MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 287, 28 April 1911, Page 5

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

ELTHAM. Very keen interest was taken in the contest for the mayoral chair. The result was as follows:—G. P. Wake 293, L. Hill 281, T. N. Blackhall 100. The result of the election of councillors was as follows:—T. C. Stanners 549, E. Parrott 540, G. W. Tayler 511, R. Barr 480, T. W. Crump 472, F. Amoorc 448, F. Basham 389, W. Clement 380, H. Nuttall 378, J. Whiteford 312, S. Cooper 200. The first nine were declared duly elected. Messrs Stanners, Parrott, TayJer and Amoore were members of the outgoing Council. PAHIATUA. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Pahiatua, Thursday. In the poll for Mayor, Wi W. McCardle (retiring Mayor) was elected, with 247 votes, against A. Weston's 131. TIMARU AND TEMUKA. Timaru, Thursday. Mr. Buxton, M.P., has been re-elected Mayor of Temuka, and Mr. Craigie, M.P., has been re-elected Mayor of Timaru for the tenth time.

NAPIER. Napier, April 27. Intense interest was taken in the municipal and Harbor Board polls, the results of which were not declared till midnight. All the old Council, with the. addition of W. A. Smith, who replaces J. P. Thomson (absent in England) were returned. GREY LYNN. Auckland, Thursday. Mr. W. H. Murray has been elected Mayor AUCKLAND CITY. Auckland, Thursday. The Auckland City Council election resulted in the return of Messrs Court, Entrican, Mennie, Gleeson, Tudchope, Shaw, Mackay, Casey, Knight, Read, Dickson, Nerheny, Trevethick, Michaels, and Gaudin. The Labor ticket of three were almost at the bottom of the poll. FEILDING.

Feilding, Thursday.

In the municipal elections the following councillors were returned: A. Richmond, G. J. Harford, R. Heald, P. Thomson, G. H. Saywell, G. Wells, A. M. Ongley, J. T. Barry, and B. E. Murphy. HAWERA. Hawera, Thursday. Following was the -voting in the Mayoral election:— E. Barton 232, C. A. Budge 206, J. Brunette 70. A CURIOUS POSITION. Christchurch, Thursday. The curious position which arose in New Brighton last night in connection with the municipal polling has been the subject of much comment this morning. There was only one booth in the borough, and when closing time came a large crowd of belated voters were clamoring for admission. Some fifty persons were in the booth at 7 o'clock, but in view of the crowd the returning officer decided that it was impossible to record their votes, and after consulting the Act he announced that the poll would be postponed till to-day. The bootn was therefore locked up for the night, and polling is being continued to-day. At several of the large city booths, particularly in Sydenham, where polling was very heavy in the evening, a large number of voters were in uanger of being crowded out. However, they were admitted to the booth before the doors were locked and their votes were recorded. Late voters appreciated the position and gave the officials every assistance so that the work could proceed smoothly. In one booth 120 persons recorded their votes after 7 o'clock, the last paper being handed in shortly before 8 o'clock.