MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 89, 14 April 1917, Page 6

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

THE NOMINATIONS. Considerable interest is attached to the biennial election for members of the controlling councils of the city and tho suburban boroughs, which is fixed for Wednesday the 25th inst. For the Auckland City Council, 15 nominations, three of which are from now aspirants for honours, have been received. It is considered likely that Mr. Gunson, who is seeking re-election to tho mayoral chair, will be returned unopposed. At Onehunga three candidates—Messrs E. V. Sutherland, C. C. Davis and J. J. Boyd—have been nominated for the mayoral seat vacated by Mr. J. Rowe. A lively interest is being taken in the preliminary arrangements, and a keen light is anticipated. At Mount Eden Mr. 0. Nicholson, the Mayor, will be opposed by Mr. R. D. Stewart, a sitting member of the Council. The Mayor of Birkenhead, Mr. J. f. McPhail. is seeking another term ol ofliee. No candidate has so far come forward for the Mayoralty of Northeote, which Mr. G. Fraser, the present Mayor, does not intend to contest. The only candidate in the field for the Mayoralty of Devonport is Mr. J. Henderson, the present Mayor. For the mayoralty of Newmarket, which has been vacated by Mr. McColl, Mr. C. Leek is to be a candidate. CANDIDATES NOMINATED. Nominations for the Auckland City Council are as follows:—R. A. Singer, nominated by A. E. Glover, M.P., and Maurice Casey; E. J. C'arr, nominated by the Hon. E. Mitchelson and A. J. Entrican; George Baildon, nominated by C. E. Palmer and J. K. Alexander; Percy McElwain, nominated by Messrs C. J. Parr, M.P., and A. J. Entrican; W. J. Hole—.worth, nominated by W. E. Hutchison .and T. H. Macky;" Ellen Melville, nominated by Mrs. A. M. Geddes and John Court.

J. F. Hosking, nominated by J. Court and Mrs F. E. Baume; J. A. Warnock, by the Hon. E. Mitchelson and Mrs F. E. Baume: John Burton, by H. Atkinson and A. C. Caughey; 11. N. Bagnall, by E. Vickery and P. J. Nerheny; P. J. Nerhenv, by the Hon. E. Mitchelson and A. E" Glover, M.P.; J. Trevethick, by Colonel G. W. S. Patterson and the Hon. E. Mitchelson; R. T. Michaels, by all the members.of the present Council; J. B. Paterson, b}- the Hon. E. Mitchelson and Mr R. Burns; and J. Dempsey by R. Burns and C. 11. Furness; W. A. Thompson, by A. J. Entrican and S. J. Harbutt; George Knight, by A. J. Entrican and A. C. Caughey.

Newmarket Borough Council.—W. H. Hamblin, nominated by H. Kinder nnd H. J. Bull.

Mount Eden Borough Council.—A. P. Hartnell, nominated by W. H. Nagle and R. J. Tucker: James Smith, nominated by Will Lambert and J. G. Miller; .1. W. Shackelford, nominated by W. J. Hammill and Will Lambert; J. P. Hooton, nominated by F. Gordon and John Booth; Charles Hudson, nominated by John Hutchinson and Chas. C. Baker; C*. H. Potter, nominated by W. J. Ham(mill and L. S. Rickerby;" W. Woolley. nominated by M> Nicol and John Hutchinson ; A. M. Brydon, nominated by Samuel Gordon and" C. O. West; H. H. Seabrook, nominated by Jas. Cole and A. G. Brown; Stephen G. Burns, nominated by H. L. McKinstry and James Stephens.

Otahuhu Borough Council: A. D. Cook nominated by Gavin Wallace and E. J Wilkins.

Onehunga Borough Council: G. L. Taylor, nominated by W. W. Warnock and Geo. Herbert; Wm. E. Singleton, nominated by B. B. Smith and C. Le Marquand; Isaac Lomas, nominated by John Stoupe and W. E. Watts; G. E. Foote, nominated by John Rowe and G. H. James; James Williams, nominated by F. R. Skinner and E. Dane.

Devonport Borough Council. — J. A. Walker, nominated by J. Rees George and S. Heldt; T. J. Smith, nominated by J. G. Restell and W. Hamer; W. S. Stone, nominated by H. A. Campbell and J. Carrie; W. K. Howitt, nominated by John B. Gilfillan and A. Logan; S. A. Thompson, nominated by E. Bartley and E. Alison; J. Woodall, nominated by A. Duder and A. Buckley; J. P. Wright, nominated by S. L. Gribbin and 0. Blackwood; P. W. McCallum, nominated by R. Duder and A. Alison; A. Nixon, nominated by R. Cochrane and another.