IN OTHER CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3063, 26 April 1917, Page 6

IN OTHER CENTRES

CHRISTCHURCH MAYORAL CONTEST CRUSHING DEFEAT FOR ANTICONSCRIPTIONIST. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, April 25. To-day's municipal elections were lifted right out of the commonplace by two very significant issues in the election of a Mayor and city councillors. The Labour "ticket" had thrown down the gage of anti-conscription, and the Citizens' Association had accepted the challenge, nominating man for man in the struggle. The eleotion, therefore, was a trial of strength between the anti-conscriptionists and the win-the-war party. The eleotion also created wide interest as being a bold experiment in proportional representation. Christchurch is the first city in New Zealand to adopt that" system of voting. Polling to-day is. very heavy, and it will be some days, possibly a fortnight, before the final results of the City Council election are known. ( . Later. , For the Mayoralty of Christchurch, Mr. H. Holland, the retiring Mayor, inflicted a crushing defeat upon Mr. J. M'Combs, M.P.7 who stood as an anti-conscriptionist. There was a very heavy poll, the voting being: Holland '. 12,177 M'Combs 5,381 Majority for Holland' 6,796 It will be very late before there is any indication of the City Council' reTHE CITY COUNCIL. In the City Counoil election, J. W.

Bcanland (Citizens' Association), A. S. Taylor (Citizens' Association), and D. G. Sullivan (Labour) secured the required quota. H. G. Ell, M.P. (Independent Conscriptionist), J. A. Flesher (Citizens' Association), F. Burgoyno (Labour), W. Nicbolls (Citizens' Association), J. R. Kayward (Citizens' Association), and E. J. Howard (Labour) aro next in older in tho first preference voto. Tho Labour men were standing as anti-conscriptionists. SUBURBAN CONTESTS. Tho result of tho contest for, the Mayoralty of Woolston was that Mr. M'Gregor Wright (conscriptionist), > at one timo a prominent citizen of Wellington, defeated Mr. "C. Hill (anti-con-scriptipnist and Labour) by 659 to 303. The Lyttelton Mayoralty resulted in Mr. W. T. Lester 691, Mr. Foster 401. Eangiora Mayoralty—Jennings, 394; Banks, 205. DUNEDIN MAYORALTY. By Tolegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, April 25. Mayoralty.—Clark (retiring Mayor), 8506; Green, 6237. '; WANGANUI RESULTS. Wanganui, April 25. Mayoralty.—Mackay, 2142; Veitch, 1233. Hospital Board.—Bassett, 2260; Battle, 2043; Burnett, 1948; Comyns, 2625; Siddells, 2299. Borough Council.—Alderton, 2536; Burnett, 2376; Liffiton, 2366; Dustin, "2333; M'Caul, 2330; Gower, 2301; Spriggens, 2270; Harknoss, 2261;' Sijtley. 2243; Thompson, 2240; Luxford, 2144; Slipper, 2070. These were elected. Bull, 1805, was also a candidate. Half-holiday. — Saturday,' 1904; Thursday, 1747. . MR. VICOR BROWN DEFEATED AT NAPIER. Napier, April 25. Mayoralty.—H. Hill, ex-inspector of schools, defeated, J. V. Brown, M.P. by '300 votes. The personnel of the Borough Council, the Harbour Board, and the Hospital Board, hasvbeen almost entirely changed. * ' MASTERTON BOROUCH COUNCIL. Mastorton, April 25. Borough Council.—Elected in order named:—W. Candy, H. O'Leary, E. Flanagan, A. Chapman, H. Perry, A. Rippou, P. Cotter, F. W. Temple, A. Russell. PALMERSTON NORTH POLLING. Palmerston North, April 25. Hospital Board.—Jlesdames Gill, Crabb, Dr. Wlrittaker, J. A. Nash. , Borough Council.—Bennett, Broad, Bryant, Canton, Clausen, Crabb, O'Reilly, Rolfe, Spooner. The issues at creymouth. ' Creymouth, April 25. There was splendid weather for the elections. The poll is one of the heaviest ever taken. \ Tho Mayor, A. J. D. Lynch, was returned -unopposed. The four issues were: Nine councillors, four members Hospital and Charir table Aid Board, the half-holiday question, and a referendum on Sunday pictures. The main interest centred on the election of the council, which had been resolved into practically a straight-out poll on conscription versus anti-con-scription. . Wednesday half-holiday was carried. Incomplete returns show that Laoour cannot gain a single seat. Sunday pictures were toted out. The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board returns are incomplete. INVERCARGILL. Invercargill, April 25. Mayoralty.—Stead,- 2275; M'Farlane (retiring Mayor), 1853. OTHER RESULTS. : Woodvllle, April 25. ' Mayoralty.—H. P. Home, 184; J. Grant, 162. ~ ! , Oamaru,. April 25. Mayoralty.—Robert Milligan, 849; WV H. Frith (retiring Mayor), 395; W. E. Searle, 294. ■ . / Timaru, April 25. Mayoralty.— J. Maling, 2205; W. Angland, 890; J. Hurdley, 141. ' Nelson, April 25.' Mayoralty.—W. Snodgrass, 1184; W. Lock, 1152. Waimate, April 25. Mayoralty.—Geo. Dash, 449; W. G. Russell, 336. Council.—W. Evans, 625; G. Collett, 610; R. Inkster, 60S); F. Jones, 578; J. Tompkins, 565; E. Attwills, 542; C. Holmes, 522; G. Meredith, 499; W. George; 442; A. Beswick, 407. The first nine aro elected. Blenheim, April 25. Mayoralty.—Corry (retiring Mayor), 724; Carr, 455. Westport, April 25. Great interest was taken in , to-day's elections, which resulted: — Mayor.—Arthur Leaver (re-elected), 950; Samuel. 426. . Westport Harbour Board (County). —G. Griffiths, 681; J. H. .Powell, 469D. J. Williams, chairman of the board, was Arthur Leaver (674) and W. T. Slee (627) were elected for the town on the Harbour Board. Hospital Board.—A. C. Cottrell, A. H. Dallaston, and H. Larsen wore elected. Council.—Menzies, Slee, Fair, Fox, Hillayar, Larsen, M'Kenzie, Roche, and Williams were elected. The Protestant Patriotic ticket carried every seat. HARBOUR BOARD THE CITY MEMBERS. . The following - is the result of tho election of the four city members of tho Wellington Harbour Board:— Cable, Wm. ...'.:....: • •••• j>676 Wright, R. A .fa>932 Hindmarsh, A. H 6,894 Fletcher, Robert 6,a(8 (Elected.). Norwood, C. B ••••■ 5.366 Hildreth, William 5,2(0 The result of the above election was that all four members representing the city were returned, but in a 'slightly different order as regards the numbers of tho votes polled. At the last election, Mr. Fletcher headed the poll. On the figures for yesterday s election Air William Cable was returned at (the head of the poll, and Mr. Fletcher was last on the list of those returned to the board. . SUBURBAN DISTRICTS. J W. M'Ewan 3724 M. W. Welch 2398 (Elected.) J. E. Fitzgerald 1563 By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, April 25. Mr. J. J. Dougall wae defeated for a, seat on the Lyttelton Harbour J3oard.