TRUST ELECTION

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10647, 31 May 1912, Page 4

TRUST ELECTION

MR ROBINSON TOPS THE POLL. The election, of tlire 3 Trustees of the Masterton Trust Lauds Trust took place yesterday, in line weather. Consideralble interest was taken in the poll, which was heavier than in previous yeans, although less than, onethird of tlicce enfritled to vote exercised tlie''franchise. Tihe '.result of the poll was made known by the Returning Officer (Mr A. Hatha Way) shortly before .seven o'clock, as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. Tl. H. C. R.ol)iiKo:i 336 56 40 20—502" C. E. Dauiell' ' i 358 41 17 16—432 T. Wagg 346 31 22 19-418 -. iG. Eton 329 36 22 13—400 No. 1, Drill Hall; No. 2, Kuripuni;. No. 3, T/msdowne; So. 4, Upper Plain. On th > r_.-ult of the poll being mnde know.i, Mr H. C. Robinson gave a len.gtby address, in which 'he thanked the electors ,for the honour conferred upon him. Ho .said he had been fighting for thirteen yeans .for a policy, and he hoped (now that the Trustees would assist him in bringing the Trust to the position it should occupy. He thanked those who had 'worked so euergt'ticailly in 'his behalf, and he ex~ piessed regret that Mr Eton should be the defeated candidate. He enter-, talnrd no animosity, and he firmly beliovtid itha't the Trustees- would work aim'oalbly together for the good of the wink l •(< ni'imiiiity. He Ivtd been attacked on til? giound that he had no policy, but he pointed out that he had mo detailed policy to effer. The insituition was a 'very important one, and it would require the help of skilled .business men to re-model it. He thought the air had now been cleared, and they w : oulddo good work. Be.-hadi never seen ant election.'which had been conducted in such real good.spirit asthe present one. (Appl&use). '

Mr C...E. Darnell stated thai he ha* been an outspoken, member of t)he-Tr-ust for the last eighteen years, arid; hid ncnei a<*kid foi ,a \ote He had dons moie that afternoon i'i the waj ot getting people to the poll Than he had (net done befoie. Theie had been no of nntaton on eithe' side ' You h,ue heaid a (speech of a quaiterof .111 lwnii iiom ljjf Robinson," "said Mi Dmiell "Hew mQch mote

lo \n)ii know uf'Tiiist irafteis than oefo-e he spoke 0 I've got to ptand ih i k nd of ithing for the n 3 xt thiee reals' Hon would you like, _1f e " (Lautditei) Mi Darnell pioceeded to -dv that Mi JRobin&dn was a goodhmted ifcllow, and there was not a b<t ot luuniufi m h>m. He (Mi Danlcil) would do hs best ifol the Tiust m tin future. He was pioud of MasCPiton, and ,pioud of its endowment. Ho d.d not think the.i Press had criticised (the administration of .the Ti u/st it should have done. He besought thepeople to take .a greatei inteiost in the affans of the J rust. He hoped'' that he -would ibe worthj of the renewed crnfidwiKe lepasenl in h'm thit day. (Applause ) Mr T. Wagg <-tat°d that he 'had served on the 'I i ust for fourteen jears. He -would like to .see the pro-eat Distuct High School convented into a Higli School, ai ir l the 100 acus at Uaiisdowne üblued for an aguculltuul college. In' h\o time Eo hoped the iwould be in a pos'tlon to «et avilo £6W oi £BOO a year fcr these puipo'o- They should'have so>nething beltiM in the way cf odacat evial institut'tar-, than they had at ipiesent. I Applause). Mr Fi U. Eton said he stood bcloie them as the defeated cardidato. 7(e (oi'd not sn,\ that ho was altogothoirisDin. I'ublic men had theM ups and dortiis. and ho was not tri n«i it tlu> icsnll. A fan amo-urt (f "p'unipng" In 1 beon indulge! jr. and he frit that th *- was the causo r -f !• <■ defeat. Jf h j ;« seivids weie war ted. he would fieely mvo them on soino futuio oc asio.i fApphuTse) On the c.iil uf Mr Et-vi. a \ot<\f«" thanks was can if d iby ace!ama f Vm_ to th(>iß»l , imip«v Officer.