MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Southland Times, Issue 17920, 27 April 1917, Page 5

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

(Per United Press Association.) DUNEDIN, April 26 ST. KILDA —Mayoralty.— £jscarr .. .. 1055 Dove Sls PORT CHALMERS. —Mayoralty.— Tait 476 Scollay (present Mayor) 467 Powell 70 WELLINGTON, April 26. ELTHAM. —Mayoralty.— ' T. B. Crump 308 B. Dive (ex-Mayor) .. 263 HASTINGS. —Hastings Mayoralty.— H. Carr Slroson .. .. .. 1416 We Hart (retiring Mayor) 1381 AUCKLAND. April 26. MOUNT EDEN. Nicholson 1543 Stewart .. . ONEHUNGA Boyd 883 Davies 669 Sutherland 448 The latter was largely contested OS the issue of the zoo. Mr Boyd, proprietor of the zoo, headed the poll. HAMILTON. HAMILTON, April 26. Mayoralty—J. W. Ellis returned unopposed. MATAURA —Mayoral Election.— John Lowden 251 Forest William Brown . • 296 Informal H —Council.— Seventeen were nominated, from which the following were elected: —J. L. Mitchell, 309; W. A. Mouat, 297; J. W. Aitken, 289; B. Downs, 246; W. P. Thom, 230; D. Caithness and C. M. McConnell, 224; T. F. Quilter, 220; Jas. Calder, 202. Mr Lowden, in returning thanks to the electors (of whom a large number assembled at the booth), referred to the benefit of the drainage works which had been laid down and which had been demonstrated by the fact that during the last' month there- hpd been over 50 case* of diphtheria in Southland, and not one case in Mataura.

Mr Brown also thanked the electors who had supported him, and after cheers had been given for both candidates ths returning officer received a vote •£ thanks-