AKAROA BOROUGH ELECTIONS

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LXI, Issue 6401, 3 May 1938, Page 3

AKAROA BOROUGH ELECTIONS

POLL ON HALF HOLIDAY

QUESTION

There will be no election for mayor or council for the Borough of Akaroa. Mr F. R. E. Davis was re-elected mayor and Messrs R. Bruce, E. Longden, E. G. McNabb, A. J. Petrie, W. C. Pool, W. W. Reid, A. G. Shuttlewci th, G. E. Whelch and W.. W. Williams wcif clected to the couneu. \ichd> .-;con Pctric and Mr VY. V.'. Re id replace Miss B. E. Ba and Mr F. J. A Wright on the n.w council Mr F. IX E. Davis was re-elcctwi in-opposed as the borough rcpresenta- [ live on the Banks Peninsula Electric Power ; .kaid. [ A poll to decide the weekly half hc.auay wiii be held on May 11. Wairewa The nominations on the Wairewa County Council are as folows: Little River Riding: Messrs J. V. Chapman, J, 0. Ccop, E. J. Keenan and W. H. Montgomery; Kaituna Riding: Messrs F. Coop and W. F. Parkinson; Kinloch Riding: Messrs T. Feather and N. Wright. Art election will be requii cd in the Little River Riding for til-' <• nr. in';. Messrs ■). V. Chapman I'nd <?• Coop were re-elected to represent the county on the Banks Pcnnsula ElectricPower Boaul..

vate entcrpurise, therefore we should support him to our utmost." Mr Helps said this matter had been the subject of an article in "Point Blank," and they should take steps to prevent the nationalisation of transput services. They were better left to private enterprise. The greater the number of men working under one head, the greater would be the danger of strikers and the crippling of transport facilities. It was decided a remit be submitted to the provincial conference on this matter.