WAIRARAPA ELECTIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 93, 21 April 1933, Page 8

WAIRARAPA ELECTIONS

(Special to "The Evening Post.") MASTERTON, This Day. A surprise was sprung yesterday when it was found that the nominations for the Masterton Borough. Council were two short of the required number. At the last minute Mr. A. Rippoh, a retiring councillor, decided not to seek re-election, while, on account of having been misinformed as to the closing date of nominations, Mr. Trevor, Beetham,. another retiring councillor, who was away on holiday, did not have his nomination in. He is being • nominated, however, for one of tho two extraordinary vacancies which- now exist. The nominations received were: Messrs. H.J. O'Leary, E. Eussell, AY. L. Free, H. M. Peacock, AY. AVhite, A. D. Low, W. H. Judd (all retiring members), C. H. Anderson, W. Kemp (ex-councillors), and J. R. Barr. The-closing day for nominations for the ,two extraordinary -vacancies is May 5. The two borough representatives on the AVairarapa Power Board, Messrs. E. J. King and H. P. Hugo, are re-elected unopposed. Four nominations were received for three seats on the Wairarapa Hospital Board, those of Mrs. AY. H. Jackson, Messrs. J. C. Ewington, and H. H. Danioll (retiring members), and Mrs. A; Fletcher. . Nominations for other AVairarapa towns, are:^- ■ . . .Carterton. —Mayoralty, Messrs. W. Fisher (retiring Mayor) and E. McKenzie. Borough Council (nine required): Messrs. D. L. Taverner, E. Clarkej AY. A. Hart, G. Hugham, C. E. Jones, .AY. ,M. Sorensen, C. E. Stevens, J. Udy, AY. Tucker (retiring»councillors), N. C. Baildbn, E. -A. Copeland, H. S. J. Earl, and A. J. Snelgrove. AVairarapa Power Board: Messrs. W. Howard Booth (retiring member) and P. H. Blyth. Wairarapa Hospital Board: Mr. .J. F. Thompson (re-elected). . . Greytown.—Mayoralty: Mr. H. T. Eecs (re-elected). Borough Council (nine required): Messrs. AY..A. Tate, L. G. Greathead, A. AY, Horton, F. Dennes, H. M. Morgan, I. Blissett, H. Farley (all retiring members), B. do AVolfe, W. G. K. AViggins,' and H. J. Nightingale. AVairarapa Hospital Board: Mr. J. F. Thompson (re-elected). AA rairarapa Power Board: Mr. AY. A. Tato (reelected). - Martinborough.—Mayoralty: Mr. W. B. Martin (re-elected). Borough Council' (elected unopposed): Messrs. AY. Hore, G. AY. Mahood, S. Boyd, R. Smith, N. Mason, P. Plummer (retiring members), N. M. Hardie, A. Tyler, S. Me-, Fern. AVairarapa Hospital Board: Dr. G. S. Sharp (re-elected). AArairarapa Power Board: Mr. I. AY. Grace (reelected). ' Fcatherston. —Mayoralty: Mr. J. W. Card (re-elected). Bdrough Council (nine required): Messrs. F, A. Austin, W. Benton, H. Buck, J. B. Burnett, H. W. Cundy, F. E. A. Dobut, C. R. Skipago, E. F. AVatson, P. H. Wilton, and Dr. G. S. Sharp. AVairarapa Hospital Board: Dr. G. S. Sharp (reelected). Wairarapa Power Board: Messrs. W. Benton (retiring member) and E. T. Saunders. The two retiriug AVairarapa district representatives on the AVellington Harbour Board, Messrs. Hugh Morrison and T. E.. Barrer, were re-elected unopposed. ' , '