RUSH OF NOMINATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 87, 13 April 1927, Page 10

RUSH OF NOMINATIONS.

SIXTY-ONE FOR COUNCIL,

EXCEPTIONAL INTEREST SHOWN,

A rush of nominations for the City Council, and the city seats on the Hospital Board and the Harbour Board took place this morning before the closing of nominations at noon. The rush continued until the last minute.

Ratepayers will have no cause to complain as far as numbers are concerned: for there is an entry of four candidates for the city mayoralty. 01 for the 21 seats on the council. ]0 for the five vacancies on the Hospital Board and ten for the four vacancies on the Harbour Board, making a total of 01, compared with 00 in 1021, which stood as the previous record.

On the City Council nil the sitting members, with the exception of Messrs. I'. F. Bennett, .T. W. Hardlev and Jas. Robertson, are ana in standing, Jlessrs. Bloodworth and Warnock being at this election, candidates for the "mayoral chair. The council nominations include a "ticket' of 2L by the Progressive Citizens' Lea cue and a "ticket" of 11 in Labour interests. A feature this vear i* the exceptionally la roe number of candidates offering themselves as '"Independent.'' The candidates, -who are at present members of the respective bodies are denoted by the letter S. The nominations are as follows: — MAYORALTY: George Baildon, sitting May or. Thomas Bloodworth, member of the City Council. Harold D. Schmidt, chemist, of Auckland. James A. Warnock, deputy-Mayor. CITY COUNCIL (21 SEATS): Ewen W. Alison. •Tohn A. C. Allum (S). George Ashley. Richard F. Barter. (Miss) Alice H. G. Basten. Jlatthew J. Bennett. Ceorge L. Brett. Frederick W. H. Brinsden (S). Sydney Brown. Howard Oakley Browne. George Brownlee (S). George Grey Campbell. William L. Casey. ! Bernard Clews. •Tohn W. Court (Si. Michael J. Coyle (Si. Samuel Irwin Crookes (Si. George Davis. • Tohn Dempsey (S). • 'ames Donald (S). Lewis A. Eady (?). Alexander Eceles. Andrew J. Entriean (:»' . Daniel Flynn. Walter Glover. '■eorge H. Guy. Basil Howse. Harry R. Jenkins. tlallj'burton Johnstone. John B. King. George Knight (S). •Tohn R. Lundon. < 'sear Meßrine. Percy McElwain. William H. McKinney. I'inlav D. JlcLiver. Thomas JleXab. Bernard Martin.

(Miss) Ellen Melville (S). Ocorge R. Metcalfe. Charles »S. Morris. Walter H. Murray. William H. Xagle. •Tohn B. Paterson (Si. Kclward J. Phelan (S). Walter J. Potter. Thomas C. Pow. • lames Purtell. Arthur Rosser. (Mrs.) Martha S. Schmidt. Frederick W. Schramm. •John F. Shanlv. , William E. Siil. Wilfrid Skegg. Alfred Hall Skelton. Arthur J. Stnllworthy. • fcremiah J. Sullivan. Hector .T. Sutherland. Alfred Thompson (S). Samuel Turk in.at on. Charles A. Watts. HOSPITAL BOARD (Five Vacancies to be Filled): Richard F. Barter. Robert Darlow. John Denipsey (S). Alexander Eecles. (Mrs.) Ethel A. Kidd (Si. (! forge Ivniglit (S). John R. Lundon. (Mrs.) Ivy McC'rcady. Charles S. Morris. (Mrs.) Emily E. Xicol. • fames Purtell. William A. Thompson (Si. ; Sidney Takle. j Michael J. Savage.

William Wallace (S) Samuel Zobel.

Two representatives of the combined district of Avondale, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Newmarket, Onehunga. Ellerslie and New Lynn.—E. H. Potter and J. Rowe, retiring members, returned unopposed. One representative of the combined district of Birkenhead, Devonport, Northcote and Takapuna.—W. K. Howitt, retiring member, returned unopposed. HARBOUR BOARD (Four Vacancies to n ,, be Filled): J nomas Blood worth (S). George L. Brett. George R. Hutchinson. '-nc W. Inder (S) •loseph B. Johnston "(S) Oscar Mcßrine ( harles S. Morris. } alter H. Murray (S) Harvey Turner. * Robert F. Wav Aibcrt — opposed. * 10 turned unDe von port.—J. Henderson unopposed. ' returned