CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Southland Times, Issue 14370, 17 March 1910, Page 5

CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

ELECTION OP WCBMBEBS.

The first election of members for th<S Charitable Aid Board on the new basis was held yesterday. Detailed results of the voting for the three members to which the combined boroughs of Invercargill and South Invercargill are entitled are given below. The official result of the election for the six Southland County members will not be known until Friday, as the scattered nature of the district makes the mattet of collecting the returns from the numerous polling centres one that will take a day or two to accomplish. In the town there were seven candidates, of whom Messrs A. F. Hawke, James Ward and R. Galbraith were elected. The unfavourable weather and the fact that this election is the first to be carried out under the extended franchise probably account for the comparatively small voting. Out of 5860 eligible voters only 678 went to the poll. The amount of support given to the various candidates is shown in the following table.:—

Totals <22 ,416 258 249 231 146 123 3 675 Owing to some delay in compiling the returns in one or two of the outlying booths the results were not announced until after eight o’clock. A few dozen citizens had congregated in front of the Town Hall when the poll'was declared. Mr, Hawke, in thanking the electors for electing him to the Board, said that he had always favoured the scheme of election now Introduced by Parliament. He was glad to see that the ratepayers had put back two of the old members. He would have liked to see all three of them re-elected, but they had a good man in, Mr Galbraith. Individually they would do good work for the Board, and he was sure that the efforts of the three members would be towards the effective and economical expendithre of money. •

’Mr Ward thanked the electors for returning him, and said that next year when ,the Charitable Aid Board poll was taken in connection with the Municipal elections the poll would be heavier. He ■wished to state that, unlike many candidates for public positions, he had an axe to grind.. He was anxious that a District Nurse should be established. The Hospital Saturday- Association had raised sufficient funds to enable a start to be made, and be wanted to do all that he -could in the interests of the poorer classes, so that speedy relief might be given where necessary. Mr Baird thanked all who had voted for him. He was quite satisfied with the result of the election, and was sure that they had three capable representatives.

Mr Petrie wished to thank all who had supported his candidature, fje had come forward because he had always advocated the new system of election, and he did not want public bodies to be managed by rings and cliques. The men who spoke straight out created enmity among the ruling classes in a way. he thought, which the public did not understand. He was, however, quite satisfied with the result of the election. Mr Paape said that perhaps it was only seemly that the juvenile candidate should be returned at the bottom of the poll. He thanked all who had voted for him. The public thought, no doubt rightly, that the old dog %vas better for the hard road. He would remember. However,, the lesson which King Bruce learned from the spider, and would try to earn their confidence in the years to come. In conclusion, he moved a hearty vote of. thanks to the Returning Officer, Mr T. w. Walker, and to his deputies at the various booths. The motion was seconded by Mr Hawke, and was carried unanimously.

ELECTIONS EIiSEWHBBE.

SEVERAL LADIES ELECTED.

(Per United Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Mar. 16,

The election of seven persons to re-' present the City on the Hospital and -Charitable Aid Board resulted in three ladles (Mesdames Cunningham. Wilson and Ensom), Messrs Allison. Tanner, Rev. Closs and Gapes,/being elected. Messrs AlliSpn and Gapes are the only old members elected.

WELLINGTON, Mar. 16

The election at fourteen representatives of tfie combined Wellington district on the new Hospital and Charitable Aid Board took place to-day. There were 23 candidates and the following were elected : J. G. W. Aitken, Rev, Van Stavern, Miss Richmond, R. C. Kirk, j. Smith, Rev. W. A. Evans, J. Robertson, J. Godbor, J. J. Devine, D. McLaren, M.P.. .1. Trevor, A. H. Hindmarsh, G. London, and J. E. Fitzgerald.

AUCKLAND, Mar. 16,

The following were the successful candidates at to-day s election for the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board City : P. J. Meriteny. P. M. Maekay. J. S. Dickson and F. J. H. Ellisdon ; combined boroughs : H. Schofield, E. H. Poller, Dr W. G. Guinness ; counties, etc. ; F. Dye (unopposed), M. J. Coyle and' J. Jenkins. The voting was small in the city, the highest candidate receiving only 1030 votes out of a total of over 19,000 electors on the roll. NELSON, Mar. 16.

At the Hospital Board elections to-day Messrs Field and Lock, Mesdames Fell and Watson were elected to represent the contributing districts of Nelson and Richmond. Very little interest was taken in the election, between six and seven hundred out of 3671 voting.

LAKE COUNTY,

(From Our Own Correspondent)

QUEKXSTOVt’X, Mar. 16. The eicction here resulted : — G. D, Baird 296. Birley 14C. Three small returns to come in cannot affect the result.

Mr G. D, Baird was chairman of the old Arrow District Hospital Trust. Mr H. Birley represented Wakalipu district on the former Charitable Aid Board.

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