TIMBER WORKERS’ ELECTION

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 December 1939, Page 5

TIMBER WORKERS’ ELECTION

MR. J. DOYLE SUCCESSFUL. The results of the annual election of officers for the Westland Branch of the New Zealand Timber Workers’ Union are announced by the Returning Officer (Mr. E. Elley). Mr. J. Doyle has been elected vice-president, defeating Mr. S. Gladstone by ten votes. For positions of Executive members for the district south of Greymouth, the successful candidates were Messrs D. Nicol and J. Holmes. The details of the voting at the various mills are as follow: VICE-PRESIpENT.

Majority for Doyle, 10. EXECUTIVE MEMBERS

Messrs Holmes and Nicol were elected.

Otira: Doyle Gladstone Patara .. .. 7 12 Te Kinga 15 26 Kotuku 50 15 Bell Hill 26 7 tfe Kinga bush 17o flu Ku ... .. 25 22 Arnolds 3 9 Buller: Hahn .. •. 8 5 Atarau 1 5 Landing .. .. 16 ' 1 Norris 4 0 Omoto .. . • 11 10 Berlins 9 7 Wards 7 0 Nelson Creek .. 15 0 Dobson .. 5 16 Orwell Creek 13 7 Town Mill 0 5 Forest 38 15 Granfte Creek 17 0 & Bryan 17 0 Rackley 14 2 Rough River 3 16 Harris and Duncan 8 3 Waipuna 6 5 Hunters 4 0 Mawheraiti 12 4 Randall Creek 9 6 Blackball Road 11 0 Gibson and Son 11 1 Suttons 3 6 Ngakawau 3 0 Mokihinui 2 4 Haupiri 18 8 Hokitika: Ho Ho .... 6 5 Bruce Bay 6 18 ■ Higgins and Co. 0 8 Ross .. .. 15 51 Ruatapu 27 50 Malfroys (Kumara) 9 9 Midland Wataroa 2 7 Kokatahi 18 3 Gilberts No. 1 .. 3 14 A. R. Wallis (Wataroa) 15 17 Steel and Reedy 4 8 Camerons . 13 7 Greenstone 6 10 Houstons 3 10 Parker Dros. .. 4 15 Mananui 1 23 Brown and Neilsons 5 2 Marsden 4 29 Cameron Hari Hari 2 0 Levett Bros. 0 3 Gladstone 7 10 Okuku 2 12 Kanieri .. 17 20 Perrys 1 13 Kakapotahi 3 13 Gilberts No. 2 .. 9 6 Rutherglen 4 3 South Beach 11 16 Postal votes 11 4 Grand Totals: Doyle Gladstone Otira .. .. 143 94 Buller 265 126 Hokitika 208 386 616 606

02 Q s Q K fl o <n fl ,fl O 8 E South Beach 22 11 16 Rutherglen 3 '6 3 Gilberts No. 2 9 10 7 \ Kakapotahi 16 3 12 Perrys .. .. 14. 4 10 Kanieri .... 29 10 26 Okuku .... 9 5 13 Gladstone 11 8 13 Levett 4 2 2 Gameron Hari Hari 2 2 0 Marsden 24 10 24 Brown and Neilson 6 0 7 Mananui 24 0 25 Parker Bros. 14 8 15 Houstons 9 10 6 Greenstone 8 12 8 Camerons .. <. 15 12 11 Steel and Reedy .. 5 8" 10 A. R. Wallis 22 18 15 Gilberts No. 1 12 6 15 Stopforths 15 7 16 Midland Wataroa 5 10 *7 J. C. Malfroy 13 3 16 Ruatapu .. .. 57 15 75 Stuart and Chapman 57 10 52 Higgins Ross 5 4 7 Bruce Bay 17 8 20 Malfroy and Co. 9 6 6 Totals .. .. 436 208 437