LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 April 1935, Page 7

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

DISTRICT NOMINATIONS HOKITIKA CONTESTS [SPECIAL to “stab.”] HOKITIKA, January 24. Nominations for the Borough Council are (nine wanted): J. A. Cuttance, T. W. Duff, A. R. Elcock, James King, G. Heinz, A. J. Thompson, E. Teichelmann, E. C. Park, H. L. Michel, W. J. Richards, E. W. Heenan, H. T. Parry. The last five are new candidates. Messrs A. C. Armstrong and D. P. Stuart' did not seek re-election.

Hospital Board (three wanted): T W. Duff, A. R. Elcock, H. J. W. Knights, H. L. Michel, H. T. Parry, J. L. Turner. The last three are new candidates. Harbour Board (three wanted): J. A. Cuttance, E. W. Heenan, H. C. Harvey, J. J. Mclntosh, F. W. Ross, H. L Michel The last four are new candidates. Mr. D. P. Stuart is not seek* ing re-election. Mr. G. A. Perry was elected unopposed for the mayoralty. KUMARA NOMINATIONS. The nominations received at Kumara to-day, for the local body elections, are as follow: — Mayoralty: H. Hamer (present Mayor), A. B. Spiers. . Borough Council (nine required): J. Reedy, B. McDonald, W. J. Inglis, J. F. Gilbert, J. A. Peever, J. Murphy, J. Keating (present members), D. Hanna, R. W. Cooper, W. J. Benyon, W. G. Lakin and Mrs Christina Passmore. Messrs W. J. Burrell and D. McEnaney, present members of the Council are not seeking re-election. Westland Hospital Board (representative for the combined boroughs of Kumara and Ross): W. E. Evenden (present member). RUNANGA. Mayor, Robert McTaggart (sitting), George English. Councillors (six required): Henry Duggan, Frank John Oakley (sitting), Henry Johnson, William David Jones, Earnest William Kennedy, William Pendlebury, James Piner, John Yarrow Rutherford. Of the members of the previous Council, Messrs T. Bowes, R. Southward, J. Price, and T. Williams did not seek re-election. Power Board (one required). Henry Duggan (sitting), John Unwin. , Hospital Board, (one required). Robert McTaggart (sitting), George English. BRUNNER. Mayor: John Smeaton (sitting), Frederick Williams. Councillors (six required): —Walter Barber, Walter Gutberlet, Robert Fordham, Thomas Harper, Angus McLagan (sitting), Henry Hunt,. Hugh Hassan, Alfred Hoggarth, David MeIvor. Allan McPhie, Thomas Morgan, Thomas Murphy. One member of the previous Council, Mr J. Devlin, did not seek re-election. Power Board (one required): John Smeaton (sitting), Thomas Murphy. Hospital Board (one required): John Smeaton, Frederick Williams.

GREY COUNTY COUNCIL. Hohonu Riding (one required): Arthur Robinson (sitting), Patrick Ryder. . , x Brunnerton Riding, (one required) : James Mulcare (sitting), Frederick Lovell Turley. Nelson Creek Riding (one required): Arthur Donnellan (sitting), Andrew Dalziel. Red Jack’s Riding: Henry George Carter (sitting), William Fisher. Cobden Riding: John Ryall (sitU Waipuna Riding: Allan McDonald (sitting). . T Paroa Riding: John William Hannan (sitting). , • ■ Maori Creek Riding: Gordon Blair, (sitting). . ’ , Marsden Riding: William Thomas Ogilvie (sitting). Councillors J. Ryall,' A. McDonnell, G. Blair, J. W. Hannan, and W. T. Ogilvie, being the only nominees in their respective Ridings, have been reelected. Grey Power Board (three required). —Henry George Carter, William Clayton, James Mulcare (sitting), Arthur Robinson, William Fisher. Grey Hospital Board (three required): Henry George Carter, James Mulcare, Arthur Donnellan (sitting), William Fisher, Arthur Robinson.

AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, April 24. There are four candidates for the Auckland City Mayoralty: Ernest Davis, Joseph Sayegh, A. J. Stallworthy, M.P., and H. G. R. Mason, M.P. Mr Mason’s nomination this morning was a surprise, as Mr Sayegh was chosen some weeks ago as the official Labour candidate. For the City Council (21 seats): There are 58 candidates, including full Citizens’ and Labour tickets, and three Communists. There are 28 candidates for the six city seats in the Transport Board. There will be contests in most suburbs, but in One Tree Hill, the Borough Mayor, I. J. Goldstine, and the entire Council, were again unopposed, both for the second time in succession. Mr R. Ferner was unopposed as Mayor of ML Albert. LATER. Auckland City Mayoralty: Mr Mason M.P., has withdrawn his nomination, leaving three candidates. DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, April 24. Rev. E. T. Cox, the present Mayor, J. J. Marlow, City Councillor, and R. S. Black, ex-Mayor, have been nominated for the city Mayoralty. For the 12 seats on the Council 31 have been nominated, including full tickets by Citizens’ Association and the Labour Party.

TIMARU. TIMARU, April 24. Four candidates have been nominated for the Mayoralty: T. W. Satterthwaite (sitting Mayor). A. M. Patterson, G. T. Koller, and G. Benstead. Seventeen candidates have been nominated for the nine seats on the Council, six for three seats on the Hospital Board, five for three seats on the Power Board and five for three seats on the Harbour Board.

WANGANUI. WANGANUI, April 24. Nominations for the Wanganui Mayoralty are W. M. Falconer and W. J. Rogers. Twenty-foy,r nominations were received for twelve seats on the Council.