LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 121, 21 April 1933, Page 8

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

DOMINATIONS RECEIVED. OFFICIAL LIST OF ASPIRANTS. Nominations closed with the town clerk (Mr J. R. Hardie) on Wednesday for the biennial municipal and other local body elections for Palmerston North representatives and the official list 9f the candidates and their nominees is given as under: MAYORALTY. ‘Mansford, Augustus Edward, nominated by Messrs F. Jackson, L. H. Collinson, H. S. Porteous, T. R. Moore, P. S. Larcomb, A. M. Onglev, J. Hodgens and V. A. Christensen and Mesdames T. R. Moore, S. Raeburn, H. Dench and H. Palmer. CITY COUNCIL. ‘Aitchison, Ronald Lindsay Campbell, nominated by Messrs A. J. Graham, G. H. Bennett, A. D. Campbell, N. Blackmore, T. F. Relling and Mrs A. Coombs. ‘Brown, William Henry, nominated by Messrs A. J. Graham, L. H. Collinson, A. V. Oliver, F. A. Cousins, J. belwyn, E. R. B. Holbon and J. H. Stevens. ‘Cameron, William Brown, nominated by Messrs G. H. Stiles and C. R. Luke. . Christensen, Victor A., nominated by Messrs G. R. C. Hansen, J. Hodgens and C. R- Murphy. Cutler, William Frederick, nominated by Messrs P. S. Skeates and J. L. Harwood. . ‘Free, Henry 8., nominated by Mesdames A. E. Mansford and H. Palmer and Messrs A. J. Graham and G. H. Bennett. ‘Hodgens, Joseph, nominated by Messrs V. A. Christensen and A. Yule. Langley, Aaron Abraham, nominated by Messrs B. J. Jacobs and 11. G. Bagnall. . . Mouldey, William, nominated by Messrs W. R- Douglas and G. W. Keeling. , . , , Robinson, Percy Tucker, nominated bv Messrs A. A. Yule and A. Thomas. Tonnent, William Blair, nominated by Mesdames M. Aitchison and M. M. Blackmore, Messrs J. P. Innes, G. H. Bennett, A. J. Graham and Dr. E. C. Barnett. . ‘Tremaine, Geoffrey, nominated by Messrs B. J. Jacobs and A. E. Mansford. , Wanklvn, Endell, nominated by Messrs R. Major, C. R. Murphy and J. Hodgens. . ' Whyte, James Henry, nominated byMr A. J. Graham and Mesdames M. M Blackmore and M. Aitchison. Yule, Aslilev Alexander, nominated by Messrs V. A. Christensen, A. Thomas and D. Wouldes. HOSPITAL BOARD.

‘Abraham, Constance Palgrave, nominated by Messrs J. A. Nash and A. Clark. . ‘Aitchison, Roland Lindsay Campbell, nominated by Messrs M. Millar, W. L. Fitzherbert, F. W. J. Oakley and Mesdames C. E. C. Thompson and M. M. Blackmore. Burns Patrick Vincent, nominated by Messrs A. A. Yule, G. R. C. Hansen, V. A. Christensen, C. R. Stevens, A. E. Bloomfield, L. J. Plank, C. Edwards and Mesdames A. E. Edwards and C. Stevens. Hodgens, Joseph, nominated by Messrs G. It. C. Hansen, E. J. Treweek and Patrick U. Burns. ‘Mansford, Augustus Edward, nominated by Messrs F> Jackson and A. Id. Ongley. ‘Nash, James Alfred, nominated by Messrs J. Selwyn and H. It. Thorburn. FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD. ‘Nash, James Alfred, nominated by Messrs A. Clark and J. Selwyn. WELLINGTON EfARBOUR BOARD. ‘Eliott, Meldrum Alfred, nominated by Messrs J. B. Gerrand and M. Millar. ‘Fitzherbert, William Lockhart, nominated by Messrs W. B. Cameron, D. Collis, A. E. Mansford and G. C. Heebie. POWER BOARD. ‘Eliott, Meldrum Alfred, nominated by Messrs J. B. Gerrand and'M. M. Millar. ‘Hodgens, Joseph, nominated by Messrs E. J. Treweek, H. C. Medway and M. Briggs. ‘Nash, James Alfred, nominated by Messrs A. Clark and J. Selwyn. FEILDING NOMINATIONS. THREE ISSUES CONTESTED. The nominations for the Feilding municipal elections closed at noon today to disclose the unopposed return of the Mayor (Mr C. E. Taylor). For the Borough Council a citizens’ ticket, consisting of Messrs E. Fair, G. Ivilvington, S. D. Pearce, A. C. McCorkindale, J. C'orpe (all retiring councillors), W. W. Andrews, G. Darragh, D. Fairweather and A. J. Kellow, has been nominated.

Three retiring councillors, Messrs T Collins, A. H. Maguire and D. C. Cullinane found it inconvenient to accede to re-nomination. The Labour interests have put forward three candidates, making 12 contestants for the nine seats on the council. The following are the candidates for the council and their nominees:— W. \Y. Andrews, nominated by K. M. Little and A. Kingston. •J. Corpe.—C. S. Jeffs and G. J. Fitzpatrick. G. Darargh.—E. Fair and A. Kingston. E. Fair.—H. Mclntyre and J. S. Tingey. D. Fairweather.—A. J. Kellow and V. E. Smith. P. G. Guy.—J. T. Sumner and J. B. IV a re. A. J. Kellow.—A. J. Humphries and N. E. Gifford. G. Kilvington.—H. Smithers and N. E. Gifford. A. C. McC'orkindale.—A. J. Humphries and W. E. Carthew. J. Nairn.—P. G. Guy, S. D. Pearce and F. Kendall. C. D. Pearce.—G. F. Fitzpatrick and J. Campbell. W. A. Salt.— P. G. Guy, F. L. Clover, F. W. Guy. For the Mayoralty Mr Taylor was officially nominated by Messrs A. J. Ke'llow and Jas. Knight and 31 other ratepayers. The Power Board issue discloses two nominees for the seat, Mr P. G. Guy, the sitting member, and Mr V. E. Smith. Tho above two are also opposed to each other for a seat on the Palmerston North Hospital Board, which Mr Smith holds at present. As the local representative on the Foxton Harbour Board, Mr A. J. Kellow has been returned unopposed. The following are the detailed nominations for the nbove two seats - Palmerston North Hospital Board. V E. Smith, nominated by W. E.Carthew and A. C. McCorkindale. P. G. Guy, nominated by J. Noble and J. Manawatu-Oroua Power Board.- P. G. Guy, nominated by F. Kendall and E. Svendsen. V. E. Smith, nominated by E. Fair and A. J. Kellow. LEVIN. Sixteen nominations have been received for the nine seats on the Levin Borough Council. The present Mayor,

Mr P. W. Goldsmith, who was voted to office following the death of Mr C. Blenklrorn, has been re-elected unopposed. Mr Goldsmith has also been re-elected unopposed as the borough representative on the Foxton Harbour Board. The Levin Borough’s representative on the Horowhen.ua Power Board will again be Mr C. S. Keedwell. Mr G. A. Monk will again rep resent the combined boroughs of Levin, Otaki and Shannon on the Palmerston North Hospital Board. NO MARTON ELECTION. Per Press Association. MARTON, April 21. Mr F. P. Purnell has been elected unopposed for his seventh term as Mayor and the sitting councillors were elected unopposed. WELLINGTON’S MAYOR RETURNED. WELLINGTON, April 21. Mr T. C. A. Hislop has been returned unopposed as the Mayor of Wellington. There are 34 candidates for the 15 seats on the City Council, nine for the four city .seats on the Harbour Board and 29 for the 14 city, seats on the Hospital Board. CONTEST AT NAPIER. TWO MAYORALTY CANDIDATES. Per Press Association. NAPIER, April 21. Following the decision of the Government that the Commission in control of Napier cease next month, an election will be held as previously for the Mayoralty. Mr J. Vigor Brown, the sitting Mayor, is opposed by Mr C. Morse, the chairman of the earthquake relief committee. There are 24 candidates for 12 seats on the council. MAYOR OF ELTHAM. Per Press Association. ELTHAM, April 21. Mr Ira J. Bridger has been re-elect-ed unopposed as Mayor of Eltham for the fifth successive term. CONTEST IN INVERCARGILL. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, April 21. Only two have been nominated for the Mayoralty, Mr John Miller, the present Mayor, and Mr J. D. Campbell, an ex-Mayor. Twenty-four nominations have been received for the City Council.