IN OTHER TOWNS

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24269, 29 May 1944, Page 7

IN OTHER TOWNS

MAYORAL ELECTIONS The following are results of mayoral elections in other centres as reported through the New Zealand Press .Association, sitting officers being marked with an asterisk:— GISBORNE N. H. Bull (Citizens) .. 3109 J. H. Hall (Labour) .. 2549 HASTINGS *A. I. Rainbow (Citizens) .. 3780 S. B. Plumley (Labour) -.. 1497 NAPIER ♦T. W. Hercock (Independent) .. .. 4392 A. E. Armstrong (Labour) .. 1938 HAWERA ♦L. H. Clapham .. .. 1330 E. H. Linnell .. .. 412 RICHMOND ♦A. R. Tuffnell .. .. 292 M. H. McGlashen .. .. 268 MASTERTON Kemp (Citizens) .. .. 2271 Robertson (Labour) • .. 1733 INVERCARGILL A. Wachner .. .. 7321 A. W. Jones .. • • 2270 GORE . *W. D. Shelton .. .. 1098 A. T. Newman .. •• 9UU CHANGE OF CONTROL IN WANGANUI ( PA) WANGANUI, May 28. In Wanganui, the Hon. W. J. Rogers MLC' the sitting Mayor, sponsored bv the Labour Party, was returned with a majority of 937, votes, defeating the Citizens' Association candidate, Dr G. J. Adams. Mr Rogers polled 5647 votes and Dr. Adams 4710. Control of the Wanganui City Council has passed from tlw Labour Party to the Citizens' Association, eight Citizens' and four Labour candidates having been elected. With a Labour Mayor, who -has.a casting vote as well as a deliberative vote, the Citizens' councillors can count on a majority of at least two on allconSheflocal bodies control reis in the hands of ani-Labour members. A feature of the cil election was the defeat of the deDutv Mayor (Mr J. J. Scott), who can Ep ranked next to Mr Rogers and Mr j e ß Cotterm as the most prominent Labour figure in tire city.

SUMNER MAYORALTY C. G, Burgess .. ... fel4 E. T. Chitty .. .. 585 F. W. J, Murdoch .. 316 „ COUNCIL D. A. McCaskey .. .. 992 *P. C. Fenwick .. 964 *J. L. Gant .. .. 946 *W. Machiri .. . . 946 *W. J. Duff ~ 94Q . W. B. Owen .. jus. C. C. Lamb .. .. 957 Frank L. Brandt .. ~ 842 (Elected) D. Climie .. .. 792 L. R. Cant .. . \ 752 M. Bowman .. 739 L. J. M. Manson .. \ \ 713 W. M. Langdale-Hunt .. 690 F. A. Jack .. 681 R. W. Nunnick .. .. 284 KAIAPOI „ MAYORALTY W. H. A. Vickery ~ ... 334 (Elected) E. G. Gray .. ..366 „ T ' COUNCIL H. L. Oram .. .. 545 *H. Mclntosh, jun. .. . 519 W 6 " •• •• 492 A, E. Brown .. 452 R. Cattermole .. ’* 45a f. hj. isles ;; ;; 443 A, Gordon *432 *R. C. Stewart .. ” 430 E J. Pollard .. | ’ 427 (Elected) ♦A. Linklater . 401 C. T. Williams .. *’ 393 H. O. Hills 330 ASHBURTON _ mayoralty E. C. Bathhurst .. 1408 1T „ (Elected.) Connor .. .. 1132 • 0 COUNCIL W- S Kerr .. .. .1864 .J. H. Browne .. .. 1632 S. W. Gower .. ]SBU *J. Thompson .. 1579 *A. A. McDonald .. .. 1490 H. G. Forrier .. 1494 *W. H. Sarney .. 1437 *W. H. Amos .. .. 1435 *H. W. Sherratt .. 1394 H- W. H. Smallbone .. I^sl J. K. Mather , .. .. HB9 (Elected.) G. A. Gilchrist .. .. 1089 C. H. F. Maynard .. .. 1072 K. D. Mcllraith .. ~ 1004 J. H. Ward .. .. 957 J. T. Prattley .. .. 914 G. L. Sandrey ~ .. 808 S. X, McDonnell .. .. 810 TIMARU The sitting Mayor, Mr A. E. S. Hanan, was re-electe*. by a large majority at Timaru. Seven new members ’ were elected to the Timaru Borough Coun* cil, only three of the old council standing for re-election. Mr C. E Thomson polled best of the 19 candidates The proposed transfer of portion of the Maori Park Reserve to be used as a new site for the Technical College was defeated by 500 votes. More than 6500 votes were cast on this issue. The Timaru street improvement loan scheme was approved. MAYORALTY *E. A. S. Hanan .. .. 5.085 P. B. Foote .. .. 1,180 A. S. Kinsman .. .. 467 BOROUGH COUNCIL C. E. Thomson .. . . 4,746 ♦W. L. Richards ... , 4.872 *A. S Kinsman .. .. 3,827 F, Chittock .. .. 3,777 "J. M Jenkins .. .. 3,727 •E. J. Ellis ~ .. 3 721 ♦W H. Hall .. .. 3,842 R. Green .. .. 3,452 R. S. Wheel6r .. ~ 3’378 H. W. Lomas .. ~ 3442 (Elected) F. A. T, Hilton .. ~ 2,510 -J: McDougall .. .. 2,310 V. .. ~ 2,250 A. R. Waugh .. .. 2,289 R. Shlllito .. ~ 2,138 P, G. Chamberlain .. 2!o68 J. Cooke .. .. l ogs W. Duncan .. .1 \ m O. J. F. McKee .. ' ~ i|i6l TEMUKA MAYORALTY L. F. Robins, unopposed COUNCIL ♦J. Gourley .. .. 602 M. S. Ansford .. ..598 ♦D. C. Clark . .. .. 579 G. A. Harris .. .. ' 554 ♦F. J. Chapman . . 506 L. F. N. Ward .. .. 491 *E. G. Hancox ... 470 *T. N. Scott .. .. 442 ♦R. Stokes .. .. 421 (Elected.) ♦P. H. Lynch - .. .. 409 ! D. t. King .. .. 394 G. T. Bates .. .. 258 D. 3ennetts .. .. 205 *A. D, Martin .. .. 183 W. J. Seeler .. 168 R. H. Bates ~ • .. 162 GREYMOUTH MAYORALTY * ♦F. A. Kitchingham. unopposed. COUNCIL ♦P. Blanchfield .. .. 1792 •J. B Kent .. .. 1577 A. L. McKay .. .. 1543 ♦F. F; Bouslridge .. .. 1479 •G. R. Harker .. .. 1467 M..E. Stokes .. 1445 W. H. Herring .. .. 1406 T. Caldwell .. .. 1360 *J. Saunders • .. .. 1339 (Elected) H. Hutchinson .. .. 1336 J. E, Laing .. .. H76 B. W. Caulton .. .. 1140 E. T. Fraser .. .. 1052 C. E. Thompson .. .. 1012 RUNANGA mayoralty E. W. Kennedy, unopposed. COUNCIL *0; Barrow • •• 516 S. Braithwaite .. •• 500 R, Nelson , .. ••4? 8 •J. L, A. Luff .. .. 381 J. J, Devine .. •• 341 R. Hambley .. .. 835 (Elected) Mrs R. Wright .. .. 331 T Coles .. .. 258 •S. A. O’Neil .. .. 247 *W. A. Williams .. .. 237 P F, Pollock .. .. 133 Mrs M. E. Timlin .. .. 132 A. T. Gilligan .. .. 113 ROSS MAYORALTY ♦K. O. May .. •• 129 (Elected) J. Holmes • • • • 83 COUNCIL •B, Gough, A. S, Cummings. E. P, Houlohan. P. J, Minehan. H. R. Mitchell. G. S. Rae (Elected unopposed.) KUMARA MAYORALTY No candidates. COUNCIL For the nine seats there was one nomination; James Murphy. brunnerton mayoralty W. N. Gutberlet, unopposed. COUNCIL ♦F. E. Lockington .. .. 289 J. McNeish ..280 *T. Harper .. . .. 262 T. P. Quinn .. . • 261 *G, Eder .. •• 250 *T. Morgan ~ ... 249 (Elected) H. Browning .. •• 244 T. Kilkelly .. •• 212

HOKITIKA MAYORALTY A. R. Elcock, unopposed. COUNCIL H. C. Peart .. .. 710 D. M. Pettigrew .. .. 680 •L. S. Ross .. ... 678 I. J. Preston .. .. 652 »S. G. Havill .. .. 635 *C. Calliart .. .. 586 •W. H. Stopforth .. .. 544 S. J. Roberts .. .. 541 W. H. Nicol .. .. 526 (Elected) O. J. Hutchinson ~ .. 520 A. C. Armstrong .. .. 519 *E. W. Heenan .. .. 479 *D. P. Stewart .. .. 392 *T. W. Duff .. - .. 349 E. D. Rankin .. .. 323 GERALDINE MAYORALTY *D. C. McKechnie. unopposed. COUNCIL ♦A. J. Bell. *A. J. Burmestcr. ♦P. H. Davis. L. Mann. *Z. O. Sherratt. H. W. W. Williamson. (Elected unopposed.) WESTPORT MAYORALTY *J. M. Robertson, nopposed, COUNCIL *C. R. Howard .. .. 1257 A. G Mockett .. .. 1017 S. Jenkins .. .. 985 J. Kilkenny .. .. 965 Rev. A. McNeur ... .. 933 •J. M. Fairburn .. .. 869 A. x. Ridsdale .. .. 832 A. A. Roberts .. .. 792 (Elected.) Mrs G. Farrell .. .. 788 A. W. Hodgson . . .. 733 *W. P. Caldwell .. .. 683 A. G. Kearns .. .. 671 S. L. Wood .. .. 665 J. L. Wicks .. .. 534 H. J. Adams .. .. 533 T. Shaw .. .. 457 K. R. Walker* .. .. 363 ♦W. Cummings .. .. 299 T. Norrisg .. ..233