MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 April 1923, Page 5

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

- NOMINATIONS FOR GREYMOUTH. 1 MR PARFITT MAYOR-ELECT. 1 “* Nominations for the Greymouth Municipal elections, to be held on April 26, f closed at noon to-day. As was generally expected, Mr W. H. Parfitt was elected unopposed for the Mayoralty. There is 3 fairly keen competition for the nine seats { on the Borough Council, for which six- ■ teen nominations were received. Practically all the members of the outgoing 2 Council offered themselves for re-election, the only exception being Cr W. C. 8. Colclough. The Hospital Board contest brought ’ forward nine candidates, including two women, for the four available seats. 3 The detailed nominations are as follow: BOROUGH COUNCIL. 5 (Nine Seats.) Armstrong, Alexander Cameron Baty, Thomas Bertie > Doogan, Hugh Francis , Goodall, James Greaney, John Joseph 'Greenslade, John Webber Harker, George Ralph Kitchingham, Frederick Arthur McGinley, James , Milligan, Thomas O’Brien, James Skoglund, Kossuth Stubbs, Joseph Wilkins Weaver, John Henry Williams, Richard Jones Wingham, James Douglas 1 HOSPITAL BOARD. (Four Seats.) Anderson, Mary Patricia Ashton, Edwin Brislane, James Greaney, John Joseph O’Brien, Kate Parfitt, William Henry Pullin, William Frederick George Richmond, Richard Hutton Skoglund, Kossuth Shortly after noon, the Returning Officer (Mr F. H. Denton) announced the nominations to a small attendance of the public outside the Town Hall. The election of Mr Parfitt was received with applause. Mr J.TD. Lynch (retiring Mayor), in congratulating Mr Parfitt on being elected unopposed, said that he himself had retired after holding the office for six years, and was one of Mr Parfitt’s nominators. He wished the new Mayor every success, and was confident -that the practical experience he had gained as DeputyMayor would be a great asset. Mr Lynch also expressed the hope that a good Council would be elected. When the official figures were given, it would be shown that Greymouth had progressed during the past few years. The affairs of the town had been carried on in a satisfactory way, and the best use had been made of the available funds. It was a reffpdisible position indeed to hold office as Mayor or Councillor, but he had no doubt that satisfactory men would be elected. In conclusion, Mr Lynch returned thanks for the courtesy that had always been extended to him during his term as Mayor. Mr Parfitt, in briefly returning thanks, said that his associations with Mr Lynch had invariably been pleasant. Mr Lynch had always carried out his duties as Mayor with dignity, and he felt sure that Mr Lynch would in future be ready to assist the Council. Mr Parfitt also congratulated Mrs Lynch on her good work, particularly during the influenza* epidemic. He hoped that everyone would help to make Greymouth one of the best towns in New Zealand. As Mayor, he would do his duty to the best of his ability. (Applause). Mr Parfitt also received congratulations on behalf of £he Press and fhe general public. THE NEW MAYOR. Mr William Henry Parfitt is a native of the West Coast, having been born at No Town, Grey Valley. He was educated at the No Town ‘State School, the Grey District High School and at Wanganui College. Mr Parfitt has been associated with all forms of sport from his schooldays, and some years ago was successful as a runner at several meetings. He entered public life in 1914, being returned to the Greymouth Borough Council fourth on the list. In 1916 he topped the poll for the Borough Council, and was appointed Deputy-Mayor, a position he has continued to hold since. Mr Parfitt has also been a member of the Hospital Board for six years, and is a Borough Council representative on the Greymouth Fire Board. He was appointed to the Greymouth High School Board of Governors fifteen months ago. Other public positions held by him are the presidency of the St. John Ambulance Association at Greymouth, and a steward of the Greymouth Jockey Club. Mr Parfitt has been associated with the whole of the Grey district for many years An opportunity will be given the vari-

)us candidates who wish to actress tne electors, and Mr J. D. Lynch has agreed ;o act as chairman of a meeting which will be held on Monday or Tuesday next. BRUNNER BOROUGH. The Brunner Mayoralty will be contested by two candidates:— Williams, Frederick (present Mayor). Boustridge, Frederick For six seats on the Brunner Borough Council, eleven candidates have been nominated as follow:—North Ward: Wm. Chetwynd, Francis Glen and Win. Robinson. East Ward: Thomas Smithers, Thomas Pryor, Robert Nichol, and Thomas Harper. South Ward: Daniel Geoghegan, John Wick, Sydney Fry anc James Hill. A meeting of the Brunner Ratepayers’ Association was held in the Taylorville school on Tuesday evening to the purpose of nominating candidate: for the forthcoming Borough elections It was attended by representatives froir Stillwater, Wallsend, Dobson and 'fay lortille? • ‘ Mr.' J. Wick presided an< explained the issues to be dealt with after which the following candidate; were selected: — Mayor.—Mr. F. F. Boustridge. Councillors. —North Ward : W. Chet wynd and W. J. Robinson; Soutl

Ward: S. Geoghegan and J. Wick East Ward: ‘R. Nichol and T. Smithers. Arrangements were made for meetings! to be held in Stillwater, Dobson, !• and Taylorville, and the meeting clbb ed with a vote of thanks to the chairman, and good wishes for the candidates’ individual and collective success. KUMARA NOMINATIONS. Two candidates were nominated for the l * Mayoralty of Kumara, as follow:— *> Benyon, Walter James y Burger, George A There are ten candidates for nine seats s on the Kumara Borough Council: — 3 Ford, Robert McFarlane, John Saraty, Theodore 5 McDonald, Peter ’ Berry, William J. Burrell, Robert Martin, Edward Spiers,'Alexander 8.. 3 Murphy, James McNabb, Herbert Allen : There was only one nomination (Alexander B. Spiers) to represent the combined boroughs of Ross and Kumara on the Westland Hospital Board. Mr Spiers was therefore declared elected. HOKITIKA. (Special to “Star.”) HOKITIKA, April 19. For the Mayoralty, Mr George Perry was re-elected unopposed. Fourteen candidates were nominated for tire Borough Council: G. H. Blank, H. M. Coulson, D. J. Evans, G. A. A. Heinz, A. E. Elcock, W. Jeffries, J. King, J. Lloyd, W. D. Mackay, G. L. McCallum, Andrew Parkhill, R. F. Perham, A. G. Pilkington, G. A. Wood. ' For the Westland Hospitals Board G. A. Blank and Breeze were elected. For the Harbour Board John Lloyd, G. A. Wood and W. Ziegler were elected. I . BLENHEIM. (Per Press Association.) BLENHEIM, April 19. William Carr and Edward Stone Parker (sitting (Mayor) have "been nominated for the Blenheim Mayoralty. There are thirteen candidates for, nine seats on the Borough Council. NORTH CANTERBURY. CHRISTCHURCH, April 19. For Riccarton, A. D. Ford was reelected as Mayor. Ten nominations for eight seats on the Council. For the New Brighton Mayoralty, Mr. J. Gamble was re-elected. There are thirteen candidates for the nine Council seats including one woman. For the Sumner Mayoralty, W. H. Nicholson and T. E. Whitfield have been nominated. Thirteen candidates contest eight borough council seats. For the Kaiapoi Mayoralty, J. W. Barnard and H. Macintosh are nominated. There are thirteen nominations for the nine council seats.