 1902 WHITE,, G 1797 The above were elected Familton, 11. L 1708 I Informal, 22.

QUEENSTOWN ANDERSON, William Arthur 308 MILLER, James William .... 307 SCHEIE, Albert Alexander Thomas 296 ABURN, Stephen Samuel .... 290 M'CAUGHAN, Archibald .... 281 CHALMERS, George Alexander Richard 264 FLAHIVE, James Maurice Michael 261 FIX, John Peter 249 GRIFFIN, Alexander Field 244 The above were elected. Thompson, John, jun 224 TAPANUI GOSDEN, J 150 •WYLIE, J. L 146 LISCHNER, F 135 •BRIMS. W 135 •DUFF, R 132 •M'DONALD, D. A 124 KIRK, L. A 96 The above were elected. Edgar, Thomas 94 Cuttrias, G. P 63 PALMERSTON •EARLEY. W 386 •M'GREGOR, A 372 •THOMAS, T. T. 362 HOPKINS, W. J. .'.' 359 ROSS. G.' 344 •PIDDLE. R 336 •MORRISON, J. S. Y 334 ' FASTIER, A 301 HODGETTS, W. J 291 The above were elected. Walsh, R. H 201 ROXBURGH WEAVER. W. H 169 •ALLEN, E. F 158 WAIGTH. T 151 •JEFFERY, G 147 •HENDERSON, H 146 •GILCHRIST, J. C 145 •M'VE Y, J 116 The above were elected. Smith, J. D 114 LAWRENCE •TALBOYS, G. K. •MARTIN, G. H. •GRAY, R. T. PITT, H. C. These were the only nominations received for the six seats on the council. ALEXANDRA •ASHWORTH, A. DOWNES, J. T. ELLIS, A. E. •HEWITT, W. •MARSLIN, E. • • PARSONS, A. C. H. RUSSELL, E. •THOW, T. G. The above were elected unopposed. WAIKOUAITI •BROWN, William Henry. •COOPER, James. •JENKINS, Andrew. •M'DOUGALL, William Ross. M'FIE, John Vivian. •PARK, Abraham Yeuddle. •TEMPLETON, Robert Merrick. The above were elected unopposed. CROMWELL •BROWN, W. HARVEY, C. •HOSKING, J. PARTRIDGE, F. W. •SANDERS, C. ♦PARTRIDGE, W. JOLLY, L. M. ' 'YEOMAN, N. C. The above were elected unopposed. MILTON ♦KIRBY, William. •WILSON, John T. •COCKBURN, William J. •RENNIE, Alexander. •MOORE, Edward. WALKER, U. TODD, Thomas J. KEPPEL, Patrick M. VEITCH, R. D. The above were elected unopposed. BALCLUTHA HENDERSON, T. M 599 RUSSELL, A. E. 533 HENDERSON, A. J. .. •• £O9 •COPLAND, J. R 505 M'BRIDE, R .. f 95 LITTLE, W.J 457 •BOWER, Hugh ..' .. •• 403 •GORMACK, J. L 417 SINCLAIR, D 390 The above were elected. White, S. V 369 •Stewart, L 361 •M'Neil, J 310 •Hunter, G. D 304 »?t :: :: :: :: 5 COUNTY COUNCILS WAIHEMO DUNBACK RIDING. ♦PURVIS. Alexander 55 CAMPBELL, Frank 30 * Sitting member. UNOPPOSED MEMBERS. The following- members were elected unopposed: RITCHIE, William and ROSS, David (Blue Mountain Riding). , ROSS. George (Meadowbank Riding). SHEAT. Henry Stephen (Bushey Riding). ._ , , IRELAND, David J. (Goodwood Riding). ,_ _, „ MATHESON, William (Green Valley Riding). oi'mmjo O'CONNELL, James, and SUTHERLAND, George A. (Macraes Riding). ~BRUCE • Waihola Riding. •MOORE. William 133 Orlowski, August J 54 Clarendon Riding. •DRIVER. Harry Maclean .. .. 54 Andrews, Frederick Charles .. 40 * Sitting members. UNOPPOSED MEMBERS. The following members were elected unopposed:— WILSON, Victor. KING, Adam. CLARK, Jasper. M'GREGOR. Donald. ALLISON, John. USSHER, Brian Errol. SHEAT, William John. RENTON. Alexander. BOYLAN. John. TUAPEKA WAIPORI IRIDING. •COTTON. Robert George .. 43 Macdonald, Archibald Allan .. 38 TEVIOT RIDING. •GEORGE, John 146 MacDonald, Roderick .. .. 67 UNOPPOSED MEMBERS. The following members of the council were returned unopposed:— BENNETTS, John HALL, Robert Charles. CAMERON, William. MTKNNAN. Duncan. MURNEY, Edward Henry. REVIE, John Duncan. SIMPSON, James Kerr. VINCENT NAYLOR, Wilfrid Dyson. PARTRIDGE, John Francis.RITCHIE. James. SCOULAR. Andrew Cowie. URQUHART, Donald. WEAVER, Charles. BUTCHER, Robert F. E. ' STEVENS, Sydney Arthur.

PENINSULA NORTH-EAST HARBOUR RIDING* •HELLYER, John 136 •MACANDREW, Hunter .. .. 125 Brookman, Isaac George Waller 89 TOMAHAWK RIDING. HARBROW, John William .. 58 •Brunton, Robert .. .... 48 HIGHCLIFF RIDING, •ROBERTSON, David John Stuart .. •• 52 Donaldson, Gordon 41 UNOPPOSED MEMBERS. The following members were elected unopposed:— EDMONDS,' Thomas Solomon (Otago Heads Riding). ~.,«. STEWART, William Donald (Sandymount Riding). xnriTrtvr IRVINE, James Thomas, and NYHON, James Joseph (Broad Bay Riding). CROSS, Joseph (Portobello Riding). WAIKOUAITI BLUESKIN RIDING. •BOX, Henry William Steven .. 93 M'MILLAN, Donald 83 •Briscoe, Proof 65 UNOPPOSED MEMBERS. The following members were elected unopposed: — M'CALLUM, Charles Thomas, and LEE, William (Hawkesbury Riding). GILMORE, George (Merton Riding). LALEY, Edward (North-East Valley Riding). CLUTHA M'KENZIE, W. J. MAGINNESS, T. JACK, D. R. CUMMING, J BROUGH, H. A. HARRIS, A. T. BROWN, R. KING, A. V. WILSON, G. S. THOMSON, W. S. The above were re-elected unopposed. TAIERI NORTH TAIERI RIDING. •FINDLAY, Charles- 138 Pugh, Thomas Henry 50 OTOKIA RIDING. •STEVENSON, George 242 Walker, James 89 STRATH-TAIERI RIDING. HOWELL, Francis Mortimer 163 •Carruthers, Thomas 152 UNOPPOSED MEMBERS. The following were elected unopposed:— KIRK, W. K. BRINSDON, F. WITHER. James. GOW, John. ! NICHOLL, W. J. LAKE WANAKA RIDING. AUBREY, David Charles .... 58 Lee, Robert Joseph 57 •Bobett, William Andrew .... 13 •Sitting member. Five declaration votes have to be inquired into. UNOPPOSED MEMBERS. The following were elected unopposed: REID, George. COCKBURN, David Hazeel. , LEWIS, Henry John Haynes. LEE, Leo. REID, William Stewart. GORDON, William. WAITAKI AHURIRI RIDING. •W. E. AUBREY. AWAMOKO RIDING. ♦J. D. RUTHERFORD. MOERAKI RIDING. •D. J. ROSS. OTEPOPO RIDING. *J. RODMAN. PAPAKAIO RIDING. •E. 8. BREWSTER. WAIAREKA RIDING. •R. B. MEEK. Returned unopposed. INCHOLME RIDING. RODGER, D. .. .. 119 Meyer, K. D 74 KAKANUI RIDING. TAYLOR. S. ... 294 •Cooper, W. M 160 OTEKAIKE RIDING. ADAMS, J. S. .. 180 •M'lnnes, A. 125 * Sitting member. . - HARBOUR BOARDS OTAGO •CAMPBELL, Herbert Cecil 17,058 •MUNRO, James Wright ... 15,546 DUNCAN, James Henry 14,624 COPLAND, David 13,131 •DUNCAN, Robert 12,937 The above were elected. Harrison, Ralph 12,409 Fraser, John Myers .. .. 12,329 Neilson, Peter 12,255 Fraser, Robert 11,836 O'Donnell, Bryan .. .. .. 10,340 Robertson, Alexander .. .. 5,664 Martin, Alexander ... .. .. 5,292 PORT CHALMERL' REPRESENTATIVES, •SCOLLAY, Thomas .... 805 •CAMPBELL, Archibald .. 781 Mackie, Thomas Francis .. 398 Anderson, Thomas .. .. .. 257 TAIERI, WAIKOUAITI, PENINSULA, AND PART OF WAIHEMO REPRESENTATIVE PRESTON, John 1084 Dickinson, William 1015 Moss, Percy Wilfred 871 Two small returns from the Waihemo County have yet to come, but these cannot affect the result. SOUTHERN COUNTIES* REPRESENTATIVE •THOMPSON, Richard S. .. 1925 Driver, Harry Maclean .... 929 OAMARU TOWN MEMBERS. *R. K. IRELAND. •C. J. MARSHALL. •J. A. MACPHERSON. •ROBERT MILLIGAN. COUNTRY MEMBERS. J. S. ADAMS. *E. S. BREWSTER. •J. R. M'CULLOCH. •A. M'INNES. WAIMATE REPRESENTATVES. •A. N. HAYES. A. W. BARNETT. Returned unopposed. GOVERNMENT NOMINEES. •J. DUNCAN. •R. A. M'DOWELL. (Continued on next page.)

COX. MARLOW. BLACK North-East Valley Town Hall 448 174 185 Salvation Army Hall, North road .. .. 438 249 203 133 155 96 Gladstone Road Presbyterian Church .. 54 . 47 23 142 50 37 495 453 254 408 164 154 1,091 1,057 527 807 1,217 464 620 1,112 359 St. Andrew's Hall, Carroll street 257 378 129 315 402 133 509 202 121 1,131 014 415 Marigold Salon, Musselburgh rise 331 423 139 Anderson's Bay Presbyterian Sunday School 272 252 154 94 196 61 080 335 187 Caversham Methodist Sunday School 535 175 161 Wesley Street Methodist Sunday School .. 517 121 123 277 105 63 248 149 91 517 401 187 158 48 57 Mr S. Solomon's garage, Granville terrace 64 121 43 186 60 75 394 175 197 79 52 19 224 425 151 321 530 127 123 204 152 204 300 123 Totals 12,077 10,406 5,210