THE ELECTIONS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 181, 27 April 1921, Page 5

THE ELECTIONS

POLLING TO-DAY LISTS OF THE CANDIDATES The biennial election of Mayor, City Council, Harbour Board, and Hospital and Charitable Aid Board takes place today. ' x - The candidates are as follow, an asterisk being used to denote retiring members: — THE MAYORALTY. Citizens’ Candidate. Wrights, Robert Alexander. Labour Candidate. Hickey, Patrick Hodgkins. CITY COUNCIL. (15 Required.) Citizens’ Candidates. Baylis, George Henry. Bennett,; Henry Dargaville. •Bennett, William Henry. Buckley, Timothy. Burbidge, Robert William. “Burn, Benjamjn George Henry. ♦Burns, John. Cavanagh, Patrick. Coad, Nellie E. •Dale, James Murray. •Forsyth, Thomas G. "Gaudin, William James. Hislop, Thomas William. Hornblow, Andrew Reid. Kerslake, John Jury. •Luokio, Martin Maxwell Fleming. Meadoworoft, Frank. Muir, James. •M'Kenzio, Lon. •M'Vicar, Annie. •Norwood, Charles John Boy<i. Parton, Alexander Walter. Preston, Katherine Jane. Sloane, Dunbar-— •Thompson, William John. Underwood, Sydney Houghton. Vine, Edward. [Since nominations closed Mr. Hislop announced his retirement from tho contest, but, in conformity with the law, his name has to remain on the ballot paper.J Labour Candidate*. ' Brindle, Thomas. Catlow, Sarah Jane. •Chapman, Chas. Henry. Croskery, Alexander Wellington. •Fraser, Peteg. •Glover, John. Monteith, Alexander L. M'Keen, Robert. M'fcenzie, James. Read, John. Singleton, Frederick. Snow, Sarah Ellen Olive*. Stickney, Robert Henry. Walsh, Michael. ' Young, William Thomas. Electors are advised that if they vote for more than 15 candidates their ballot papers will bo invalid. HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD. (Fourteen required-.) Citizens’ Candidates, / Butler, Joseph William. •Castle, Frederick. •Elliott, James Kennedy. Hornblow, Andrew Reed. •Luke, Charles Manly. •M'Vicar, Annie. , •Nash, George. •Petherick, George Jennings. Underwood, Sydney Houghton. •Van Staveron, Herman. Vine, Edward. Labour Candidates, Barias, James, Carmichael, Edith Mary. •Chapman, Charles Henry. Eagle, Thomas. Fraser. Janet. •Glover, John. Gordon, Solomon. Lawlor, Ellen. Monteith, Alexander L. M'Kenzio, J nines. . •Snoiy, Sarah Ellen Oliver. \ HARBOUR BOARD. (Four Required.) Citizens’ Candidates. Bonnett, Henry Dargaville. Burbidge, Robert William. Leuchars, James. Mitchell, George. ♦Norwood, Charles John Boyd. Labour Candidates. I Brindle, Thomas. Can'ham, Ernest Edward. •(Chapman, Charles Henry. 'Young, William Thomas. The Polling Hours. Tho polling hours will be between '9 a.iu. and 7 p.m. As there is usually a rush in the luncheon hour and after 5 p.m., as- many as can arrange to vote at any other time of the day are urged to do so. The ladies particularly are asked by the chief returning officer _ to record their votes other than during rush hours, and so avoid tho inconvenience of having to push in with the crowd. There will be no fewer than 18 booths at the Town Hall, and those who reside or work near smaller polling places are advised to take no .chances at the last moment, but to vote at tho Town Hall, where there will bo a staff largo enough to attend to everyone. The official list of polling places is. advertised •Isowhero in this issue. The colours of the ballot papers will be a s follows Mayor, white; City Council, blue; [Hospital Board, pink; Harbour Board, green. The Harbour Board Election. In addition to the election of four members to represent the city on the Harbour Board, two other elections will take place to-day—one to return two candidates for the combined district of Petone and Lower Hutt boroughs, Hutt and Makara counties, and the Johnsonville and Upper Hutt Town Boards, and the other to represent the payors of ■ harbour dues other than on ships. The nominees for the combined district are:— Cotton, William. M'Ewan. *John William. Welch, M. W. For the representation, of payers of dues other than on ships the candidates are: — Mac Ewan, James B. Sinclair, Robert Ernest. The coiling in the latter case will take place at the Harbour Board office between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. petone. MAYOR. M'Ewan, John William. M'Kenzie, David. Pere, Albert. COUNCIL. (Nine Required.) Ackroyd, E. Anderson, A. Bedingfield, S. Brockelbank, C. P. Churchouse, J. L. Cook, G. Edwards, W. H. Ford, M. Garrett, E. H. Hartley, R. A. Hay, W. Jones, R. H. Kyle, J. M'Cullough, W. Scholefield, A. Spurr, A. Tovey, J. CIPOLLING PLACES. Oddfellows’ Hall. Potone. Friendly Societies’ Hall, Elizabeth Street. Korokoro Sohoohoom,

LOWER HUTT. COUNCIL. (Nine Required.) n»'w Brasell, John. Campbell, John. Claughton, Thomas Alfred. Cotton, Walter Thomas. Dempsey, Walter Norgrove. Hardy, William Beachem. Hobbs, Archibald John. M'Bain, Alexander. Moldrum, Walter George. Mitchell, John. Pascoe, William. Strand, William Thomas. West, Albert James. Wray. John. POLLING PLACES.

The Lvceum Hall, Main Street, Lower Hutt.

Messrs. Baker and Anyan’s Premises, Rnilwav Avenue, Lower Hutt. The Hutt County Council office, Lambton Quay, Wellington.

EASTBOURNE. COUNCIL. (Eight Required.) Baine, William. Bennett, William H. G. Fisher, Sam F. Green, Claude L. Giles, Thomas H. Hartridge, Cecil. M'Gill. Hugh. Marquis, Caesar W. Pilcher, Thomas W. Shortt, Harbert IV. POLLING PLACES. Council Chambers. Eastbourne. Ferry Office, Wellington.