THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20836, 21 April 1933, Page 10

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

PST OF CANDIDATES. BECORD NOMINATIONS IN CITY. COUNTRY GENERALLY APATHETIC. ;. City electors will be faced with a ballot paper about a foot and a half long when they come to cast their votes for the Christchurch City Council at the forthcoming municipal elections. At the closing of nominations yesterday, the Returning Officer (Mr J. S. Neville) had received the names of no fewer than 43 candidates for the council, including" representatives of the Citizens' Association, the Labour, Socialist, and Communist parties, and a large group of Independents. This number is a record, far exceeding the record of 34 nominations that was established last year. The counting of votes under the system of proportional representation will become a formidable task, and the result may not be known for 10 days or more after the election. The ballot paper will be approximately 17 inches long, and will present a bewildering list of names to the uninformed elector. In the Mayoral contest, the present Mayor (Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P.), who stands in the Labour interest, is opposed by an Independent, Mr L. C. Walker. There are 18 candidates for the eight city seats on the North Canterbury Hospital Board, and eight candidates for the four city seats on the Lyttelton Harbour Board. Apathy in Country. In the case of the city and the majority of boroughs in Canterbury, nominations closed before noon yesterday. In some boroughs, such as Kaiapoi and Riccarton, the lists do not close until noon to-day. In many of the outlying districts not a great deal of interest seems to have been taken in the elections. In Sumner both the Mayor and the Borough Council were elected unopposed. In Rangiora, a party of burgesses had to mike a hurried canvas of the borough at the last minute yesterday morning to secure sufficient candidates to make up the full quota on the council. Just before noon, however, two outside nominations were received, and it is possible that two of the others will now be withdrawn, avoiding the necessity for an election. There was a large number of candidates tor the different bodies at Timaru, but in other municipalities generally the nominations are unusually small. The following is a list of nominations received for all the principal elections in Canterbury (sitting members marked with an asterisk): CHRISTCHURCH CITY. Mayoralty. 'D. G. Sullivan, M.P. (Labour). L. C. Walker (Independent). City Council. (16 seats—43 candidates.) Citizens' Association—*E. H. Andrews T. Andrews *J. W. Beanland R. B. Dalley J. N. Du Feu * Annie I. Freer W. Hayward J. J. Hurley "M. E. Lyons W. S. Mac Gibbon T. Milliken Kathleen Moore Labour—*J. K. Archer *J. S. Barnett A. J. Beauchamp *T. H. Butterfie]d H. E. Denton Mabel Howard "Elizabeth R. McCombs R. M. Macfarlane J. Mathison *E. Parlane J. W. Roberts R. H. Stillwell 'G. T. Thurston , A. E. Tongue Independents—*F. T. Evans *G. T. Baker W. J. Boyce E. P. Crowther S. McAHster C. J McKay P. R. Needham H. T. J. Thacker C. S. Trillo Socialist—*A. E. Armstrong W. H. Bayard W. Berryman F. H. Grant L. F. Warburton Communist— R. H. Ellis R. MacdonaM A. J. Patterson NORTH CANTERBURY HOSPITAL BOARD. Christchurch. (8 seats—lß candidates.) Citizens' Association—*H. T. D. Acland. •Jane A. Bean. •P. S. Foster. C. G. McKellar. J. K. Moloney. 'lf. J. Otley. Labour—*J. K. Archer. ■*./. S. Barnett. H. E. Denton. •Teresa Green. J. Mathison. •'Elizabeth R. McCombs. Isabella Parlane. Independents— P. L. Davies. C. S. Trillo. Socialist—(Mrs) J. Grant. (Mrs; M. Hayes. C:j/nxnuni:it— K. Macdouald. ,

New Brighton-Sumncr-lyttelton. *W. T. Foster (elected un- J opposed). ; j LYTTELTON HARBOUR BOARD. | Christchurch. I (4 seats—B candidates.) I Citizens' Association— I *H. M. Chrystall. *H. Holland, M.P. A. A. McLachlan. Labour—*H. T. Armstrong, M.P. . *E. J. Howard, M.P. I G. T. Thurston. 5 A. E. Tongue. I Socialist—- | C. F. Pryke. i \ New Brighton-Sumner-Lyttelton. j *F. E. Sutton (elected un- ; opposed). Kaiapoi. 'I I '. L. Parnham (nominations close to-day). SUMNER BOROUGH. Mayoralty. | *W. 11. Nicholson (elected un- ; opposed) Borough Council. (8 seats—B candidates), all elected. ' *C. Hart V H. W. Harris ■ : D. F. Oldridge *J. E. Tait ; i *G. F. Allen I *H. L. Wiggins ♦A. Holden J H. E. Kennett 1 _____ j NEW BRIGHTON BOROUGH, i I Mayoralty. I *E. A. M. Leaver ! E.. F. C. Hinds Borough Council. (9 seats—l2 candidates.) "A. E. Lawry *J. S. Ainsworth *T. E. Thomson *W. Hulme *W. E. Wilkins *S. J. B. Bargrove *R. E. Hoiloway W. L. A. Taylor A. Hulme J. K. Worrall J. Orsborn H. Barr ! LYTTELTON BOROUGH. Mayoralty. W. T. Lester *F. E. Sutton Borough Council. (9 seats—l2 candidates.) M. J. Brown *D. E. L. Collett *D. J. Comer *R. Fenton A. H. Fowles ! *W. D. Gower ; *E. H. Green *G. Halliday *A. T. E. Miller J. N. Neville ft V. H. Rees ° *A. G. Sinclair RICCARTON BOROUGH. i | (Nominations close to-day.) Mayoralty. *H. S. S. Kyle, M.P. Borough Council. (8 seats—lo candidates so far.) *T. M. Ford j *O. D Fraser | *S. B. Kershaw i D, Kavanagh *W. Machin *R. G. Maicolmson *C. G. McKellar P. Stokes •F. S. Wilding i *H. W. Wise

KAIAPOI BOROUGH. Mayoralty. *W. H. A. Vickery Borough Council. (8 seats—6 candidates so far.) ♦A. E. Brown E. Erickson J. Hirst *A. Linklater C. M. Williams J. D. Williams Waimakariri Harbour Board. (2 seats—4 nominations so far.) *J. Hirst *H. Mcintosh R. F. Joyce M. Ramsay RANGIORA BOROUGH. Mayoralty. ■'W. A. Rowse (elected u opposed) Borough Council. (9 seats—ll candidates.) • C. S. Ayers *R. R. Gillanders *J. A. Ivory *H. K. Kippenberger W. Keir J. Lindon R. J. Logan *F. W. Martyn -'J. C. Scott *C. W. Tyler E. W. Whitworth TIMARU BOROUGH. Mayoralty. W. Angland. A. Kennedy. *T. W. Satterthwaite. Borough Council.. (9 seats —19 candidates.) G. Benstead. *F. Chittock. P. B. Footc. A. G. Foster. W. H. Hall. *J. R. Hart. *F. B. Hawkey. *W. H. Hunt. A. S. Kinsman. G. T. Roller. G. B. Lamborn. *H. J. Mathers. S. A. Odell. A. McL. Paterson. *M. H. Richards. W. J. Smith. R. Stewart. W. G. Tweedy. p. c, vrfreii.

SOUTH CANTERBURY HOSPITAL ! BOARD. i Timaru Borough. (3 seats—6 candidates.) *H. J. CJarK. W. H. Hunt. G. T. Roller. G. Murray. *C. A. Paterson. R. W. Simpson. SOUTH CANTERBURY POWER BOARD. Timaru Borough. (3 scats—4 candidates.) J. R. Hart. W. H. Hunt. *H. J. Mathers. *A. N. Oakey. TIMARU HARBOUR BOARD. Timaru Borough. (3 seats—4 candidates.) I. J. Bradley. *G. T. Dawson. R. S. Goodman. *F. S. Shrimpton. Waimalc Borough. (2 seats—2 candidates.) Both elected, i : C. T. Hodges. *W. Hay man. TIMARU HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. Timaru Borough. (4 seats—s candidates.) 'A. L. Gee. j G. T. Roller. I "Caroline S. Low. i :: L. S. Talbot. ; *G. D. Virtue. Waimatc Borough. J. T. Hay (elected unopposed). GERALDINE BOROUGH. Mayoralty. '■ 'B. R. Macdonald (elected unopposed). Borough Council. ((i seats—s candidates.) A. J. 8011. J. Kennedy. J. R. Lack. ; *E. J-I. Logan. G. H. Patrick. Fresh nominations will be called for the remaining seat. WAIMATE BOROUGH. j Mayoralty. *G. Dash (elected unopposed). Borough Council. (9 seats—l2 candidates.) W. F. Boland. M. J. Corrigan. *S. Fitch. | *A. W. Good. *J. T. Hay. *C. T. Hodges. :: A. J. Hopkins. O. W. McKee. "W. G. Paul. G. Shackleton. *T. Twomey. »R. H. White. j WAIMATE HOSPITAL BOARD. i Waimate Borough. (2 seats—2 candidates.) ,; 'H. J. Dash. *G. J. Shackleton. | ASHBURTON BOROUGH. iMayoralty. *W. H. Woods. R. Kerr. Borough Council. .(11 seats—l2 candidates.) *F. Z. D. Ferriman. *H. R. C. McElrea. *E. H. Orr. i *W. H. Robinson. *W. H. Rundle. | *F. J. E. Smallbone. *J. Thompson. E. Buchanan. A. L. Jones. J. T. Pratley. W. C. J. Osman. J. Connor.

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL BOARD. Ashburton Borough. "(2 seats—2 candidates, both elected.) *J. R. Wells. A. J. Petrie. ; ASHBURTON POWER BOARD. i Ashburton Borough. (3 seats—3 candidates, all elected.) *E. F. Nicoll. *W. H. Woods. ; *W. H. Rundle. WEST COAST. i i | (STTXIAL TO THE FKESS.) GREYMOUTH, April 20. Nominations for office on municipal bodies on the West Coast are as foll6ws:— Grcymouth. Borough Councillors—A. M, Carroll, J. B. Kent, F. A. Kitchingham, F. B. Lawn, J. McGinley, C. Neville, G. Perotti, J. S. Robertson, R. J. Williams (sitting members), F. F. Boustridge, A., McCarthy. Hospital Board R. A. Barrowman, Mrs Kate O'Brien, J. Kyle (sitting members), F. F. Boustridge, J. B. Kent, A. Mosley, G. Perotti, F. L. Turley. Power Board—J. W. Greenslade, J. B. Kent, W. H. Parfitt (sitting members). Runanga. Mayoralty—Robert McTaggart, James Kilpatrick Connel. Borough Council (six required) Thomas Bowes. Thomas Syddal Wil- ! liams, John Howell Price. Frank John | Oakley, Henry Duggan, Richard South- J ward, Thomas Walker, Edward Gra- ] ham, George Edward English, James William Kitchener. | Grey Power Board (one required)— ; Henry Duggan, George Edward English, John Howell Price. Grey Hospital Board (one representative of the combined boroughs of , Runanga and Brunner)—Robert Mc- ; Taggart, John Dowling. Brunner. ! ' Mayoralty—John Smeaton, Fred • I erick Williams. i I Borough Council (six required)— | Walter Barber, George H. S. Eder, Join, |

Devlin, Robert Fordham, Walter Guthberlet, Thomas Harper, David Kennedy, John Alexander McNeish, Angus McLagan. Thomas Morgan, William P. Nirnmo, James Pender, James Henry Charles Roberts. Grey Power Board (one required)— William Henry Carse, John Smeaton. Ross. Representative on Hokitika Harbour Board —W. E. Richards (elected unopposed). Borough Council (six required)—W. J. Blacklow, E. D. Davies, P. Douglas, A. Hedwig, K. O. May, D. W. McNicol, J. J. Rea. J. Thomson, A. Upjohn. Hokitika. Borough Council (nine required)— A. C. Armstrong, J. A. Cuttance, T. W. Duff, A. R. Elcock, E. W. Heenan, G. Heinz, jun., James King, M. McGavin, D. P. Stuart, E. Teichelmann, A. J. Thompson. Hospital Board (three required)—T. W. Duff, J. Fox, E. W. Heenan, H. J. W. Knights, M. McGavin. Harbour Board (three required)— J. A. Cuttance, E. W. Heenan, D. P. Stuart, T. N. Warren. IN OTHER PLACES. HASTINGS. ij'KUs,-- .\s-iOCi.vJio:-' 'JGu;'jd\.vi..> HASTINGS, April 20. Fur the Mayoralty there are two nominations, Messrs G. F. Roach (present Mayor) and G. A. Maddison. For nine council seats there are 24 nominations. For two seats on the Hawke's Bay Power Board and two on the Hospital Board, the sitting members were returned unopposed. For two seats on the Napier Harbour Board six nominations have been received. WANGANII. lI'KK.I.-S ASSOCIATION I'lXEu KA.il. I WANGANUI, April 20. Two nominations were received for the Mayoralty, the present Mayor, Mr N. G. Armstrong, and Mr J. T. Hogan. For 12 seats on the council, 22 nominations were received. NEW PLYMOUTH. 11 it us,s as>bCliatio«: T!;i,:'.(;k\,m. > NEW PLYMOUTH, April 20. Mayoral nominations are Messrs H. V. S. Griffiths (sitting; and E. R. C. Gilmour. Seventeen nominations were received for eight seats on the council; live for two Harbour Board seats, and 10 for four Hospital Board seats. MASTERTON. , i[-i!i;.itf AS-iOUATION 'I KI. ?.i, .lA:u.j MASXERTON, April 20. Mr T. Jordan was re-elected unopposed as Mayor. Nominations for the council are two short of the required number. These are elected unopposed and nominations will be called for the vacant seats. WELLINGTON. H'KiiT.-- .'..-3.«Cn'UTI(..V Ti:i,,'.i,i\ >..,!. I WELLINGTON, April 20. Mr T. C. A. Hislop has been reelected Mayor unopposed. There are 34 nominations for 15 seats on the City Council, including one Communist. NELSON. H'EtsS ASSOCIATION TBLKjauVl.) NELSON, April 20. For the second time Mr W. J. Moffatt has been returned unopposed as Mayor of Nelson. OAMARU. [aVFAAXL TO THE TUESb.) OAMARU, April 20. Mr M. F. E. Cooncy was returned unopposed as Mayor, There are 17 nominations for 12 seats on the council, six for the four seats on the Waifaki Power Board, and four for the two seats on the Hospital Board. The four sitting members on the Harbour Board were returned unopposed.

TWO WOMEN OPEN CAMPAIGN. CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION CANDIDATES. MRS FRAER AND MISS MOORE. Two women candidates for the Christchurch City Council, Mrs A. I. Fraer and Miss K. Moore, opened their election campaigns last evening, when they addresed a meeting of the Christchurch Citizens' 'Association, women's branch. Miss M. A. Trent, president of the branch, was in the chair, and there was a good attendance. Mrs Fraer began by defending the building in the square of a creche and women's rest room. A book, in which the mothers were asked to write appreciations, would show that the creche had filled a great need in the city. Since July 4, when the creche was opened, more than 3000 babies had used it. An Australian woman had said that it was second to none in Australia or New Zealand. Crematorium Advocated. Mrs Fraer referred to what she described as her failure, the crematorium. It was an absolute necessity. "You have seen the Barbadoes street cemetery and the Sydenham cemetery," she said. "You know that all the l | water in Christchurch is artesian. Are you prepared to drink bodies? If people had thought about it there would have been a crematorium long ago." Mrs Fraer explained that persons were not cremated unless they expressed the desire in their wills. "If I go back, I shall do everything in my power to give you a crematorium." Mrs Fraer said she was sorry the rates had not been reduced, but if the council would subsidise relief wages, what could be done? The inj side staff of the council had taken j their cut willingly. Miss Moore said she brought an un- | biased mind and a fresh outlook into j the business of civic housekeeping. She had found in her business life ! that a fresh outlook was invaluable. Efficient Citizenship. "I must confess that I am a spinster in the fighting forties," said Miss Moore. "I have no prejudices and no preconceived ideas. If elected I pledge myself to investigate each problem as ) it arises, and to support the solution j which I consider will give the greatest 1 benefit to the citizens." She said she J was convinced that the art of governI ing a city was based on the art of

learning. She admitted that she had Jittle knowledge of civic affairs, but she was willing and prepared to learn. She believed in efficient citizenship and civic housekeeping on a business basis. , , , _,. "What I stand for" concluded Miss Moore, "is good, unselfish citizenship, and the best for the city of: Christchurch." Mrs J. A. Bean, a candidate for the Hospital Board, explained that she was not a member of the association, and thanked members for allowing her to speak. She said it was a great pity that something better in the way of work had not been offered the unemployed. The men had not a sustenance wage, and the board was inundated with applications for relief. St. Helens Homes. Mrs Bean did not think the women of New Zealand realised how near they were to losing the advantages of the St. Helens homes. About a month ago the Government had signified its wish that the hospital boards take over the St. Helens homes. The boards could not do this properly. The boards could not undertake maternity training, which was one of the reasons for the establishment of the homes. There was a likelihood that St. Helens homes in Christchurch might become an annexe to the Essex home. She would oppose tooth and nail any proposal to take over the homes which came before any board of which she was a member. Subsidised Belief Wages. Miss Trent, in her opening remarks, said the election should be made a general topic of conversation. Interest must be taken in the association and hs candidates. She would like to see the unemployed receive as much relief as possible, and subsidised wages prevented this. The result was that some men were paid too much for what they did while others received no work. She would like to see the relief fund distributed differently. The chief Magistrate was. a member of Parliament. When he had to go to Wellington the fund was distributed by the deputy-town clerk. He was not paid for that work, and it could be done by a responsible citizen. Messrs R. B. Dalley, M. E. Lyons, and S. F. Marshall also spoke.