NOMINATIONS

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 97, 27 April 1938, Page 8

NOMINATIONS

LOCAL POLLS.

MANY CANDIDATES. CITY MAYORALTY. TRIANGULAR CONTEST. FIFTY-FOUR FOR COUNCIL. Evidence of keen interest in the local body elections on May 11 was shown today when nominations closed for the city and suburban mayoralties, seats on borough and county councils and other local bodies. Three candidates have been nominated for the position of Mayor of Auckland, Sir Ernest Davis, the present Mayor, Mr. Joseph Sayegh, the official Labour party candidate, end Mr. James William Payne, a resident of Ponsonby. For the 21 seats on the Auckland City Council there are 54 candidates, compared with 58 candidates at the previous election. Tickets have been nominated by both the Labour party and the Citizens' Committee. For the five city seats on the Auckland Hospital Board there are 13 candidates, while there are 11 candidates for the four city seat* on the Auckland Harbour Board. Although the list of City Council nominations is a lengthy one, it falls short of the highest number yet received —a total of 07 in 1929. In both 1927 and 1929 there were four nominations for the city mayoralty. The total of names on the city electoral roll stands to-day at 00,119, inclusive of the supplementary roll which is to be authorised by hte City Council to-morrow night. The corresponding figure in 1935 was 01,653.

Judging by the nominations, there will be good competition for seats on the suburban borough councils. In Mount Eden Borough there will be a triangular contest for the mayoralty.

At Papakura the election will be to return a Mayor and council for the first time. Recently the district was advanced in status from that of a town board area.

CITY MAYORALTY.

Sir Ernest Hyam Davis, nominated by Messrs. G. W. Hutchison, Edward Anderson and 62 others. James William Payne, nominated by Messrs. G. Briant, R. J. Sarich and W. T. Taylor. Joseph Sayegb, nominated by Messrs. J. T. Jennings and G. W. S. Marten. CITY COUNCIL. (TWENTY-ONE SEATS.) Sitting Members.—Mies E. Melville, Sir George Richardson, Hon. T. Bloodworth, M.L.C., Hon,,,.Bernard Martin, •M.L.C., Messrs. J. K. Coakley, J. Donald, H. P. Burton, E. F. Andrews, C. Bailey, P. Carr, N. V. Douglas, J. T. Jennings, J. A. Mason, J. Purtell, J. Sayegh, J. S. Stewart, W. T. Anderson, M.P., and A. dosser. New Candidates. — Mrs. Ada M. IcNair, Mrs. E. R. Wynn, Mrs. Jessie 3. Darlow, Mrs. Amy Kasper, Miss Alice FT. G. Basten, Rev. Mary M. Drearer, Mrs. M. Babbington, Captain R. S. Judson, Messrs. J. A. C. Allum, A. S. Bailey, A. St. C. Brown, H. J. Butcher, W. J. Campbell, W. R. Fee, J. W. Kealy, R. O. McElroy- H. T. Merritt, A. H. Walker, A. E. Watkins, E. H. R. Cross, J. B. Paterson, S. J. Ryan, J. Haslam, R. Armstrong, J. Jude, J.. G. Kennerley, T. Long, H. G. Staley, J. J. Sullivan, F. G. Young, W. I. Davis, G. Bell, R. C. Caddy, C. J. Matthew, D. Donaldson and C. E. Phillips.

AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD. For the four city seats on the Auckland Harbour Board the following have been nominated:—Sitting members: Hon. T. Bloodworth, M.L.C., Messrs. J. B. Donald and J. Sajregh. New candidates: Messrs. J. H. Frater, J. H. Kinnear, T. C. Webster, W. J. Cuthbert, J. T. Jennings, W. I. Davis, R. E. Price and G. Bell.

Representatives of payers of dues on ships (two seats). —Sitting members: Messrs. C. G. Macindoe and W. F. McCallum. New candidate: Mr. F. H. Gifford.

Representative of payers of dues other than dues on ships.—Mr. Harvev Turner (re-elected unopposed). Representative of Mount Eden and Mount Albert.—Sitting member: Mr. H. Luke. New candidates: Messrs. H. Barnes and A. P. Martnoll. AUCKLAND HOSPITAL BOARD. For the five city seats on the Auckland Hospital Board the following have been nominated: — Sitting members: Mrs. A. G. Anderton, Rev. Mary M. Dreaver and Dr. J. P. Hastings. New candidates: Dr. Hilda M. North croft, Mrs. Maud E. Parkes, Mrs. E. R. Wynn, Mrs. Kathleen I. A. Philpott, Messrs. J. V. Macky, H. C. Savage, A. L. Spence, Hallyburton Johnstone, J. Sayegh, L. C. Petry. Representatives of Mount Eden, Mount Albert, Newmarket, Onehunga, New Lynn and EllersLie (two seats). —Sitting members: Messrs. J. H. Kinnear and E. H. Potter. New candidates: Mrs. Meri Newton, Messrs. F. Carter and W. J. Moore. Representatives of One Tree Hill (one seat): Messrs. R. McDonald nnd A. J. Moody. The sitting member, Mr. W. J. Mulholland, is not contesting the seat.

Representative of Waitemata County Council. —Mr. W. A. Bishop (returned unopposed). Representative of the four North Shore boroughs. — New candidates: Messrs. R. M. Beswick, W. K. Howitt, J. Guiniven, W. M. White. Representative of Manukau County Council—Sitting member: Rev. W. C. Wood. New candidate: Mr. E. H. Burton.

PALMBRSTOIf NORTH.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., this day. For the first time in the history of Palinerston North the Labour Party supporters have placed a ticket of candidates before the ratepayers for the municipal election. The mayoralty is being contested by Mr. E. Mansford, present Mayor, and Mr. V. A. Chriaten•loll, th« Labour nomihaa.