Harbour Board Election

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 5705, 27 April 1911, Page 2

Harbour Board Election

The election of members of the p Board yesterday, both in N»pi*, Hastings, quite overshadowed uioipul contests, particularly Ul wheie three members were to The advooatos of the Inner a “ ticket ” consisting of Megm Niven, W. J. McGrath, aud M. while the breakwater Messrs D. A. Baxter, C. Granby, Large. In addition to that** two or three other oaudidatei JH auy “ tioket.” For a oouple 0 f past the Harbor League, funded Goo. Nelson, have made a close sistent canvass of the Napier boJH and had every confidence that would be successful in sejurinp turn of candidates in favor of their form, whioh calls for a further iu.U searching investigation of the whol*jH bor question. The result quite jJH their contentious aud showß tlikable change in the opiuion of people on the harbor question. poll taken about a year ago Napier 965 votes in favor of the Loan to 292 votes against it; yesterday the league’s top Boored over 1700 votes to the of the breakwater candidate of 1100. The votiDg, of course, was not confined to ratepayers, loan was. In Hastings the didate, Kußtaoe Lane, Hcored votts over his opponent, J. a ul 'the retiring Mayor, although was pledged to a further his chief obstacle being that ho time supported tho loan for the water. Theso results aro very and thinking people will realise of caution iu carrying loan prop 014 a bare majority. Hud a bare been eutficieut to have carried harbor loan it would have easily. Tho Napier vote on aloue was over three to the loan, whereas yesterday the people oould not be induced single breakwater supporter. who are to be thanked, giving the people a ohancs to Lher consideration given to proposals are Messrs Jull and who went to Wellington when Bill was before the House and for better representation and power being given to the triots, and succeeded in equitable representation and 1 fifths majority inserted in the

At Hastings.

The result of the polling for tion of a representative for the of Hastings on the Harbour not announced until a very lsteka^l Eustace Lane l|^H J. A. Miller

At Napier.

Harbour League “ Ticket 1 H turned. (Own Correspondent.) I Napier, The election of three Harbor Board resulted J. J. Niven ... I|^H W. J McGrath M. J. Bourke ... ... U^H D. A. Baxter ... ... O. H. Granby ... J. S. Large ... ... j^H D. McCarthy ... F. G. Smith W. Plowman ... ... Tho Harbour Board "tickit’U therefore successful iu seat. [Per Press Association] H Palmerston North, The whole of the returns arc complete in connection with lington Harbor Board election, tails to hand leave little Messrs M. Cohen (Palmerston aud J. G. Cobbe (Feilding) elected. correspond™ A Memoria! Fundi [to the EDirOß] I Silt, —As the late Hon. W, wua the boot, or if you like best public inen we have Bay, 1 would like to sot start a fund to put up a him.—l am, eto, Woodville, April 24th, 1911.