LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS.

Auckland Star, Issue 92, 20 April 1925, Page 8

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS.

NOMINATIONS CLOSED TO-DAY.

THE CITY COUNCIL.

TWO MAYORAL CANDIDATES.

FORTY-FIVE FOR COUNCIL,

Nominations closed at noon to-day in connection with the elections for the Auckland Mayoralty and City Council, and the Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Avondale, Takapuna, Devonport, Northcote, and Birkenhead Borough Councils. The Returning Officer for Auckland City (Mr. P. F. Notley) received two nominations for the Mayoralty and 45 for the City Council; 11 for five seats on tho Hospital Board, and 9 for the four city seats on tho Harbour Board.

An influential deputation of business auen again waited upon Mr. C. G. Macindoe this morning to ask him to reconsider his refusal to contest the Auckland mayoralty. Mr. Macindoe, while sympathetic towards the request, said that at the present time his business obligations would not permit of him giving the very large amount of time to the duties of the office, should he be elected. He hoped at some future date to have, an opportunity to serve the ':, city. THE CITY COUNCIL. Mayor. BAILDON, George SCHMIDT, Harold Doros t Council. ' (21 Members, 45 Candidates.) THOTJr, Alexander Abercromby ALI.UJI, John Andrew Charles EUItNESS, John JONES. Harold Clement MEIYVILTjE, Ellen THOMPSON, Alfred "WAKNOCK, James Alexander COYLE, Mitchell John

PATERSON, John Barr ENTRICAN, Andrew Jack DONALD, James BASTEN, Alice Henrietta Gertrude BENNETT, Matthew John DEMPSEY, John EADY. Lewis Alfred CROOKES, Samuel Irwin BRADLEY, Daniel JOHNSTONE, Hallyburton BROWNLEE, George. ZOBEL, Samuel (Dr.) THOMPSON, Thomas Leopold BRINSDEN, Frederick William Henry. GLOVER, Walter. BLOODWORTH. Thomas ROBERTSON, James PARSONS. Frederick David COURT. John William BENNETT, Charles Frederick KNIGHT, George COOTS, Alfred MAGEE, George Russell McKINNEY, William Hugh DAWSON. Walter Howard HARDLEY. John William METCALFF, George Rochester JENKINS, Harry Reginald MARTIN, Bernard WATTS. Charles Arthur MOXHAM, William Sleeman CLEWS, Bernard PHELAN, Edward John SUTHERLAND, Hector James COX, Frederick i,, GOODMAN. Samuel Richard •■• BARTER, Richard French HOSPITAL BOARD. (Five , Members required, 11 Candidates.) FURNESS. John WALLACE, William . M ; KIDD, Ethel Anne (Mrs.) DEMPSEY, John THOMPSON, William Augustus KNIGHT, George CLEWS, Bernard ~: PHELAN. Edward John ROWLATT, Lily Emily (Mrs.) SUTHERLAND, Hector James BARTER, Richard French.

HARBOUR BOARD (CITY SEATS.) (Four Members, Nine Candidates.) JOHNSTONE, Joseph Boyco INDER, Eric Wyles MURRAY, Walter Harry BLOODWORTH, Thomas BRIDSON, William John ••» riIILLiPS, Wendell Alfred McBRINE, Oscar .;- JENKINS, Harry Reginald LUKE, Henry MOUNT EDEN. • The whole of tie sitting councillors nominated, the only outside nomination

received being that of exCouncillor W. J. Haniill. MOUNT ALBERT. ;,''. Council.—D Ward members returned unopposed (Councillors R. H. Armstrong and R. J. Allingham). A Ward: J. P. Blair, W. D. Fulton, A. J. Jenkin, W. G. Russell. B'Ward: B. Brigham, Forbes Eadie, E. J. Harbutt, A. Littlei John. C Ward. J. H. Langley, R. E. N. Matthews, H. A. Miles, W. J. Pearce, L. S. Simmons. AVONDALE. Mayoralty.—Messrs W. J. Tait and Herbert Tiarks. " Council.—North Ward: Messrs. J. B. Clarke,- E. Croft, G. Desmond, and Geo. Gilbert. Central Ward: Messrs. R. J. Burlton-Bennett, A. P. Haslam, G. S. Hosking, G. A. Malcolm, Hy. Potter, and W. J. Thompson. South Ward: Messrs. A. Blomeley, W. Pendlebury, J. V. Riestrer, T. H. Spargo, and T. W. . Wilson. DEVONPORT. Mayoralty.—Messrs. Thos. Lamont and R. T. Michaels. . Council (nine seats, 21 nominations). —Messrs. E. Aldridge, S. Bond, W. S. Campbell, F. J. H. Ellisdon, A. McR. Forbes, A. V. Fraer, A. G. Gasson, Jno. Henderson, .Jno. Hislop, E. H. Little, Jacob. Lyons, Israel Massey, W. E. L. Napier, M. P. O'Leary, Wm.

Parsons, E. Patterson, YVm. PerryTaylor, F. A. Thompson, S. Walker, Thos.. Walsh, E. F. Way. BIRKENHEAD. 1 Mr. : E. G. Skeates was elected Mayor unopposed. Fifteen candidates have been nominated for the borough council, nine being required: Messrs. C. E. Campbell, Albert Hadfield, F. A. Gilpin, Phil. H. Hayward, L. R. L. Moller (sitting members), T. H. D. Boles, H. Clark, V. J. Fitzpatrick, G. B. Hewson, A. G. Jasper, John Macdonald, AY. "H. Payne, M. R. Souster, E. Swindail, and H. White. NORTHCOTE. Mr. C. A. Deuxberry was elected ; unopposed as Mayor. * ~.. :j Twelve nominations for the nine seatson the council were received, viz.:— Messrs. R, Birch, Chas. Bunker, Chas. A. Clark, M. A. Davis, E. W. B. Herrick, C. Hunter, J. F. Jackson, A. J. Lennon,. F. L. Maxwell, A. R. Shutes, A. W. Smith, and J. B. Tonar. TAKAPUNA. Mayoralty.—Messrs. J. W. Hayden, J. D. Morrison. Council (nine councillors required, 19 nominations). —Messrs. J. H. Asher,; John Collins, G. Creamer, C. Cutler, F. E. N. Gaudin, T. S. Gee, R. H. Greville, John Guinevin,, W. A. Knaggs, Cyrir Mackley, G. H. Matthews, D. R. C. : Mowbray, W. T. Snowdon, F..W. Siick•ling, W. E. Thompson, A.. Warbrick, > A. H. Wilkie, -M. L. Wilkins, J. WWilliamson.

HAMILTON.

KEEN CONTEST EXPECTED. (Br Telegraph; — Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, this day. In the municipal elections, the Mayor, Mr. Fow, will be opposed by Mr. A. E. Webb, a member of the present council. Twenty-four have been nominated for twelve seats on the council, including ten of the present councillors, and a number who previously sat at the table. In view of the Controversy on the recent dismissal of the town clerk, the election promises to be keen.

WAIHI.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WAIHI, this day. The following nominations were received for the Mayoralty: William E. Busch, Joseph E. Slevin, William M. Wallnutt and Stewart H. Walmsley. Mr. Busch's nomination, coming at the last •moment, caused some surprise. Mr. Busch is a member of the council, Mr. Walmsley is Deputy-Mayor, Mr. Slevin ex-foreman, and Mr. Wallnutt the sitting Mayor. For the Borough Council (10 scats), the nominations are: K. F. Butcher, J. J. Callaghan, J. Croker, H. B. Dale, R. Graham, S. M. Hovell, R. M. Leach, J. Lockington. E. Morgan, Barbara MacWilliams, T. K. Paterson, R. P. Philpot, H. A. Pipe, J. F. Robertson, A. E. Robinson, Thos G. Short, a total of sixteen members. Seven members of the old council, ar.c seeking re-election. Hospital Board (9 seats): S. Brown, H. Cottom, S. M. Hovell, Thos. Jowscy, E. Morgan, Barbara Mac Williams, B. Pascoe, A. R. Richards, J. F. Robertson, and J. E. Slevin (ten). Five of the

present board arc seeking re-election. One representative on the Thames Harbour Board: Walter J. Brown, returned unopposed.. TAIHAPE. ' For the Mayoralty Mr. A. J. Joblin, the retiring Mayor, was returned unopposed. For the Council (seven vacancies) the nominations are: H. Dashwood, J. P. Aldridge, E. Loader, A. M. Ryan, S. Keid (retiring councillors), W. 0. Coutts, L. B. H. De Latour, J. G. Oldham, F. Ward. Two members of the present Council, C. Masters and E. Lenihan, are not seeking re-election. To represent the borough on the Wanganui-Rangitikei Power Board, Mr. A. M. Ryan was returned unopposed."^ CHRISTCHURCH MAYORALTY. (By Telegraph.—Prens Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Four nominations were received for the Mayoralty: J. A. Flesher (Citizens' Association), J. K. Archer (Labour), J.

W. Beanland (Independent), J. Hamlet (Independent). There are twenty-seven nominations, for sixteen council seats, including twelve Labour. DUNEDIN MAYORALTY. MR. H. L. TAPLEY RE-ELECTED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) -.DUNEDIN, this day. Mr. H. L. Tapiey, being unopposed for the Mayoralty, was to-day declared re-elected. OTHER NOMINATIONS. Other Mayoral nominations sent by the Press Association are as follows: —

Hastings.—George A. Maddison (present Mayor), and Arthur Wade. Dannevirke.—A. J. C. Runciman (present Mayor), and G. I. Anderson. Wanganui.—Messrs. Hope Gibbons (present Mayor) and J. Siddells. Palmerston North.—Mr. Nathan was returned unopposed. Timaru.—Mr. G.. J. Wallace was returned unopposed. .. Waimate. —Mr. George Dash was elected unopposed. PICTURE THEATRE CANDIDATES. AN INTERESTING CLRCULAR. A member of the Auckland City Council who is also a candidate for re-election, has received the following circular from tho secretary of the Auckland Picture Proprietors' Association. "As a candidate for the City Council at the forthcoming election, we should be obliged if you will consider the following questions" and kindly let mc have a re-

ply by return mail. 1. —Are you favourable to allowing ■ the Auckland Picture Houses the same opportunity for opening on' Good Friday and Xmas day as the Council accords to its own entertainment enterprises, the Auckland Zoo and the Domain, which it grants to travelling bands, always provided that the picture bouses screen programmes are suitable for the day, and approved by the Town Clerk, as in the past, employment of staff to be optional?''

2.—"Are you in favour of insisting that the Council's public halls of entertainment shall be subject to the same by-laws, which the Council insist all theatres, .and entertainments hall shall rigidly observe?" .

"It is the intention of my association to assist the candidates and those who are favourable to fairplav ~to the picture houses, by having them, placed on a 'ticket.' and advertised on the screens of all Auckland picture theatres. No advertisements for other can-' didates will be allowed on the screens of the picture houses. It may be of interest to you that announcements ou the screens of, the: picture houses are viewed by over 60,000 people weekly." ? , The candidate who received this circular has drafted the following reply:! (1). "No! for the following reasons, I am not allowed to open my warehouse on those days. Every trader, every worker, must stop bis. ordinary business on those days, and the employers must pay the men for those holidays. VVhy should picture houses be allowed to carry on their businesses just the same as j other days ? Since the laws say those days are to be observed as Sundays, and | I value Sunday, I will always do all I can to preserve it as a day of rest. The* Council does allow bands to play in the park on..Sunday- afternoons and take up a collection occasionally for some charitable purpose. The Zoo is the property of- the citizens, and: any money taken at the gates is' the property of the citizens-and does'not go. to enrich private enterprise." .■ ■■ '-. -. -' (2). 'T am strongly in favour of the Council strictly observing its own bylaws."

."I note, the threats in the closing sentence but these have no terrors for mc."