HARBOR BOARD ELECTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 308, 23 May 1911, Page 3

HARBOR BOARD ELECTION.

WAIMATI- PKTiTION- AI'.AXnOXF.I). Mr. Kcnrick, S.M.. I ,ropi)Vo.l to sit at Mauaia on Saturday Id deal with the petition of Thomas Mcl'hillips ami ten others relative to the recent, election in Wilimute West. County of a member ol tlie Xcw Plymouth Harbor Roanl. The Star learns from the pet.itioncrs' solicitors (Messrs. Caplen. Welsh ami McCarthy) thai, the petitioner* have determined to apply to the Court for leave to withdraw this petition. It was discovered, after the petition was tiled, that one of the candidates. Mr. Wells, had not been properly nominated. Mr. Wells himself, on discovering the fact, acquainted the petitioners and informed them that, even if the Court, should order a new election, he would not contest, the sent, for he recognised Hint, there should have been no election in the lirst. place, and Unit Mr. Hughes should have been declared the member, for 1 the reason lliat Mr. Wells was not a candidate, he not having been legally nominated. The pelilioners are quite satisfied that the errors were ipiite inadvertent, on the pari, of the returning officer, who acled in perfectly good fait!). Xo charges whatever were made by the pelilioners against the receiving oll'ieer; the petitioners' only object in liling the petition was (hat it might, be made abundantly clear that in this harbor board election county electors only posses, the vote, and town dislrict electors, unless (hey are qualified as county electors, do not have the vote. T'pon the petitioners acquaint in" the Magi-trate thai they were .vithdrawinu'. he ordered lha! the Court be formally adionrnrd until Wednesday, the 31st inst.