POWER BOARD ELECTION.

Shannon News, 10 February 1922, Page 3

POWER BOARD ELECTION.

i 4, I iSAPPOINTINGLY SMALL POLL, j TIE FOR THIRD PLACE. I lie election of the first Horowhe--1 Power Board took place Wednes- \ when the polling was clisap- . iltingly small throughout the eoun- | None will underestimate the value < the hydro-electric installation, but 1 fs equally important that the a;rd to handle the sale ol power in fef district and control the numerous liters connected with the service 4ild be of some concern to the peo/as a whole, but judging by yes- ■ day's poll, the great majority are ; [I content to leave it to the other I low. In Levin only 30 voters exer- ; ed the privilege, in Shannon aix, d .in Koputaroa and Wellington . no at all. Only in Te Horo and ; aikanae was the polling anyway or its proper ratio. The result of WL polling is hardly a compliment ; Hie candidates, and not altogether : Eitable to the interest of the voters : Wie welfare of the power scheme Board. The polling was s.<s j I lows:—

fl'he above figures are not yet offial, but they are final enough regard[g the election of Mr Monk and Mr town. The official count will be ja.de as soon, as the boxes confaining papers come to hand, which ill probably be to-day, and if t'hey rfae with the votes polled by Messrs. arkness and Seifert, 59 each, the rehiring officer, Mr Goldsmith, will raw lots as provided by the Local lections Act, to decide who will be le third member of the Board. - it is probable that the first meeting tithe Board will be held next week >/dispose of the preliminary work. m WHIBLEY ELECTED AT FOXTON aDutside the Horowhenua County Motion, the only other centre to hold ■>oll'\was the Foxton Borough. The aLdidates were the Mayor (Mr .1.. ,b)rystalj and Mr F. D. Whibley. The lection resulted in Mr Whibley's rerjrn by 132 votes to 93.

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