Borough Election.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 May 1913, Page 3

Borough Election.

LEVIN'S NEW COUNCIL. FIVE DUMB MEMBERS. • The showers of yesterday afternoon militated againsts what prospects there had been of a heavy poll for •tW municipal contest, but all things considered there was a satisfactory total vote recorded. The returning . ■ • office (Mr P. W. Goldsmith) with his one deputy (Mr Keareley) had a long task before him in counting tho poll, but he was able to post the result shortly after ten o'clock. It ehowed that all three of the new aspirants to office had found favour with the electors, Mr D. S. Mackonzie being placed in third position, Mr A. E. Haswell in eighth, and Mr A. Dempsoy in ninth. The votes for the respective candidates ivoro cast as follows:— C. BLEXKHORN 410 E. S. LANCASTER 107 D. S. MACKENZIE 400 D. W. MATHESON 367 R. n. FRANCE ....: 362 | R. PROUSE 352 D. HANNAN 333 A. E. HASWELL 310 ■- ' ■"£'. DEMPSEY 291 M. FOSELLA 285 F. E. PARKER. 270 Several of the candidates had goni home before the declaration of the pool, but four bravo men who had weathered out the passing ehowors climbed The Chronicle's tortuous staircase and addressed the burgesses (about 100) from Tho Chronicle balcony. Mr E. S. I/aneaster said he thanked tho electors most sincerely for their renewal of confidence in him. Ho assured them ho would continue to approach all public questions from the point of view of tho public good. Mr D. S. Mackenzie began by saying that he appreciated very highly indeed tho. confidence reposed in him, and he assured his hearere that he would keep always in view the -- —. advancement of the district and on dcavour to co-operate with his fellow councillors to achieve that object. Mr D. W. Matheson said ho was very pleased indeed to find himself raised to his present position; he took it ias an expression of a degree of satisfaction with his past term of service on the council, and he could assure the burgesses that he would do his very best to justify them in their renewal of confidence. Mr Richard Prouso returned thanks, and went on to say ho would make no promisee that evening beyond this: that always he would endeavour to make both ends meet, and rote for limiting expenditure to tho funds at tho council's disposal. "What funds wo have t-o expend we will expend reasonably." he concluded, "nnd not run ourselves into debt. Po far as I can prevent it." The crowd, after making a few laughing but vein enquiries for the other successful candidates, quickly cKsiHMSGd-

OTHER POLLS. Wellington. -J. P. fiuke 9994, D. McLaren 94G8. Majority for Luke 508. The contest was very keenly fought., and flie poll of HUSO votes was the heaviest on record. Christchurch.—The Mayoral election resulted: H. Holland (present Mayor) 7869. Dr. Thacker 4055, T. J. Mcßrkle (Social Democratic candidate) 3477. The rote on the statutory halfholiday resulted in Saturday being selected, the voting being: Saturday f>326, Thursday (present half-holiday) 55 W. Fcikliiig — A. M. Ongley 658. Ooodbehere 053. Foxton.—O. H. Stiles 529, J. L. Hai-vey 199. Palmerston North rejected the proposal for a Saturday half holiday in place of Wednesday's.