Bluff Harbour Board.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 313, 2 May 1911, Page 5

Bluff Harbour Board.

WALLACE COUNTY REPRE-

SENTATIVE

The eleGtion of a member to represent Wallace County on the Blufi Hlfrbour Board took plaoe on Wednesday. There was very little interest shown, and as will be seen from the returns, a very small proportion of voters exeroised their privilege. The procedure is new to Harbour Board elections, and probably not widely known. The result is a meagre expression of opinion on the part of the electors. The sitting member, Mr John Fraser, was opposed by Mr Allan Carmichael. The verdict of the electors is that Mr Fraser retains his seat.

The following table shows the number of voters on tho roll m each riding, with the votes cast for? each candidate at the various polling booths : — •2 S 5 3 Ja ?, « > a_\ a £ Ap.irima 243 Thornbury ? 19 Waima'uku 1 14 Bi"erton 10 48 Mararoa 94 Mossburn 0 2 Castlerock 0 0 Orepuki 337 Orepuki 0 0 1 Tuatapere 3 0 Colac 7 1 Otautau 199 Ot'u»au 19 24 Diummood 13 21 ! Scott's G p 2 6 Waiau 167 Eastern Bush 10 0 „. Orawia 21 10 Wairio 316 Ni B btoap3 20 17 Wey'aUish 14 0 1^56 128 156

Majority for Mr Fsssr, 23. In Lake County Sir Joseph Ward, K.C.M.G., was opposed by Mr W. Read, the poli be ; ng : — Sir J. G. Ward ... 89 W Reid ... 72 Maj irifcy fir Sir J. ir. Ward ... ... 17 The new Board will have the foilowing membership : —

Government Nominees— B. A. Anderson and T. Gilroy. lavercargill aa,l South Invercargill— A. F. HawUe, A. Bain and C. S. Longuet. Southianl County — Jas. Fleming aad Wm. Ronald. Gore and Mataura- -T. Green. Campbelltown— G. R. Wadd9ll. Lake County — Sir Joseph Ward. Payers of Dues— F. J. Matheson. Wallace County — J. Fraser.