BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 56, 7 March 1900, Page 4

BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION.

MESSKS. WJi; LAMBE, J. D. McKERS ZJE, AND N. A. MeLEOD SUCCESSFUL. . ,'■

The annual election of three members of the Board.of Education took place this morning. Voting papers had been issued to 270 school committees, and 21h votes were recorded. One-voting paper from Maungakavaniea bore evidence oii having been posted after the time fixed oy the Act, and was rejected. From 51 school districts no voting paper was received. The papers were opened in the presence of Air 11. Hobos (chairman) and members of the Board, the result being as follows: — ' ; ~.-■ ■ Votes. ; Wm. Lambe (Papatoetoe) 125 i John D. McKenzie (Whangnrei) V£\ j Norman A. McLeod (Dargaville) 119 ij!l{, Heed (Auckland) 106 ' Alfred Oldham (Auckland). • gG Jacob H. Wright (Pukekohe).... 61 ■ The first three are elected. I Mr Wm..Lambe was elected to the Board.in June, ISM, and was re-elected in March, of the following year, 1594, when,;he-headed the poll, buthe was defeated at the annual ..election ia ; March. 1897. He is a successful farm, i er, and well-known judge, in eonnecj ribn with agriculture. " ' •-■;.:; I Mr J. :D.'McKenzie, settler, and Mr jN. A. McLeod, solicitor, have each ion more than • one previous occasioa j been unsncecessfol candidates for the 1 position to which they have been, elected. Mr McKenzie is much liked lat Whangarei-and Waipu. . Of the retiring members Mr Heed ; is'the only one who stood for reelection, lie has been defeated by the • . narrow majority of 13 votes.. . '• The'new members will take office, on the 31st M"arch. The fpliowing- is a list of fifty-four" school districts from which no votingl .paper had been received:— Ahuroa", jAraparara Arapohue, Brooklyn, Dome Valley, Driving Creek, Fern Flat, Glen Murray, Hautapu, Herekino, Hohoiira, Hukatere, Kaitaia, Karaka, Earanin, Katikati' South, Kawakawa, Kihikihi, Knaotunu, Lake, Mangakura, Manga-' wai, Maraetai, Maramarna, Mercer, Mpkau,' Netherton, New Lynn. X^a« hinepouri, Ohinewai, Opitonui, Opouriao, Oruru. Otonga, Otorohanga. Pakin', Pukete, Rahgiriri, Swanson. Tama-

Ms Taotaoroa. Tauhoa, Tavviiare, Te .vroha G.F., Te Kirikiri, Te Kore. Tryphena, (jtakura Valley, VVainui, Waited tuna,. Way by, Wellsford, WhangapouSf Whangaroa -North. '-\-