HARBOUR BOARD ELECTIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 38, 14 February 1905, Page 3

HARBOUR BOARD ELECTIONS.

CHANGES IN THE BOARD. The result of the appointmenis to the Harbour Board is that five new members will take their seats, and the Government representatives are yet to be nominated- The poll resrdtcd as follows: J. M. Laxon 282 C. C. Dacir 271 J. M. Mennie 251 -I. T. .Tiilian 247 VT. J. Parker 231 Mr Lax.on in therefore the aniv one of the retiring ffrenibers that ba,s been re-elected: Mr Julian, the chairman, and Mr Parker not being returned for another ternj. As previously indicated, jMr W. J. W. Phil son was re-elected unI opposed, to represent the Chamber of Commerce on the Board. Mr A. Keyes was selected by the Bormurh of Birk'enh«ad, ilr ii. W. Ba: 3 ky was re-eketed to represent the Borough of ParnelL. :ind jMr J. A. Walker wa« also again chosen Ito represent the Borougk. of D..'.vonport. lAt thf sperial of the Dcvoaport I Council last nijrht. there was a contest. IMr G. V. Edgcinube beinjr a candidate jas against Mr Walker. The result of 1 ike' voting, however, was the rr-r-lwtion lof Mr Walker. The Board r-onsists I oi J. M. Laxon. C. C. Daere. J. M. Mennie. elected by voters. j W. -f. \\". Philson. Chamber of ConiI me.rot\ : Hon. E. Mitclu-lson. C. J. Parr. S. ('. j Brown. \V. E. Hutchison, elected by j City Council. G. \V. Ba..sley r Parnell Council. j -T. A. Walker, Dfvonport Council. I A. Keyes. Birkunhead Council. The Mayor of Devonpcrt presided at a special meeting of the Council to eiect : a Harbour Board representative. The Mayor moved that Mr J. A. Walker be i re-elected, statinpr that Mr XVaJkev bar ' represented th.? Cnancil well in Thp 3.157,. and hivsi Tvrfnruv-i b_Li duties ie r>. satiswetory manner. Mr Handler onded. .Mr Pnilson moved. '-That Mr <v. V. Edpr-Limbe be elp-cted to represent the DfvanpnrT. Borough Council on the Auckland H!iirbn:ir Bo:-.rd."' .vfr gave his rcn..soi!s for opposing the motion at length, reviewing Mr Walker's action as one of ;.h<- origiuators of the water-streets sriieTne. and as a strong opponent of Air Uaraor'a pians for throf Aurklaod 'harbour. Mr Walk.--r. replying to Mr Philscn. saif.i that so long as he coasidered that he was in the right lie would act. a* he had flon.- in thr past. If expert opinion was in rav-ojir of th<> pi-opomidad b> the Board's engineer, he wouhl sjive. it hi« loya! snpport. The vot.in>r wa.« ■•■= follows:—Far Mr Walker:' Messrs Alison. Logan. Murdoch. Walker. Bandley. For .Mr Etlgcumbe: Messrs. Phils,rn, Graham. Mason. Edgcumbp. Mr Walker was declared elected, and retamed thanks. The Ohinenmri Council el?ct*d Mr Grace and the Thames Bortmg* C'otmVil «lec«=d Mt k. j. Mitee as representatives on the Thames Harbo-ur Board