LOCAL ELECTIONS

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 90, 17 April 1929, Page 9

LOCAL ELECTIONS

CiTY MAYORALTY. FOUR CANDIDATES OFFERING. record competition for COUNCIL. C.7 A -PI HANTS NOMINATE. There is 110 lack nf Candida to« for ma I- "II \ a nous J 'n-f 11 bodies in Auckland ( ity a lit! Suburbs, and many keen eonte-t- arc pi omiscd. Nominations for a number ot the election? closed at noon to-day an-.l tli" remainder are announced to i l"-f on dates before the end of the week. J-'',- the city Mayoralty there are four candidate-, and for the council no fewer than -i\ty-sc\ en aspirants for the 1 \-eiii > - mi' seat-. This constitutes a reft 'I'd. T.a-t. election the number of candidate- nominated Mas sixty-one. This ?tmM'lli»:lt the returning officer (Mr. P. J. Nntlcyj adtled twenty-six names 1o hi- already heavy ]i-1, the last lion,: m.i lmi being received two minutes belore i!'»tn, tlie clo-nig hour. Polling at Last Election.

The roll is a heavy otic this year and iut-lu.les the districts of Avondale, Orakci and Tamaki. which have amalgamated with the city since last election. 'I wo years ago the number of

\o!.'s ia-t lor the Mayoralty was -l.l'b. -Mr. (icoige Raiidon heading the ]...il with s7!'(l \. .1 e-. Mr. T. Bloodworth v.. i - -eei uid with Tlil-1 votes, tin tiiat occasion there were also four candidates. Mi". J. A. W'arnock receiving lolis and Mr. 11. 1"). Schmidt 17(1.! \ote-. J here were 24S informal ballot paper-. For tiie council the late Mi'. F. Brill-den topped the poll with SS.'JS \ote-. the I'eputy-Mayor. Mr. A. J. Lntrii-aii be inn -frond with StiT.'i vote.-. There were then .'iS.o'JU voters on the roil. Ihi- year there will be close on .">0,(100 entitled to e\erci.-e their franciii.-e. Complete arrangements have been made tor taking the poll, which is expected to be the hea vie-.t on record. The returning ollieer's task will be no 1 i.-ht one on election night owing to the multiplicity or candidates in the field, anil it is estimated that over half a million votes will liave to be counted before the results are known. There is far more work attached to this than in a Parliamentary election.

Considerable intere-t centres round some of thtf 1 suburban contests, but in at lea-t two- ms'tances flavors have been returned utfoppo-ed. Mr. E. Aldridge, Mayor of Devonport. and Mi-. S. Donaldson, Mayor of Newmarket, both failed to find a challenger.

J iic following nominations have been received (tlie a<-teri«-ks denoting sitting riieml>er>; : — MAYORALTY. T. Bloodworth. W. H. Murray, G. Baiklotß', 11. E. Yaile. • CITY COUNCIL. John Dempsey*, Halliburton Johnstone. J. A. C. Alium*, Blood worth*, K. F. Barter, H. G. Staler, H. Campbell, Alice M. Ca-sie, I. Purteli, J. VV. Keaiv*. .1). Donaldson, G. G. Ashley*, F. W. Matthews, Mrs. Edna G. Maekv, H. Woodroll", J. B. Patterson*, F. W. Schramm, (J. L. Brett. J. Grace, J. T. Jennings, J. O. Liddell, J. H. Anse-11, J. J'. Goldfiir.eh, M. J. Co vie*, J. S. Adeane, F. X. Bartram, E. J. Phelan*, O. Meßrine*, L. B. Btisfiekl, B. L. Bagnall, A. E. Glover, .T. F. Shanly, B. Martin. \V. If. Murray*, 11. J. Bennett*, A. .T. Ent rican *, W. L. Casey*, J. Donald*, A. Hall Skelton, G. W. Hutchison, Fllen Men ille*, Alice H. G. Basten*, W. T. Smith, George Brownlee. A. F. M. Dunniniiha-m. H. P. Burton, G. J>. Metcalfe. J. K. Lundon, J. W. Carr, W. H. McKinnev, G. G. Campbell, A. Thompson, i). C. Frat-er, J. -T. Thomas, A. 'J. Qiiartley, S. Takle, I. G. Gray, T. MrNab, H. P. Taylor, B. M. Irvine, P. Richardson, S. 1. Crooked*, C. J. Lovegrove, H. Bella ni. J. F. Hosking, G. It. H. D. Schmidt.

HOSPITAL) BOARD. J. Dempsey*, Mrs. A. M. Cassie. Mrs. M. M. Dreaver, Mrs. M. McCready, M. J. Savage*, W. A. Thompson, Mrs. E. A. Kidd*, J. 1!. Lundon, YY". J. McMillan, E. B. Gun-on. H. I'. Taylor. "\\ m. Wallace*. (;. 1\ Einlay, G. Knight*, and If. D. Schmidt. HARBOUR BOARD. T. Blood worth*, J. B. Johnston*, G. L. Brett, E. YY". Inder*, YY 7 . L. Casey, YV. A. Thompson, A. E. (Hover, G. It. Hutchinson*, J. R. Lundon and J. B. Patterson.