BOROUGH POLLS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20556, 16 May 1941, Page 4

BOROUGH POLLS

ELECTION TO-MORROW all seats contested TWO PRINCIPAL GROUPS INDEPENDENTS SCARCE

Polling booths will open at 9 a.in. to-morrow for the triennial borough elections, at which every seat available on local bodies for borough representation will be contested. The pollingplaces will remain open until G p.m.. and it is expected that the result of the Mayoralty contest, between Messrs. N. H. Bull and D. W. Coleman. M.P., will be known well within the hour.

Voters are advised to exercise care in marking their ballot papers, and to observe particularly the recognised method of indicating the candidates for whom they wish to vole. The ballot-papers are prepared with a square opposite the name of each candidate, and the voter will select his or hei - approved candidates, and put crosses in the squares opposite those names. Any voter who has difficulty in dealing with the long lists of candidates. may rest assured that any clear indication of the voter's intention will be accepted by the returning officer; but it will facilitate the work of the polling clerks if the official method is followed.

Display of Results The Herald will display the unofficial counts of votes to-morrow evening in the usual way, the order in which ilie counts are to be made being the Mayoralty, the Borough Council, Harbour Board, Hospital Board and Power Board. Aspirants for offices in the gift of borough electors are as under, the affiliations of the respective candidates being indicated, (L) Labour, (C) Citizens' Association, (I) Independent; and sitting members by *: — Mayoralty Bull, Noel Henry (C) 'Coleman, David William (L) Borough Council (Nine Seats). Campbell, Alexander Livingstone (L) “De Costa. Herbert Hyam (C) 'Hall, John Henry (L) “Harris, Ebenezer fL) Harrison, William (L) Jeune, Geoffrey John (C) Kirk, Archibald (C) Macdonald, James Jarvie (C) “Maude, Harold Evitt (C) Morley, Walter David (C) “Morse, Ralph (L) “Muirhead, George Davencourt (L) “Singer, Arthur Leonard (I) “Smith, Gomer Bradley (C) Sweeny, Peter (L) “Tolerton. Frederick (C) Webb, James (I) Webber. Alfred Thomas (L) White, MacKenzie John (C) Harbour Board (Four Seals). “Broadhurst, John Brassey (C) Livingstone, James (L) “Macdonald, James Jarvie (C) Mills. Charles tL) “Nicol, Alexander James tC) “Quigley, Irvine James (C) Thomas, George (L) Webber. Alfred Thomas (L) Hospital Board (Five Seats.) “Beer, Ada Emily tl) “Coleman. David William (L) Hall, John Henry (L) Kohn, Wilfrid Christian (C) Marriner, Edward Hammond (C) “Muirhead, George Davencourt (L) “Scott, Edith Rose (L) Whitehead, Arnold Admiral (C) Power Board (.Five Seats.) “Ball. Frederick Robert tC) “De Costa, Herbert Hyam (C) "Hall. John Henry (L) “Hod, Craven William (C) Kendon. Herbert Ralph (C) Mills, Charles (L) “Muirhead. George Davencourt (L) Scott, Edith Rose (L) Tolerton, Frederick (C) Webber, Alfred Thomas (L) Polling Booths. Polling booths have been arranged by the returning officer, Mr. W. M. Jenkins, as under: — Masonic Hall, Childers road (2). Holy Trinity Schoolroom (2). Presbyterian Schoolroom (2). Te Hapara School (2). Church of Christ School (2). Sim and McAra’s, Mangapapa. Oddfellows’ Hall, Ormond road (2). Y.M.C.A., Fitzherbert street (2). Shop, Wainui rd-Harris St, corner. Ovenden’s Rutene road, Kaiti. Tea Kiosk, Waikanae Beach. Cook Hospital.