Licensing Election.

The election for-.five-members of the Ohinjmuri Licensing Committee, which is to be held on Tuesday next, is exciting considerable interest. Nominations closed yesterday, the following twelve persons being nominated :— . Frederick Cock, Paeroa; nominated by Joseph Brenan, Frederick William,? Griffiths, Maurice Harris, and Arthur St. George Forbes. H Edwin Edwards, Paeroa; nominated by Maurice Harris, J rimes Might Coote, and Charles Short. * William Forrest, Paeroa ; nominated by James Mills, Hugh Poland, and John Osborne. Charles Franklin; Owharoa; nominated by Joseph Brenan, Frederick William Griffiths, Arthur St, George Forbes, and Charles Barrett Gentil. Thomas Gavin, Te Aroha; nomin- * ated by Joseph Brenan, Frederick William Griffiths, Arthur St. George Forbes, and Charles Barrett Gentil. j Henry William Guthrie, Karangaliake; nominated by Frederick William Brown, and Charles Eatcliff Taylor. John Kennedy, Paeroa; nominated by Edward Rabbidge, Charles Short, and John Cochrane. Edward Ernest James Kitehing, Karangahake; nominated by William ] Marsh, Charles Henry Trezise, Francis J Arthur Rich,' and Tracey Archer Moresby. f^Joseph Nathan, Paeroa; nominated by Frederick Agustus Balcke, Arthur St. George Forbes, and Frederick Cock. James Orr, Gordon Settlement; . nominated by Edward Short and William John Wilson. Francis Porritt, Te Aroha; nominated by Tracey Archer Moresby and Harry Loversidge Harston. Thomas James Stanley, Karangahake; nominated by: Ernest Albert Graham, Charles Henry Trezise, Edward Hawken, Alfred Hawken, and Walter Ernest Robinson.