GREAT INTEREST SHOWN.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 16 September 1920, Page 2

GREAT INTEREST SHOWN.

The election yesterday of seven commissioners for the Helensville Town Board created an extraordinary amount of interest, and a record poll was the result. Motor cars were running around all day bringing people to vote, and very few electors were missed. Although two straight-out tickets were run, the voters took matters into their own hands and voted solidly for neither ticket, but chose the happy medium atod elected a representative^oarjiji A good number asgerhbledf at the Town Board office lasi^ftSifc!. ing, and had a long and", "cnrttjt; wait until after 9 o'clock before the result was announced. Mr F. Y. Fosbroke was returning officer, Messrs Bridge and Curtis scrutineers, and Mr W. Taylor poll clerk, and in justice to these officials it must be stated they experienced a very busy day, and went their hardest to get the results out expeditiously. Following are the results : — O. West 238 R. Screaton ... ... 237 J. Stewart 233 W. Coutts ... ... 198 W. Downer 189 J. F. Lambert, jnr. ... 179 A. Forrester ... ... 174 H. Thompson 162 R. Smith ; 162 T. D. Johnson 158 W.Allan 154 F. W. Strange 138 J, H. Leonard 123 C. Sandin 90 Informal ... 14 The results were received without much excitement, and the majority of the candidates crept quitely away to ponder their fate.