MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Mataura Ensign, 18 April 1917, Page 5

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

MAT AURA. . More interest than usual is being taken in the forthcoming election for the new Council for the Borough of Mataura. Usually it is a hard matter to get sufficient nominations, but this time 1.7 candidates are to contest the nine vacancies on the Council. Of the old Council Councillor .1. H. Park is the only one who does not seek re-election. ■Nominations closed at noon to-day and were announced by the town clerk (Mr ,1. F. MeuKiesj as follows: '. V 1 James A. Calder, nominated by Messrs P. Curtiu and J. W. Aitken. John 'W. Aitken, nominated by Messrs P. Tait and J. S. Corbet. David Caithness, nominated by Messrs John. Lowden and A. C. Birt. Peter Curtin, nominated, by Messrs ■). \V. Aitken and J. J. Griffiths'. -lames L. Mitchell, nominated by Messrs P. Tait and J. S. Corbet. William A. Mowat, nominated by Messrs J. R. Crocker and F. J. Sherwood . Thomas I<\ Quiltcr, nominated by Mr -J. R. Crocker and Mrs 'C. E. Crocker. William P. Thorn, nominated by Messrs F. W. Brown and J. J. Griffiths. James N. West, nominated Ivy Messrs B. Downes and George Barclay. Thomas Carroll, nominated by Messrs George' Barclay and James W. Ingram. ; James W. Ingram, nominated by Messrs.. Thomas Carroll and John Savers. , •John George Sutherland, nominated by Messrs F; J. Sherwood and Alex. .Vlilne. Henry Sleeinan, nominated by Messrs John Taylor and. A. N. MacGibhon. . Henry Osborne, nominated by Messrs •John Taylor and A. N. MacGibhon. Benjamin Downes, nominated by Messrs A. N. MacGibnon and '■Allan Gait. C. I). MeOonnell, nominated by Messrs J'. AY. Aitken and George Tlarelnv. Ralph J. Bigwood, nominated bv Messrs R. Martin and J. N. .West.