LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 302, 7 May 1941, Page 5

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

DISTRICT NOMINATIONS CONTESTS IN THE COUNTY Only in foui of the nine ridings comprising the Whakatane County will elections be necessary while no polls will be needed for the Tauranga Harbour Board representative, The Bay of Plenty Power Board l or the Harbour Board. Mrs B. M. Haultain replaces Mrs W. A. McCracken, who did not seek re-election, on the Hospital Board, while the vacancy left by Mr A. F. McGougan on the Harbour Board will be filled by Mr A. L. Richardson. The elections take place on May 17. The nominations reeeiA T ed were .is follows, sitting members being denoted by an x:— Tauranga Harbour Board. R. Wilson x Bay of Plenty Electric Power Board. F. J. Burt x J. A. Mitchell x S. C. Spence x J . W. Sumner x (No election). Hospital Board. L. Buddie x F. J. Burt x B. M. Haultadni (Mrs) A. F. McGcugan F. J. Savage x R. W. Schofield x J. W. Sumner x (No election). Whakatane Harbour Board. Rangitaiki Ward'. C. Tickner x C. T. Smith x J. W. Sumner x (No election). Omataroa Ward. W. R. Boon x Taneatua Ward. R. Ruddick x Opouriao Ward. A. L. Richardsorv Waimana Ward'. J. A. Mitchell x Whakatane County Council. Galatea Riding. T. G. H. CaAvte x Matata Riding. F. J. Burt x Tarawera Riding. D. W. Spence x C. T. Smith x J. Mullins (Election —2 Councillors required) Rangitaiki Riding. W. A. McCracken x L. W. Luxton x (No election). Omataroa Riding. D. C. Butler J. G. GlifT-McCulloch x (Election —1 Councillor required) Taneatua Riding. John LaAvn H. C. McCready x (Election' —1 Councillor required) Opouriao Riding A. F. McGougan x Nukuhou Riding. F. J. Savage J. L. Burnett x (Election —1 Councillor required) Waimana Riding. R. F. Ward!aw x NO BOROUGH ELECTION HARBOUR BOARD SEAT CONTESTED The nomination, of the retiring Mayor, Mr B. S. Barry, Avas the only one receiA T ed by the tOAvn clerk up till noon yesterday Avhen nominations closed. There: av.lll be no election for the Borough Council the nine vacant seats being: fillj ed by that number of nominees; coming forAvard. HoAvever,, on the Harbour Board there Avill be a threecornered contest for the tAvo seats. Mr G. A. Suckling has been returned as Bojroug.li representative for j the Hospital Board. We) un.d,erstandi that this is the first occasion there has not been an [election for seats on the Borough Council for many years. Details of the electoral position! is as folloAvs 1 : Mayor: Brian Sweeney Barry.

Councillors: Joseph Creeke, Timothy James Cummings, Sidney Samuel Shapley, Charles William Good, William Sullivan, Charles Samuel Armstrong, John George Mulholland, Christopher George Caisley. Alexander John Canning. With the exception of the first tAvo named all are sitting membersi. Hospital Board Borough representative : Clement Arthur Suckling. Harbour Board representatives: George Alexander Brabant, Gordon Richard Kent, Neil McGregor Carter.