MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12879, 27 September 1912, Page 4

MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION.

1 DR COLLINS RETURNED. _.-■ i Yesterday's poll resulted m Da.' J.-jC. Collins being returned to the- Borough Council by a substantial majority .m The election proceeded quietly, „1315 outj>«>f r the 4856 electors on the roll exercising their franchise. The result of thft^poll was awaited with more than ordinary interest for a bye-election, and a la^ge, crowd assembled m front of the H«Pald office, where the returns were being. posted up. The .polling was as followfy^r •' « ' ■ . : , ' : ' ; J , r - , .

. Upon stepping on to the Hetfald-bal-. cony to thank the electors for r>etucttnig hhn, Dr Collins was'received with «he©ri>. ''Ladies and gentlem^V'''h^;';»^>;l,?i . find it very hard to convey to\"jyeh TOy \ thanks and gratitude for the \^ay you have voted for me. I AWht to the;ipoll on a definite issue. There • have been many unpleasant things said on 'both sides, but m .the hour of tictory oilfe always chooses to bury the hatchet." lto> show you the'benefit you'have dome-to this, borough to^night-^Voice: Youvafce a Massey)—l stood« for this "election-r---and r can conscientiously sky-~'T-('&e\W asked lor -a ■ vote. ,1 never -eaavassedk-' I > had no organisation and '-si!- hasd-v .no vehicles to drive people to the;ipolluf I stood on one issue, that your money.; was being extravagantly wtistedy to-night have given me the opportunity" to go back to the Council with awdefinite message that they, must reftJrhi. -„«"j(Ap* plause.) I do not intend :to-night--t»*^gO: into a long dissertation on. Borough affairs. It is my intention >tocholdiv.a meeting -of ratepayers on Monday •nigfyt and to discuss with them definite -isfOBB: and, frame resolutions to go to the Gwuifc • cil as definite tiemasadfc. {AppljattMM) When yoti come to oonsider- .the feelipg m this tovto?wrhat do foe find? iiLvteji Crs. Brown, Wfebb and working m motor cars against me aIL day loader. Brown stood outside- the' JH&tJw^injl said that if I got back he would Ufcfc me m every way; he said he* "Wjuj^d' sooner vote for?a Chinaman than-^^r . me. (Laughter.) I ask you, is tfoafc*. right spirit? : (Cries of 'No,' and^iap-', plause.) Furthermore, I have had/japy vote split by a third party-r-I am/aoflpy m a way that he did not get m. ;;-jlifailieve Mi' Anderson lias the. iijter^Bjtß{'M the Borough at heart, and is .wn^eieftr tiously doing what.he thinks is iovr.lupp benefit of the Borough. I assure^y^;,! have had absolutely no helps butjt£oiax m carrying, tliis out to-'* successful.'is^e. (Hear, hear.) ) Ladies and gentlemen," declared the candidate with.muchv^ttv phasis, "I will effect such reforms ~tn . that Borough Council that will asgmuah some of you% {Loud Applause.) Ah4!jJ I do not I will force thei CounciUdms ' who do hot agree with me JUi<jt» .fye , Mayor from office. (Hear/ hear.)) 'jluaßi-, determined > to. have an administrataion that is not controlled byj departmental' officers. :I could tell you of msta^oes.jJL . councillor enquired whtetlier. h<s , .c«MJa' , ask a question. I told him .to^k . Engineer. He did so, and tlie.,Engineer turned round and said' 'I -afanot^p^d^tp - answer your questions^ J-Ailer w&itihg for si^ for a return "that I hWi'^ksk- ' ed for as to tlie amount of money,.expended, I asked tho Mayor when I oduW (get it. The .Engineer, -who sat smoking lis pipe, said he was too busy to> give these returns,' and the Mayor replied that the Engineer was too bui^y. Would you sit under such administration? '(Cries of 'No!') Sdme wondered why I hind hot done this some time ago. I didvtbini: of doing.it, but at the time a poll for.la loan for the/ extension of •■ tl»} eleefcrife light and a rwid loan eomihg->o«,' and I thought that if I took ,««oh^Aii auction at that time it -would db«taof& harm than good, for I knew the>'ea*^yittK' of theSe;*polls would be fe^thte b^fiUeJ the ratepayfers.. In regard to my<ftiw!«s . Mr Morgan, I have been charged - \yUft being^ responsible Hot his resignatiQtt, b»t Mr Morgan has openly and publicly Rallied that. I tried to get the Engjtrt«&r to take the responsibility of eottimittiag himself, and the next thing waS^Ali" Morgan had to go. ;The same with^Mt Malcolmson. - I knew he w*& AOt get-' ting judicYai treatriDent,>and'l t*i&&jJto drive the Engineer to< answer «A .^obeitt question, with the resuife thit Mt" Mttl' " colmsoh suffered. I knew yfttufc.- meMoey was being wasted; I knew the^adatiiftiß* tration -! Avas • note: right> , and .when -j^fti oorhe to consider these points I a«k4ny :of you I was not - right. lfe^» say I am Peking notorietir; I d<ii™< want notoriety; I gain notliing:byijgi«» > ing my time to' Boroughs matters,"^e?t» . .cepting that J! Vt^ht to doiftiy"bi&&t for the Borough m which I liver—(Voite: You're •a Bill Masse'y;—Laughter.) WMd you under such condition's continue to try and administer the. Bwough, knowing that abby© yb\i' you lmd V Weak" leadier and beside you councillors -equally .tfeak, and an administration controlled by!«liepartmental officers. (Cries of. . 4Ko !1> . 'Hear, .liear' aaid applause.). But 'twite not wish to say much to-night. o.Dn-Mon-day night'l, meet the ratepaye** to j allow them to state their views to me.- il. vrill if I possibly can," concluded Dr Collins, Vget. l-eform^ foe ?^y<Su,. ahd if I dton't I am pi-ep/rtd to resign agaiu <at , the he^d. <>f the Mayor and; oouncilloft* who do not support, ;me." .(Applatifee;)^ Dr Collins -then.called on Mr.iAn'MSv -r Son to speak, Mr Colley not having. i «>j ;rived. . : . ..,; _/••. -, « ._:S. ,a'^a ''This is the third occasion on whidi I have contested, a municipal election io Gisborne," said Mr > Andea-son, :wha w-*s greeted with applause, "Evidently stlje workers m . tins r Borough ,do: not wa|»t me. I will stdn'd doAvn m iha iutousij and leave the affairs to someone, efce m 1 whom tlie workers have mor^ ooafidenc^v % will^not again infliisi, r rafc pandidalu^'e ,on the people; of Gisborne. • (Appjfausev} Cheers were then given for I)r tJoijiha ; and Mi* Anderson, ahd shortly ,after v J^^ '. Colley, arrived, y''l have to thank thiqise : electors," he said, "who accorded th«r votes m my favor to-day,, andifthope Uls# on any future occasioh I, ynfil\.bp mote successful tiutn' I hkve been,tChday. t quite understand, the. position that Ms ' been takeh lip H the and by recording yonr! Votes m the Wa^- . you have lias pl-oveq tliat^you .are- not satisfied with the administration.''.' (Ap- ' plause.) .'•''• •■•'■ '

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