DEFEAT OF LABOUR MEMBER
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF HARBOUR BOARD
(United Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 24. By seven votes to three Mr M. A. Eliott defeated Mr C. H. Chapman, M.P., in an election held tonight for 1 the chairmanship of the Wellington Harbour Board. Labour members supporting Mr Chapman’s nomination protested against the departure from the rotation system and alleged political prejudice.. Mr Chapman, after the result was announced, said that there was a distinct possibility of an alteration in the constitution of the board in the not very distant future. “Then, shall we say, democracy will manage the affairs of the board,” he added.
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Southland Times, Issue 23826, 25 May 1939, Page 4
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106DEFEAT OF LABOUR MEMBER Southland Times, Issue 23826, 25 May 1939, Page 4
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