The Harbour Board Election.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7068, 14 February 1893, Page 2

The Harbour Board Election.

TIMABU. The returning officer at the borough polling booth was kept fairly buoy oil yesterday stamping and delivering voting papers. There was very little excitement manifested, but a close hunt for voters vras made all day, end the poll was a pretty full one. About 630 a crowd began to collect in front of the Town Hall, and at 7 15, when Mr Ir-ugh made the result known, there must have been over 100 persons present. Mr Lough announced the result as follows : William Evans ... ... 145 John Shelton Gibson ... 116 Jacob Hill ... ... ... 136 David Stuart ... ... ... 153 He therefore declared Messrs Evans, Hill, and Stuart duly elected to represent the Borough of Timaru on the Timaru Harbour Board. Ho added that be was sorry to have kept the ratepayers so long, but the votes had been carefully gone through with the above named result. Hearty cheers were then given for Messrs dtusrt, Kvaus, and tfili. In response to cells Mr William Evans said that ho had to thank them sincerely on behalf cf himself and Messrs Hill and Stuart, who were unable to be present, for having recorded their votes that day, and for having placed the “ minority ” in a position to do their duty. For the last IS months they had not been able to represent the ratepayers as they could have wished, but they hopsd to do their du*y in the future as wtll as they had done in the past. There had been a great difference of opinion as to the way the work should be carried out, and as they knew his party had always been, in favour of going straight out they wanted no shingle shifting, (Hear, hoar) They had held meetings and the ratepayers of the different districts bad gone with them, but notwithstanding all that they were not able to carry their point. At the very lo.it moment they had asked the " maj >rity ” to postpone ordering the plant until the new Board were elected, but they would not do this. Mr Svans concluded by staling that they had done their duty in the past and would do their duly in the future (Applause.) On the motion of Mr Evans a hearty vote of thanks was pasjed to the Returning Officer, for which Mr Lough thanked them, and the proceedings terminated. THE LEVELS. The voting in the Levels was not heavy, the election, like that at Titfaaru, being gone about quietly. The returns came to hand rather slowly, that from the Gibaoc’s paddock polling booth coming to hand a few minutes before 7 o’clock, and being received with cheers by the crowd opposite the Town Hall when it became known that Messrs Rhodes and Sullivan had a big majority. The last returns —those from Pleasant Point and Totara —came to hand at a quarter to 10 o’clock, when the results were known as follows !

Polling Booths—(1) Gibson’s Paddock, (2) Besconsfield, (3) Washdyke, (4) Totara Valley, and (5) Pleasant Point. The totals aye—Rhodes 301 votes, Sullivan 267, Acton 162, and Morris 120. Mr Granger, the returning officer, made fhe official declaration of the poll at noon to-day, at the Lev- Is Road Board office, "here was a considerable number of people present, but none of the candidates put in an appearance. Mr Evans said a few words, and remarked that the late majority would not believe it when told that the public were against them ; but they were surely satisfied cf it now. He proposed a vote of thanks to the Returning Officer. For Mount Peel, Mr J. Talbot (the retired member) was re-elected on the easting vote of the Returning Officer. Mr Thew had a majority of 10 at the Mount Peel booth, and Mr Talbot an equal majority at Fairlie. For Mackenzie, Mr B. Rutherford beat Mr J. Wjison (retiring member) by 14 votes. For Waimate, Mr J. Manchester was reelected by a large majority, over his opponent Mr J, Meehan.

1 2 3 4 5 B. Aofcon .. 70 3 7 9 73 I. Tj. Morris .. 41 0 7 8 64 B. T. Rhodes . .. 181, 15 38 15 52 J. Sullivan .. 145 12 40 14 56