HUTT RIVER BOARD ELECTION.
The River Board election which was i held on Tuesday created aii unusual ! amount of interest. The main • issue centred round the ..question of whether ox no Gear island should be made available for the use of aviation in combination, with golf. Never in tiiehistory of the Board has such a heavy poll been recorded, but unfortunately a certain amount of confusion entered into the election through the publication of an anonymous ticket containing sever names and many electors votiag for more than the required five. On this o-ccount there were a large number ox informal votes east. The result was as follows:— . Gr. ; A".- Chapman ..... ..-..... 1024 ;I\, S. Hewer" ........ .Vy .., *. 1006 C.. Gostelow .... .:.; .../. v ..._. 852 J. Mitchell ....... ■;".■..^ . .. 787 H. E. Leighton . ....... ..... 778 T-ic unsuccessful candidates were:— Barnes 698, Smith Gls, Noble 557, Nicholls Hopper 475, Shell Tola-votes cast 7531;; informal 83.
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Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 32, 16 January 1930, Page 7
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146HUTT RIVER BOARD ELECTION. Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 32, 16 January 1930, Page 7
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