A NEW COUNTY COUNCIL

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 17, 20 January 1909, Page 5

A NEW COUNTY COUNCIL

.-'. '„,•£ ,'" '\ /%;'.'* "'""''_ '>■!' NOMINATIONS TOR M^TAMA.T i A' (By Telegraph:—Own Correspondent) CAMBRIDGE, this day. The nomination of candidates fori tha hewly-formed' County; Council' ofy-Mata-mata r closed here with Mr, G- IJickenson, returning officerj-at noon tbrdayr^in"-the following-ridings only sufficient nomina-tions-were received to t fill vacancies; sa tEe f J members are. returned .unopposed:—■ Taotaoroa, Charles W; Kielfiy; .Mauhgatawhiri, Matthew Lewis Watkins; Putaruru, Frederick r CHar*ies Barnett and -Mark.- Harrison.- - *2n 'Matamata-'riding two.axel required' 'and. three nominated, namely, Messrs. "Allen;/Alfred ...Bowler; John McGaw, and Joseph: Pohlenv Tha election is fixed for v Wednesday, the 27th. at the school-houses at Matamata, Waharoa, and Turaugamoana. ... r..Owing-to- a typographical error;which occurred an yesterday's issue it-was mada "to/appear that the total prize-money offered' in. connection with, the' fbfthcbming anniversary regatta amountecLto.only £191. The correct amount is £347,' ia addition." to trophies valued at £39.-. The sum of £191 is the total amount of prize money allotted to. the. trading vessels' .races.... ■... •, . , -. ...„, • Mr George George stated at the meet•- --• ing of the Board of Education this morning with regard to the result of the-City ,: and. Guilds;,;and London Board of Education examinations, that Auckland"; students of the Technical College secured 62 successes, -the next highest in New Zealand' being 29. As a matter of fact, the other three large centres in New Zealand only secured 73 successes combined, as against Auckland's 62. The chairman said the results were very ;■" .- .. '".*.■" ..