MUNICIPAL.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 141, 25 April 1901, Page 3

MUNICIPAL.

Waimate Borough Elections. [

Although there excitement during the morjning of yesterday, the interest djeepened .as the closing hour drew near. Although it was knowrl that the result wduld not be aik ounced till about eleven o'clocL, about 200 people waited outsijde the Borough Council from eight. Frequent " alarms!" kept them amused, and two leading lights entertained tuecrowil with irtnrap speeches, one givin'g personal experiences of the candidates twenty years ago, and the other informing them that he had come 16,000 tnileg to educate the community,' and that for this purpose he was now prepared to descend into the bowels of the earth to the depth of 25ft Gin on a slack rope. At half-past ten the returning officer (Mr Akhurst) announced the results as follows :

MAYOR. J. Manchester 233 C. V. Clarke 14G Informal i COUNCILLORS. J. V. Freeman 252 J. Cameron 225 R. Nicol 221 W. Coleman 221 F. W. S. Jones 220 Dr H. 0. Barclay ... 211 A. Kitchener 211 B. Inkster 201 J. Binul.tir ... ... l'J7 T. Twomey ... ... 17';) A. S. Jones 177 A. Phihp ■ ... 161 J. B. Miisom 159 A. Buker 123 C. Dash 101 J. Hunt 88 Informal ... ... 14 HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. Dr H. C. Barclay 201 M. Smith ■ 179 Informal o There were immediate cries of ■" Speech," and in response Air O. V". Clarke rook thy st'-p?. He thanked tiie electors and said he was not disappointed at the result, knowing th;it a requisition to Mr Manchester had been irigned by 150 electors, and thi-t heavily handicapped him. But be considered it his duty to give them a choice of candidates and prevent a " walk over." He had bad the honour of presiding over '-tlit! council, and hoped to .do, so again. Mr Manchester senr. not being present was represented by Mr J. W. Manchester, who (at a luf/er tage) thanked the electors for the tonour they had done him. (He could assure them his father fully appreciated it, and would work, as he had always done, in the best interests of the Borough. ' Me A. J. Manchester also sjpoke .a few words. He said his father was under the impression that the declaration would be much later than it was, hence his absence. Mr Freeman, who headed the poll, was the first successful candidate to speak. He thanked the electors, and stated that be was the first native-born to occupy a seat on the Council. Hr; would study the best interests of tho Borough. Mr Coltman thanked the ratepayers for their contined confilience, which gave him the proud position of being elected to the Borough Council three timos in six months. Messrs F. Jones and R. Inkster also spoke in similar terms. \ Mr Dash thanked the electors ■who had voted for him, but vjould have liked to have been higher on the list. ; Mr T. Twomey, who received a good reception, thanked electors for placing him, a comparative Stranger, so high on the lisi., 'He felt very pleased at occupying this honourable position, and tliough not thia time elected, he would always do his beat for the) community, • .J&r who was the next speaker,- said "that as a " maiden " h-i thanked thVelectors, especially the ladie?, who had voted for him |ja man. Although not elected ibis time on. some future occasion be hoped to receive their further £ mftdence. Mr A. Baker as a comparative stranger in the town, was pleased to receiye such support. Mr A. Bitcheuer thanked the elector for their confidence. He had not bad much experience in municipal or other contests, bnt he was pleased to say bo had always been successful. He took this opportunity of saying that he ■was bound to uo party aud would always vote iscording to his view .©f what was right. After a short interval Mr Nicol pnt in an appearance. He said that on previous occasions ta'e/had held a position on the <T tncil, but not in the past twelve| mths and thus he was out of| 1 the troubles. He hoped all' /ould " now work in the best intej ats of the community. Kv ■. .. Mr g»itb ttos»k*4 f?r

voting for him. Though beaten he was not disgraced. A vote of thanks was passed to the Returning Officer. The speakers were accommodated with the usual amount of " barrack," but one and all took it in good part.