MASTERTONBOROUGH LICENSING ELECTION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2218, 12 February 1886, Page 2

MASTERTONBOROUGH LICENSING ELECTION.

RESULT OF THE POLL,

The poll for the election of five committeemen out of nine candidates caused a considerable stir in the town yesterday. The candidates were ranged in two parties, called Liberals and non-Liberals, the former, five in number, being in favor of an extension of licenses, mid the remaining |being, more or less, against it, Each party worked actively to ensure the return of its own members, and from the day the nominations were declared, placards and circulars in support of eacli side have been circulated in great numbers. There were employed yesterday some eight or ten buggies for the benefit of the voters, the result being that nearly 200 were brought to the poll. The Returning Oicer, Mr R. Brown, relieved the impatience of an assembled throng, which consisted of about 250 people, a little before seven o'clock, and proceeded to call out the names of tho candidates ;

T. E. Chamberlain 166 J. H. Hording 162 A. W.Hogg 161 J. Hessey 159 E. McEwen 153 A. W. Cave 61 T.Brown 58 S. Kingdon 58 T.E. Price 55 The highest numbers were received with bursts of applause, and when the crowd realized the fact that the five socalled Liberals were elected, cheer after cheer went up. Only two of the candidates were present at tho declaration of the poll. MrT. E. Chamberlain mounted to the steps of tho lobby, and, when the cheering had somewhat subsided, briefly thanked the electors for placing him in such an honorable position, as ho was that night, at the head of tho poll. It was quite an unexpected honor to him, and ho would do his level best to meet the wishes of the majority of the inhabitants Mr J. Hessey thanked the ladies and gentleman who had elected him. He was glad to have that opportunity of contradicting a statement that had appeared in a letter in the Wairarapa "Dauy" to the effect tha,t he had voted in the Council against the motion for a steam fire engino for the Borough, He most distinctly denied having done so, (cheers). As regarded the water cart, he had also voted for that to be obtained, under certain conditions, so they might have a cart of their own.

A voice: What about more pubs? Mr Hessey: I shall be in favor of granting two more licenses.

This remark produced a perfect ovation and three cheers were given for the successful candidates.

There being no oi|o else to oome forward, Mr Chamberlain proposed tho usual vote of thanks to the Keturmng Officer.

The official declaration of tho poll appears in our advertising columns. It will be seen that the successful candidates average 100 votes each over the others, and as a proof that the electors have accepted the platform as laid down, it is noticeablo that the votes of each sot were within half a dozen of each other.