HARBOUR BOARDS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1113, 28 April 1911, Page 6

HARBOUR BOARDS.

WELLINGTON. The first meeting of the newly-elected Wellington Harbour Board will be hold on' Wednesday next, Hay 3, for the purpose jf electing a chairman. The returns from Miramar, which is part of the suburban district, came. to hand yesterday morning. They are as fjlloiv:—AlT.tvan, 511; l'Veeth, 323; Watson, 3-U. The final returns from tho Wairarapa district are to. hand.from our Jlasterton ;orrespondent. The votes recorded were as follow :-C. E. Daniell (elected), 1343; A. MTarlane (elected), IMS; F. B. Lowes, 356; J. C. Ewington, 770. BOARDS ELSEWHERE. In addition to the results published yesterday we have received the following from "the Press' Association and our own correspondents;-—

Napier.—The Harbour Board election resolved itself into it fight between tho brcakwa'ter and .'the inner harbour patty, the latter winning all three Napier ,seats with J. J. Niven, W. J. M'Grath,.and M. I'. Bourke. The victorious party is pledged to a thorough investigation as to tho best harbour, and it is not unlikely engineering, advico will bo sought from Home. Hastings.—As was expected, tho election for a Harbour Board representative resulted in au easy victory for the inner harbour advocate, Mr. Eustace Lane. Of all those returned to tho Napier Harbour Board there will bo no more enthusiastic or determined supporter of Mr. George Nelson's'scheme than Mr. Lane. The polling" was: Eustace Lane 1573, J. A. Miller Gisborne.—The election of the Harbour Board-resulted as follows:—II. AVhite; G. Witters, T..llolden, F. J. Lysnar, C, J. Parker, elected for Cook County. Other returns not yet to hand. Nelson.—For the Harbour Board city seats one old member was returned, ono was defeated, and three new, members wore elected. Richmond re-elected its member. The country results are unavailable y«.t. ... Wairoa.—Harbour Board election: Corkill and Symes (old members), representing tho borough, wcro re-elected. In the Waikaremoana Eiding Stacey and Hague secured a majority of votes; the retiring member was defeated by the narrow margin of three. Probably the 'election will be declared void, as a deputy-returning officer was unable to reach the polling booth at Ruakihiri owing to a flooded river. Ashburton.—-John Lambie aud Hugo ■Fricdlander have been re-elected to represent the county and rjorough of Ashburton on the Lyttelton Harbour Board. Oaniaru— ln the Harbour Board elections there were two parties, and the chairman's party was successful in both town an* country. The election of three members, representing Hawke's Bay. County and Mohaka. Eiding of Wairoa County, on the Napier Harbour Board resulted in the return of Messrs. Charles Ellison, Thomas Clark, and Philip Parsons, all supporters of tho Inner Harbour ticket. . .'.... The election of members to represent Waimea County • on Nelson Harbour Board resulted in the return of Messrs, Best, Franklyn, and Macmahon.

THE HALF-HOLIDAY. ME. CAEEY SATISFIED. Mr. E. J. Carey, who was prominent ia the Saturday half-holiday agitation, that preceded the polling on Wednesday, said yesterday that ho considered the result "very satisfactory." "This is the first time," he added, "that the issue (Saturday or Wednesday) has been placed before, the electors in Wellington, and the public as a rule can be trusted to sticfc to that which is customary. The "Wednesday people opened a brisk counter agitation rat the eleventh hour, and spent a considerable amount of money in furtherance of the retention of the mid-week halfholiday. The cry about the danger of swapping horses in mid-stream—an allusion to the trade depression of the past two years—was made the most of. Yet, with it all, we came within measurable distance of the desired result. Compared with the results of polling in Cbii>tchurch and Dunedin two years ago, the ngur-es indicate a wonderful change in public opinion. Saturday supporters should now agitate for legislation compelling the observance of the Saturday half-holiday in the fonr main centres. In any case," concluded Mr. Carey, "the fact that over 7000 ■Wellington electors voted in favour of 'Saturday shows that the .idea of the univorsal Saturday half-holiday has made progress, and is gaining favour." • In an advertisement in this issue, Mr. 0. Shirtcliffe thanks electors for their support on Wednesday. , Mr, James Trevor thanka electors for again returning him as a city councillor. Mr. H. E. Eichards thanks the electors of Jliramar for their support on election day. Mr. P. Holdsworth thanks the electors iof- the Borough,of Onslow for electing him Mayor. Mr. W. H. Bennett returns thanks for tho support accorded him at the poll on Wednesday. In another column in this issue Mr. Joseph Mandel thanks those who supported liim at the recent election. Mr. Leigh.Hunt tenders his thanks to the electors who supported him oh Wednesday. In an advertisement in this issue Mr. A. E. Hornblow thanks electors for their support at the recent elections.

Mr. A. H. Fullford desires to thank all those who recorded their votes in his favour oti Wednesday. Mr. Charles M'lntyre in an advertisement in this issue thanks electors tor generous support accorded him at the recent elections. Mr. A. H. Griffiths thnnks the electors of Miramar tor their support on Wednesday last. Mr. W. 11. 11.I 1 . Barber asks electors to accept his thanks for their support at tho recent elections. In connection ■ with Wednesday's elections Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald desires to thank electors for their support. Dr. E. A. Cameron desires to thank all those who worked eo hard to secure his success. Mr; V. Jensen wishes to thank electors for their generous support at Wednesday's election. ' : • , Mr. H. W. Shortt thanks the electors of Eastbourne for their support at Wednesday's poll. Mr. F. Cohen thanks electors for their support-at the recent election. In connection with the Miramar Mayoralty election, Mr. John Brodio desires to thank electors for their support. Mr. Henry Bodloy desires to thank electors for their support'at the recent elections. In connection with the Harbour Board election Mr. W. T. Hildreth thanks those who supported him. 'In connection with the, Lower Hutt MayoraL election, Mr. E. P. Bunny thanks electors £or their generous support at Wednesday's poll. Mr. George Frost thanks electors for the confidence which they have placed l'n him by re-electing him to the City Council. To those electors who supported tho unsuccessful candidates at the recent borough council election at Eastbourno thanks are expressed. Mr. S. J. Moran thnnks the electors who supported* him at the recent . City Council election. Mr. David Koherbon, who stood for the "Mayoralty of Eastbourne, thanks electors for the support accorded him. Mr.-James Godbcr thanks electors'for their support nt the recent elections. In an advertisement in this issue Mr. ■ft'. Scott Bedford sincerely thanks nil those who supported him at Wednesday's poll. Thofp elected to seals on the Fasfbourne Borough Council express their thanks to the electors in this issue.