LOCAL ELECTIONS

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20846, 4 May 1933, Page 13

LOCAL ELECTIONS

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10.) TIMARU. MR T, W. SATTERTHWAITE MAYOR. CHANGES IN COUNCIL. o . Mr T. W. Satterthwaitc was reelected Mayor, defeating Messrs WAngland and A. Kennedy. It is Mr Sutterthwaite's second term as Mayor, and he has been a member of the Borough Council for more than 20 years. The polling was:—' *T. W. Satterthwaite .. 2935 W. Aogland .. 2121 A. Kennedy .. - • '6B Majority for Satterthwaite 814 About 1000 more votes were cast than in 1831, at which election Mr Satterthwaite defeated Mr Angland. „ COUNCIL. For the nine seats on the Borough Council there were 14 candidates. Results were: — W. G. Tweedy .. . • • 4096 A. McL. Paterson .. .. 2955 P. C. Vinnell .. .. 2943 P. B. Foote .. .. 3785 »J. R. Hart .. 2679 *F. B. Hawkey .. .. 2357 W. M. Hall ' .. 2458 *(x. Benstead .. •• 2458 C H. 3. Mathers .. -- 2449 (Elected,) A. G. Foster .. .. 2309 A. S. Kinsman .. . . 2270 *W. 11. Hunt .. - - 2137 C F. Chlttock .. .. 2040 > *M. 11. Richards .. .. 2010 W. J. Smith .. .. 1996 G. Koller .. .. 1806 S. A. Odell .. .. 1712 E. Stewart .. -. 1501 G. B. Lamboura .. . - 1166 TIMARU HARBOUR BOARD. ■"G. T. Dawson . • 4255 I. J. Bradley -- 3922 'F, H, SKirlwpton .. 3540 (Elected.) K. S, Goodman, .. 8525 SOUTH CANTERBURY POWER ' •; BOARD. «A. N. Oakcy . ? 4758 J. R. -Hart . -4296 «H. J. Mathers " . 8651 (Elected.)' W. H, Hunt • - 3106 SOUTH CANTERBURY HOSPITAL BOARD. R. W. Simpson - • ' 3823 •Ht Jf. Clark ' .. 5692 "C. A f«teicon ■ 3493 (Elected.) / G,. T Koller .. 1556 W. H, Hunt -• .'l4lß G.May; •> 1363 •TIMARU •' HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. *L. S. Talbot .. 4693 !> Mrs ©. 8. Low -• W2l '■G. D. Virtue .. 4095 *A. L. Gee .. 3782 (Elected.) G. T. Koller , .. 2394 There is one return to come but it cannot affect the result. A LOAN POLL. . Ratepayers were asjeed if they were in favour of a special rat© of id in the £ for one year for the re-erection e£ the clock tower. The referendum resulted:— For , , .. mi Against - ( .. 1®53 ' WAIMATE, ; .. Mr George Dash, who has been Mayor of Waimate for the last eight years, was re-elected unopposed last evening. This will be his sixth term of office.

Mr Dash was elected a councillor in [ 1916 and served as Mayor in 1917-18. | He was re-elected Mayor in 1925 and i has served ever since. He has occu-1 pied the Mayoral chair longer than any i other Mayor in the history of the borough. * i Council. 1 Tor the nine seats on the council there were 12 candidates. The result of the voting was as follows: — *T, C. Hodges -. • • *S. I. Fitch - - •• 603 "A. W. Good •. "J. T. Hay - • • • ?50 W. F. Boland .. •• SIS *W. G. Paul • - 5« m. H. White - - • • 513 S T. Twomey .. • • •A. J. Hosklns 448 (Elected.) G. J, SbMkleton ■■ , o. J. F. McKee . - f*® M. J. Corrlgan .. s4 " There was a total of 1677 names on the roll at'this election, compared with 1691 in 1931. The number of voters this vear WBs 8(M)t the lot eight years, while in 1931 it was 1144, which was a record, ASHBURTON. MR W. H. WOODS RE-ELECTEP MAYOR. Mr W- H. Woods, the sitting Mayor of the Ashburton borough, defeated Mr R. Kerr, DeputyrMayor in the previous council, securing "a majority o* 319 votes. The voting was:— > : William Horace Woods ; - 958 Uobert Kerr . • •• Informal •• Majority for Woods .. U9 The poll was a record for Ashburton, 1821 of 2700' electors voting, compared with 1768 of 2613 electors at the last election. Votes by declaration totalled 13, as compared with 12 in IBrfi. In 1931 the Mayoral election resulted: W. H. .Woods 1214, Robert Kerr 545 In returning thanks for his election Mr Woods complimented his opponent on the manner, in which he had conducted his campaign. He regretted that in the next two years the borough would not have Mr Kerr's services at the council table. The speaker said he would continue to do what he considered just in the interests of all sections of the borough. T "Although I am defeated. I am not ai «s°i»! road in the Ashburton borough.He would probably contest the, elections in two years' time, , i „ Mr Woods was a member of the council for eight yearsand mayorfor the last two years. Mr Kerr member of the council fo f. being mayor for five months in 19oi and deputy-mayor for four years, tie ha® been chairman of the Ashburton Unemployment Committee since its inception. BorougU Council. For the 11 seats on the borough council there were 12 candidates. Hesuits were:— : V' :; ' . J;,Connor -- 'J|f| ■ ■ «H. R- C. McElrca .. - - l||f *W.'H. Baadie .. "E. JI. Orr Ifl? "F. J. B. Smallhonc .. Jf|J • '-J, Thompson .. •• *W. H. Eobinson .. ~ lj>M E. Buchanan .- - • J374 S: F. Z. D. Ferriman -. 1338 A. L. Jones .. •• |||® Jf. T. Prstloj? -. - • (Elected.) W. C. J. Osraan .. v • • HB9 Informal . - • n The informal votes at yesterday's poll wera only 11, as compared with 123 in 1931. Dr. J. Connor, entering local politics for the first time, headed the poll by a majority of 3® over the next candidate. ASHBURTON HOSPITAL BOABD. The election of one to represent the borougn on the Ashburton Hospital Board resulted:— « ! John EttssseJl Welis -- W 9 I (Elected.) Alan Julian Petrie .. Informal .. .. M Majority for Wells ''. • 338

Dr. J. R Wells, who is at present visitmer surgical research institutions in England and on the Continent, was . elected for lite third term, Mrs Wwls thanked the elector;; oa behalf of hoi' hurband. GEEYMOUTH. - ' MK J. W. GREENSLADI2 RE-ELECTED. greymouth, May *. . * The municipal elections resulted;— Mayoralty. J. W. Greensladffi -• ISM - F. L. Xurley r • • »»» Borough Council. F. A. Kitcbinsrham .. IM® . J. B. Kent . .. .JIM V. 8, Lawn . ■ .. ■ MjM E. J. Williams .. .. UW J. S. Robertson .. .. J2fß J, McGinley .. •• 52J® : C. Neville .. •• Wit, F. Boustridge .. .. S£o4> G. Ferrotti .. .. - 1124 (Elected.) A. M. Carroll .. .. U®& • A. McC'artUy .. .. ■ M® Hospital Board, E. A. Barrowman .. 19MJ. Kyle .. .. M Mrs J. O'Brien .. .. . 81? J. B. Kent .. ... I»! ' (Elected.) A. Mosley .. .. "81 F. BouslrWge .. • 91# G. Perrott! .. .. <BB F. L. 'Xurley .. .. m ■ MAYORAL ELECTIONS IN OTHER PLACES, (press association TEfcEoitAiis:) Auckland—G. W. Hutchison (CW- i: zens' Association), 10,651; H. G. ,|L Mason, M.P. (Labour), 10,209. Alt «&• suburban mayor® were reelected, ' Napier-*C. O. Morse, 4110; J. V. • Brown (retiring Mayor), 180 S. - • ; Hastings—G. A. Maddison, 4247; G. F. Roach (retiring Mayor), 1388. Gisboroe—John ; Jackson (Citizens' candidate) 2657, D. W. Coleman, MP. (Labour)" 2300, S. V. Beaufoy (Uh- ' official Labour) 849. Walroa—H. L. Harker (sitting Mayor), 810; J, Corkill, 368. Hawera-~JT. E. Campbell. 359; \Y. G» Simpson, 605. New Plymouth—E. R. C. Gilmour,, 2039; H. V. S. Griffiths (sitting Meyor), 2088. - » Wangar.ui—N. G. Armstrong «silting". Mayor), 4614; J. H. Uogan, 3588. Otaki—C. S. . Atraore, 488; T» O'Rourke, 487, Palmerston North—The main interest in .the elections was in the Hospital Board election, when J. A. MP., who hac held the seat for rn*»r years, was defeated by J. Hodgens, the' Labour nominee. A. S. Manafwa w re-elected unopposed to the mayor--6 B'arterlon—William Fisher <sitUnjfMayor), 400; Edward McKenrie, 813, Upper Hutt~A. J. McCurdy 563, P. Robertson 553, J. Blewman 485. Lower Hutt—J. W. Andrews IWB. A--Mcßain 865, J. 0. Younsf 279, A. Avery 97, ■■ " • ' Petone—D. McKenzie 1787, J. W»McEwen 586, G. Findlay 457. Eastbourne—E. W. Wise 604, S- A. 1 Fisher 450. . Westoortr-John Kilkenny 452, John 1 . Menzi&s 430, George ScandJtett 2©7, Cliff Thoross 254. The new mayor has not previously held public ofllce, tout is as a keen buslnees »#a. " Kumara—li- Hamer, 138; A,. S»»; Spiers .(sitting Mayor), 101. , _. Dunedin—Rev. E. T. Cox 10.743, R. S. Black 8732, F. W. Mitchell 9195, HiO'Rorke 213, C. M. Moss 102/ ' St. Kilda—J. Beattie 1123 (re-®Ject«d>, E. LcngwortH 957, A, Smiley 353.' ■' Port Chalmers—John .Wdtson (#•? elected) 638, G. P. Mirams 300, T, Anderson 302., :•!. . « .• ; | • Inver car gill—John Miller (sltttnc Mayor), 5413; J. D. CMnpbell, J17»; Half-holiday half-holiday), 8229; Wednesday, UV.