LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 May 1944, Page 3

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

LABOUR REVERSES GENERAL

WEST COAST RESULTS

The Dominion local body elections were held on Saturday, when Mayors, Councils and Boards to administer local affairs for the next three years were elected. The polling' was not heavy and the proportion of voters was not comparable with that at a Parliamentary election. Generally, Labour candidates -suffered defeat.

In Greymouth on a roll of 5,399 a total of 2946 individuals recorded votes, as compared with 2,780 m the prevous election, when the total on the roll was 371 less. , Three new members were electea to the Greymouth Borough Council, Messrs A. L. McKay (Citizens ), T. Caldwell (Labour) and W. Herring (Independent), but all of che sitting members retained their seats. The poll was headed by Mr. P. Blanehfield (Labour) who, as is customary, will be Deputy-Mayor to Mr. 11.I 1 . A. Kitchingham (Citizens), who was re-eleci-ed unopposed. Mr. Hutcnmson one of the new aspirants fiom the Citizens’ Committee, is on y otes behind the candidate who polled lowest of the Councillors, Mi. J • Saunders, but hiere is then a big ga to the next on the list. Labour have four members in the new Council, as compared with three in the last, while there will be lour mem bers who stood as representatives of the Citizens’ Committee, one independent, and the Mayor (Citizens ). ■ The only woman candidate. Mis. U. M. Parfitt, topped the poll in the election of six representatives of the bo - ough on the Grey Hospital Boaid. M o. Parfitt and Mr. W. H. Parfnt will be

grey county poll ONE NEW COUNCILLOR There will be one new member on the Grey County Council, Nir i ■ Donovan (Ngahere) winning a seat representing the East Riding to Mr H. G. Carter (Kamak«). ine other two representatives of tnat Messrs A. McDonnell, wno litped the POU in cf re-elected. Mr J. W- , 1 headed the poll in the Sou tn while the other elected representatives of that riding, Messrs T G. Jamieson ana J. Ryan, w.ie ie elected. The newcomers to local body elections in that riding did not poll heavily. ATnrlb There was no election mi the Noitn Riding, Messrs J. Mulcare, R. Clai k and J. Ryall, M.L.C., being re-elected Un The° Grey County representatives on the Grey Hospital Board will be Messrs Mulcare, Carter and Fishei, who were re-elected, while Messrs Mulcare and Ryall were re-elected to the Harbour Board. In the latter election their opponent was Mr . L. Turley, who was 200 odd votes behind Mr Ryall, his nearest opponent. Mr Mulcare topping the poll, as he did for the Hospital and the Power Board. . , ~ Mr W. Fisher lost his seat on the Grey Electric Power Board, representing the combined districts of part of the counties of Grey, Inangahua and Westland. Here Messrs Mulcare and Clayton were re-elected, and Mr Ryan is the new member. Details of the voting are as follow:

Total: 193 207 394 372 371 There were 14 informal votes. Messrs Hannan, T. G. Jamieson, and J. Ryan elected.

Four informal votes were recorded. Messrs A. McDonnell, W. Fisher and F. Donovan elected.

new members of the Board representing the Borough, while Mr. J. r. Laing (Citizens’) failed to retain his seat. This was Mrs. Parfitt’s first municipal election, but Mr. Parlitt has previously sewed on the Hospital Board. Mr. W. E. J. Steer (Citizens ), a new aspirant, topped the poll in the election of two Borough representatives on the.Harbour Board, defeating the present Chairman of the Board, Mr. J. B. Kent (Labour) by a narrow margin. Mr. W. E. Pring (Citizens ) lost his seat on the Harbour Board, though he was third on the list and well' ahead of the other candidate, Mr. A. Panther (Labour). . Mr. Blanehfield topped the poll in the election .for four Borough representatives on the Power Board, where Mr. Pring lost his seat, this time to a newcomer, Mr. A. L. McKay, who was also elected to the Borough Council. Messrs W. H. Parfitt and Kent were re-elected to the Board. A scrutiny of the votes commenced this morning, and the Returning Officer (Mr. F. H. Denton) stated tnat the official final figures will not be available for three to four days. Following are the details of the preliminary count in the Borough polls (an asterisk denotes sitting member).

GREY HOSPITAL BOARD -Mulcare, J -Carter, 14. G *Fishci, 1 (Elected.) Dreckman, A. E. .. • • ■■ There were 35 mrormal and Jo declaration votes; Two small returns to come. GREY HARBOUR BOARD -Mulcare, .T -Ryall. J •• •• <56 (Elected) Turley, F. L• •• There were 40 informal and 98 declaration votes. Two small returns m come. GREY POWER BOARD -Mulcare, J -Clayton. W .(Elected.) -Fisher, W-’JJ Ferguson, J. If. .. . • ■ '7” There were 5:» inlormrd anil » declaration voles. RUNANGA BOROUGH.

TWO COUNCILLORS DEFEATED

With thirteen candidates in the field tor the six seats on the Runanga Borough Council, the largest ever, there was added interest in Saturday’s poll, and the number of votes recorded, 733, was a record, from a total roll of 1157. Two sitting members, Messrs C. Barrow and J. Lun. were re-elected, the first-named topping the. poll, and , Messrs S. O'Neif and W. Williams, sitting councillors, were defeated. The representation on the Hospital Board remains unchanged, Mr F. Oakley retaining the scat with case. For the combined seat on the Harbour Board .shared with the Brunner Borough. Mr J. J. Devine succeeded against two opponents. The sitting member was Mr*J. Smeaton, who did not contest the seat. For the seat on the Power Board, with the record number of four candidates in the field, a newcomer to local body politics, Mr L. N. Downes, was successful. A young man, he is an electrician, employed by the State Mines Depavtmen*. .The sitting member was Mr J. Unwin, who recently left the district to reside in Wellington. The following are the results of the voting (sitting members shown thus: *): — BOROUGH COUNCIL Runanga Dunollie Tl. *C. Earrow .. 326 190 516 S. Braithwaite 352 148 500

HARBOUR BOARD (Runanga and Brunner Combined) R’n’ga Dun. Brnr. Tl. J. J. Devine .. 224 119 177 520 (elected) E. Kennedy .. 168 63 108 339 Y. Rutherford 83 61 73 217 Informal 32. BRUNNER BOROUGH POLLS. SITTING MEMBERS RETURNED Only about 50 per cent, of the people on the roll in the Brunner Borough exercised their votes. None of the sitting members of the Brunner Borough Council was defeated, but owing to retirements there will be two new members of the Council. Messrs J. McNeish, who was second on the list, and T. P. Quinn. Mr. W. McGilchrist,- an employee of the Grey Electric Power Board, was elected as representative of Brunner on the Power Board, while the new Mayor of Brunner, Mr. W. Guthberlet, who was elected, unopposed to that office, was also elected unopposed to the Grey Hospital Board as Brunner representative. Details of the voting in the two elections were as follow: — BOROUGH COUNCIL. -Lockington, F. E 289 McNeish, J 280 -Harper, T 262 Quinn, T. P 261 -Eder, G. H. S 250 -Morgan, T. W 249 Elected. Browning, H 244 Kilkelly, T 212 Informal. 1 GREY POWER BOARD. McGilchrist, W 215 Elected. Lockington, F. E 158 Informal 3 INANGAHUA COUNTY RESULTS

COUNCIL CHAIRMAN DEFEATED.

In the Inangahua County elections the retiring County Chairman, Mr. W. T. Hempseed did not retain his seat. He was the only sitting member to be defeated. Mr. J. F. Coghlan was the only sitting member of the Inangahua Hospital Board to be defeated. Mr. W. Blackadder was re-elected unopposed for the Maruia Riding of the Council. Mr. W. Clayton was re-elected to the Grey Harbour Board as Inangahua representative. ■ Results of the elections were as follow (asterisk denotes sitting member): — REEFTON RIDING. Coxall, C„ 403 -Archer, F. W 314 -McGregor, J. S. . . • • 28u Elected. Dellaca J.. 259 Haiaane, K. C. .. .. ■ ■ 224 Yellowlees, R. .. . . • • Chandler, C. H. . . • ■ 196 Coghlan, J. F. .. .. • • BOATMAN’S RIDING. *Coghlan, J. J 165 Bell, A. W 120 Paine, E. I. . . . • • • 90 Elected. Whitehead, S. A. - .. .. 55 ANTONIO’S RIDING. Williams, G. J. . . . . • • 203 -Clayton. W. .. .. 198 Topi;, A. . . . • • • 158 Elected. Hunt. W. II 123 Elgin, T. E. 121 '-Hempseed, W. T. . . • • 108 Lemon, E. A 91 HOSPITAL BOARD. -Clayton, W. . . . . • • 696 -Archer F. W 644 -Auld. .LB Topp, A. 51McGregor, J. S. . • ■ • 608 *Coghlan, J. J. . . ■ ■ ■ ■ -W3 -Discaciati, J. B. . . • • Yellowlees, Mrs. R. E. . . ■ ■ 520 Elected. Hardie, Mrs. A. F. . . - ■ 5M Haldane, R. C 511 Veliowlees, R. . . .. ■ ■ 498 -Coghlan, J. F • • 481 Hunt, W. H. . - - • 452 Whitehead, S. A. . . ■ - 412 Rosanowski, M. A. .. • • 391 Paine, E. 1 365 Elgin, T. E 364 GREY HARBOUR BOARD. -Clayton, W. .. .. . ■ 515 (Re-elected. McGregor, J. S. . . . • 440 O’Regan, J. . . . . ■ ■ 333 HOKITIKA BOROUGH. THREE COUNCILLORS DEFEATED

Three Hokitika Borough Councillors, Messrs E. W. Heenan, D. P. Stuart and T. W. Duff, failed to secure re-election on Saturday, and five new Councillors were elected. None of the sitting Borough members on the Hospital Board sought re-election. As at Greymouth, the only woman candidate," Mrs. Z. Harrison, headed the poll and second on the list was the former Auckland Magistrate, Mr. i. [<. Hunt, 'flie Mayor, Mr. A. R. Elcock. was re-elected unopposed. Mr W. H. Stopforth was re-elected upnopposed as representative of the Ross'and Kurnara Boroughs on the Hokitika Harbour Board, and Messrs In C. Harvey. G. Howe (Harbourmaster) and W. J. Richards were elected unopposed-as Borough, representatives on the Harbour Board. Messrs E. W. Heenan and M. Wallace were electerd unopposed Westland representatives on the Grey Harbour Board. , Details of the voting were as follow:— BOROUGH COUNCIL. H. C. Peart7lo D. Pettigrew . . bjfO *L. S. Ross b 7» I. J. Preston *S. Havill *C. Caliari' • ■ gob *W. H. Stopforth £44 S. Roberts £4l W. H. Nicol 52b

Elected. O. J. Hutchison A. C. Armstrong :S E. Heenan *T. W. Duff 4-! E. D. Rankin HOSPITAL BOARD. Mrs. Z. Harrison F. K. Hunt A. Lawn • Elected. H. C. PeartJ9o O. J. Hutchison 337 P. Whitford .. >°6 WESTLAND COUNTY. SEVERAL CHANGES. The three sitting representatives of the Central Riding on the Westland County, Messrs W. A. Jamieson, T. P. O'Neil and N. Harris were defeated, but the three sitting members for the Southern Riding, Messrs G. Rowley, J. Donovan and A. F. Clark were reelected. The two Northern Riding representatives, Messrs R. Bradley and T. Brown were elected unopposed. Mr. O’Neil also lost' his seat as a County representative on the Westland Hospital Board. Details of the voting were as follow: — COUNTY COUNCIL. (Central Riding) M. Wallace 269 T. Harcourt 184 E. Cooke .. .. .. 182 ~ Elected.

M. Woolhouse 175 D. Keenan • • • • ■ • •*W. A. Jamieson . . .. 146 *N.' Harris 143 *T. P. O’Neill . ■ • • .. 140 (South Riding) *G. Rowley 540 *J. Donovan 440 *P. J. McLean ..... .. 379 A. F. Clark ■ “8 E. Kirby •• ' •• •• 271 G. H. Robertson 225 W. Searle, Junr. ■• ' .. 222 G. Northcrofi . • • • • -20 a hospital BOARD. :1: T. W. Duff • ■ • • • • 704 G/Northcroft 587 D. Keenan • - •/?() E. Cooke 568 -E. W. Heenan - •. .. 547 A. Jamieson .. .. 538 Elected. R. C. Wells 530 T. Harcourt • • • • • • 496 *T. P. O’Neil . • • • ■. 472 P. H. Renton and M. Houston were re-elected unopposed as representatives of the Westland County on the Hokitika Harbour Board. ROSS MAYORALTY. The Mayor of Ross, Mr. K. O. May, wa c re-elected, but there was no contest for the Borough Council. Mr. May received 129 votes and his opponent, the Labour candidate, Mr. J. Holmes, received 83 votes. Six informal votes were recorded. _ BULLER ELECTIONS.

Following were the details of the voting in the Buller elections:— Borough Council: Howard, C. R. 1257' Mockett, A. G., 1017; Jenkins, S., 985; ’Kilkenny, J., 965; McNeur, A., 933; Fairbairn, J. M. 869; Ridsdale, A. T. 852; Thomas, C. H., 834; Roberts, R. R. 792. (Elected). Farrell, Mrs. G., 788; Hodgson, A. W., 733; Caldwell, W. P. 683; Keans, A. G. 671; Walker, K. R. 633: Wood. S. L., 605; Wicks, J. L. 634" Adams, H. J., 533; Shaw, T., 457; Cummings, W., 299; Norriss, T., 293. Mr. J. I\T. Robertson (Mayor) was re-elected unopposed. Messrs J. Dowgray (a Director of the Bank of New Zealand), W. H. McIntvre, M.L.C., J. N. Niven and E. L. Roberts lost their seats on the Buller County’Council. The elected candidates were: —Karamea Riding, Mr. W. H Gourley: Mokihinui Riding, Mr. L. Johnson; Ngakawau Riding, Mr. 1. Tyler- Millerton Riding, Mr. F. Connew ’Waimangaroa Riding, Mr. J. Ward; Wareata Riding, Mr. M. Durkin; Wareata Riding South, Mr. D. J. cr. For the Buller Hospital Board the successful candidates were:—Mrs. C. Robertson (Mayoress), Mrs A. Ridsdalc and Mr. W. E. L. Gay (Borough); Mi' J. Ward, Mrs. Tyler, Mr. J. Dowgray. Hon. W. H. Mclntyre and Mr. J. Niven (County).

IN OTHER CENTRES AUCKLAND AUCKLAND. May 23. In a triangular contest for the Auckland mayoralty the sitting Mayor (Mr. J. A. C. Allum), who was sponsored by the Citizens’ and RatePctyers’ Associcition, was successful by a margin of 6336 votes. The" figures were: — J. A. C. Allum •• 1/.492 W T. Anderton, M.P. (Lab.) 1L156 J. Victor Macky (Ind.) 7.449 The Citizens’ Association won ai! 21 seats on the City Council, returnim?’l6 members of'the former councik The only Labour representative on that council, Mrs. M. M. Dreaver, was defeated. The total of 52 candidates, included 19 Labour nommees and two Communists, for wiiem utbour supporters were oilieiaiiy urged to vote. . The Citizens' Association won aJJ Auckland City seats on the Harbour Board and the Hospital Board. Mr A. J. Moody, chairman of the Hospital Board, was re-elected. WELLINGTON DISTRICTS

WELLINGTON, May 28. The Citizens’ Association candidates, as in the previous election, swept the board at. the local polls m Wellington. Mr. Will Appleton, Cijsens’ Association candidate lor tne Mayoralty, beat the Labour candidate Mr. James Roberts (who is Dominion president of the Ftibour Partv) by 29,588 votes to 20.2 Lb. Again' no" Labour candidates were elected to the Wellington City Council. the full Citizens’ Association ticket succeeding. Mr-. Knox Gilmer topped the poll for both the City Council and Hospital Board. There was a difference of 2966 votes between the lowest Citizens’ candidate and the highest, unsuccessful candidate, who was IVli. C. H. Chapman, M.P. , , j The power of the Citizens ticxei was strikingly illustrated in the case of Miss Amy Kane, who, as a Citizen’s candidate, was second on the oo'l for the Hospital Board, but as in"independent for the City Council finished in third to last place below all the Labour candidates, and also below the Communist candidate. As in previous elections, all the Citizens’ candidates were returned for the city seats on the Wellington Hospital and Harbour Boards. Citizens’ candidates won nearly all offices "for which Lower Hutt City electors had to vote The Association Mayor, Mr. J. W. Andiews, was re-elected. The Labour Paity which previously had no representation on the Lower Hutt City Council now has one representative, who secured one of the three new scats, .1 he Mayoral voting was: J. W Andrews, 5336; P. Dowse (Labour) 3813 J. b. Grey, an employee of the Hutt Vailev Power Board, who stood tor the board as an Independent, was at the bottom of the poll. A Citizens’ Association candidate, Mr H Green, was elected Mayor of Petone Only one Labour candidate elected to the Borough Council. Mr Green secured 2251 votes and the Hon. J Cumming M.L.C., (Labour), 2035 *" The Labour Mayor (Mr. J. Blewman) was re-elected at Upper Hutt. He has a Citizens’ Association Council: The figures were: Blewman, LnB, C. A. Rendle (Citizens), 108 a.

CHRISTCHURCH CHRISTCHURCH, May 23. As in 1941, the polling in Chr.stchurch municipal elections was fight on Saturday. The number eligible to voW in Christchurch has increased by about 10,200 since 1941. On die. 1941 election about 45.7 per cent of those on the roll exercised their votes for the Mayoralty. It is estimated that 46.4 per cent of those on the roll voted on Saturday in rhe Mayoral contest. The sitting Mayor, Mr E H. Andrews, defeated his predecessor in office, Mr R. M. MacFarlane MP., bv 8,979 votes. This majority has not been equalled since 1927 The number of valid voces cast' for the Mayoralty was 36,119. This has only twice been exceeded. There were 39,803 votes cast in 1935, when Mr D. G. Sullivan defeated Sir Hugh Acland by 329 votes. There were 36,375 votes cast m 1938, when Mr MacFarlane defeated Dr. Jc.in Guthrie by 1,121 votes. The Citizens’ Association canaida.es •mined their most sweeping victory over Labour opponents since Labour first became a force in local body politics 20 years ago, a preliminary count giving the Citizens’ Association candidates 15 of 16 seats on the City Council, eight of ten City seats on the North Canterbury Hospital Board,

three of four City seats on the Lyttelton Harbour Board, and the four central district seats on the North Canterbury Catchment Board and Waimakariri River 'Trust. DUNEDIN DUNEDIN, May 28. 'ln the Dunedin Mayoral contest, Mr D. C. Cameron (Citizens’ Association) was elected, defeating Dr. p. G. McMillan (Labour) by 15,859 votes to 15,169, a majority of 690. For the 12 seats on the City Council six Citizens’ and six Labour' candidates were returned. Three sitting members, all sponsored by the Citizens’ Association, lost their seats and were replaced by three Labour nominees.

On the Otago Hospital Board, Labour will have five representatives compared with three previously, and on the Otago Harbour Board its representation will be increased from two to three.

TARANAKI NEW PLYMOUTH, May 28. Candidates nominated by the New Plymouth Labour Party for the Borough Council, New Plymouth Harbour Board, and the Taranaki Hospital Board failed to gain a single seat, Citizens’ tickets being returned in all cases. The contest for the Mayoralty of Patea, which was regarded as a Labour stronghold, had a surprise result, the sitting Mayor (Mr F. Ramsbottom) defeating the Labour candidate, Mr A. H. Langslow, who contested the Patea seat at the General Election, by 378 votes to 238.

WANGANUI

WANGANUI, May 28. In Wanganui, the Hon. W. J. Rogers, M.L.C., the sitting Mayor, sponsored by the Labour Party, was returned with a majority of 937 votes, defeating the Citizens’ Association candidate, Dr. G. J. Adams. Mr Rogers polled 5647 votes and Dr. Adams 4710. Control of the Wanganui City Council has passed from the Labour Party to the Citizens’ Association. eight Citizens and four Labour candidates having been elected. With a Labour Mayor, who has _ a casting ''ote as well as a deliberative vote, tiie Citizens’ councillors can counr on a majority of at least two on all contentious matters.

In all other local bodies control remains in the hands of anti-Labour members. A feature of the City Council election was the defeat of the Deputy-Mayor (Mr J. J. Scott), who can be ranked next to Mr Rogers and Mr J. B. Cotterill as the most prominent Labour figure in the city.

DANNEVIRKE.'

DANNEVIRKE, May 29

For the Dannevirke Borough Mayoralty, E. Gibbard was re-elected unopposed. Council: S. McNabb, E. J. Kiely, L. W. Ward, A. Calder, G. E. Graham (re-elected). New members: F. Allardice, H. E. Young, L. B. Bell, L. O. Gregory. Hospital Board: P. C. Smith (re-elected), Mrs. K. I. Young. Manawatu Catchment Area, combined boroughs: L. W. Ward. Dannevirke County; A. H. Hansen (chairman) re-elected unopnosed. Hospital Board: H. Fredricksen, A England (sitting members), H. Stratford and Mrs. M. M. Livingston. This is the first occasion that women candidates have contested the hospital board, two out of three having been elected.

BOROUGH COUNCIL. ' Total Town Hall Tech. School United Pavilion Blaketown Cobden 'Blanchfield, P. 'Kent, J. B. McKay, A. L. 'Boustridge, F. F. 'Harker, G. R. 'Stokes. J. Herring. W. H. Caldwell, T. ‘Saunders. J. 817 727 562 539 538 619 536 603 510 202 163 247 233 230 136 163 140 202 Elected. 279 234 424 396 404 202 286 201 389 229 212 113 113 112 213 213 189 82 265 ' 241 197 198 183 275 208 227 163 1792 1577 1543 1479 1467 1445 1406 1360 1339 Hutchinson, H. Laing, J. E. Caulton, B. W. A.' Fraser, E. T. Thompson, C. E. L. 485 482 428 485 448 1 Q 211 125 183 97 94 o 368 223 310 146 135 4 91 155 74 154 168 15 181 191 145 170 167 0 1336 1176 1140 1052 1012 32 Informal 1 hospital board. 1771 1549 1498 1446 Parfitt, Mrs. D. M. 'Kent. J. B. Parfitt, W. H. 663 711 611 520 539 266 151 213 225 454 226 315 38,9 180 225 159 124 208 236 200 188 'Mosley. A. 203 375 100 168 1385 ■Ryan, T. P. i 'Stokes, J. E. 585 113 Elected. 180 215 254 1347 ‘Laing, J. F. Gunn, C. N. '145 442 569 426 196 212 195 368 365 160 111 81 182 143 157 212 1263 .1257 1248 Caldwell. T. 9.7 113 167 157 950 Thompson, C. E, L, O 1 1 3 28 Informal 14 harbour board. Steer, W. E. J. ‘Kent, J. B. •Pring, W. E. 527 673 494 439 241 149 Elected. 237 82 422 213 375 116 109 229 85 180 197 229 156 172 1496 1493 1347 989 Panther, A._ 12 10 71 Informal 4 6 POWER BOARD. 'Blanchfield. P.' 'Kent. J. B. 767 678 r *71 184 149 9 | Q 280 219 317 230 205 154 259 226 185 1 i 2 0 1477 1437 ■Parfitt. W. H. McKay. A. L. 500 229 Elected. 411 95 154 1389 1 111 'Pring, W. E. Stokes, J. E. Scorgie, J. ' 488 526 343 225 114 82 5 366 180 114 89 204 130 20 142 252 176 8 Io LU 1276 845 92 Informal O L

SOUTH RIDING >> £ V* s U1 o f c s % § >> E E £ W Aratika .. 6 8 5 3 13 Kaiata . . 4 7 16 20 16 Karoro . . 20 11 64 80 35 Paroa . . 59 70 40 52 58 Rutherglen . . 8 1) 13 13 15 Camerons .. . . 11 19 17 15 Boddytown .. 5 7 13 13 10 Kokiri . . 12 11 21 14 32 Hohonu 2 — 22 20 22 Inchbonnie . . 3 7 26 23 29 Marsden . . 7 7 5 7 7 Te Kinga .. 18 13 7 9 33 Sth. Beach .. 22 21 19 13 16 Greenstone . . 1 g 7 6 7 Greymouth . . 7 5 70 55 33 Rotomanu .. 11 18 62 42 36

R. Nelson .. 261 167 428 *J. Luff .. .. 262 119 381 J. J. Devine .. 218 123 341 R. Hambley 211 124 335 Mrs R. Wright. 220 111 331 T. Coles .. 186 72 258 :;: S. O’Neil 149 98 247 *W. Williams .. 173 64 237 P Pollock 109 24 133 Mrs M. Timlin .. 81 51 132 A. Gilligan 82 31 113 Informal: 16. HOSPITAL BOARD Rimanga D unollie Tl. *F. Oakley (elected) 365 185 550 S. O’Neil .. . 114 64 178 Informal: 6. POWER BOARD L. Downes (elected) 171 92 263 J. Piner . . . . 150 70 220 Y. Rutherford 78 65 143 W. Williams 70 14 84 Informal: 23.

v EAST RIDING f. 2 Q u Ci 1=4 r* Totara Flat 18 22 34 59 Ahaura 39 28 46 43 Ngahere 24 43 33 Q9 Kotuku 22 39 29 22 Moana 8 17 9 8 Nelson Creek 30 28 32 33 Ruru 13 17 17 11 Te Kinga 3 6 3 5 Greymouth 21 5 20 28 Total. 178 205 223 241