BLUFF HARBOR BOARD ELECTION.

Southland Times, Issue 3321, 11 February 1879, Page 2

BLUFF HARBOR BOARD ELECTION.

As can -bet seen by the reports .■■ elsewhere, Mr -i Mitchell -was elected to . represent -the Southland County Council and -Mr' 'Brodrick to_ represent the. Chamber of . Oomm_rceon the Bluff Harbor.Board., Mr j. R./,Cuthbertson is tbe .representative,: of : : the Wallace County, Cbuncih.and Messrs J. T. Martin and T. .Smyth are the representatives pf ;the/ Borough of .In vercargiil. , A, ../,./! The suburban, bor.oughs election' yesterday | resulted in trie return' of Mr E. Kemp by a large majority. This election was one of the two that went to a poll, anc'. Mr , Kemp's friends were earnest in their encte'avbrstb secure his return.- 'The poll closed'- at 'six o'clock*, and soon after, Mr. Longuet, thereturning officer, announced; trie numbers as follows : — .-.- - • , .-,-:- •• . Kemp. Stock. East Invercargill ... /.-..' 84, "23. Avenal andjGladstonej ... 56 ' 2 . South Invercargill. /'.'. ./ .' ... 31 2 '7 ■„'•'■ 72'2 kAkA '7 777. 17x7' 27 1. Majority for Mr.Kemp, 144 '" . A large .number of -people were present at . thei declaration; of the poll, and the- successful ' candidate delivered a short address in which he thanked theelectprs for tbe confidence they reposed in him, and promised to use his best endeavors to promote the interests,, pf the Harbor Board. A. hearty vote of thanks to the returning officer closed the proceedings, j Tbe election of aniember to" represent tbe ' Borough of Campbelltown. at the. Bpard, e_cited a great deal "bf interest at "the Bluff.^ There were two candidates, Messrs Nichol and] Warren, and the result of "the poll was as ' 'under:—.--,' . . .r. : - ■■■■■':: kA. '■■ ■'■'■ A-'A k Nichol "■ ■:.. AAA. ... 54 i Warren;;... "..;*" -_""... 43 . . I Majority for Mr Nichol, 11. '".'"'" '"'" '■''*; | j .Mr Nichol briefly r thariked the . electors for ' the honor ' they h^d/doQe" Mm.. , As ; he had^ explained his views at Ms noriiiriation/it was j unnecessary to^fecapifulate, and the result of j the' election prb^ electors agreed with Miri; and it- would be : his) care.tp so discharge his duties as to comman^da coritinuahc'e of the confidence .'re^bsrid in.' him.;-/'; :;;-'-' i''AA'k : A.k.-7"7A7' 'a' '.a a Mr Warren ,said;that; he again stobd , before 1 the'ifta'defe^ 'pnsed'a^ against him. ;a^;the^*fecerit/'electibri/';'^Had; that: elbction been carried but in the spirit off J-be" ; iawj bf 'the . Electoral .Roll '. he. was ouitet confident he wonld-jhavevbegn ejected;:: He' had not done with the subject yet, as ..he- pro-r , ; ppsed , testing; th"?. legality of , .the; .elation Jin the Court of Appeal. He thanked those^vhoi had 7 vpted for, him. -ky^ A\ '-'--■-■. ■:k-x-kA I yy'.y-7-A • ;/A vote of thaiiks to the Retumirig Officer,] Mr/WlHpughb^^^^ the'prpceedihgs. p. Akk A : ■Y^*./";,,;./;'/,.;-! '■' y The- election ;~qf a, meniber to /repTeseht Lake County at the Board'alsb [came b_y"esfer4 day, at; Queenstown,; but the result had Upt, reached vfown -last. night; :;c^e'/.'^"ai^(of-'Mi' McArdell was, however,^considered certain. /