LOCAL BODY POLLS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 124, 24 April 1935, Page 7

LOCAL BODY POLLS

CLOSING OF NOMINATIONS. ASPIRANTS FOR CITY COUNCIL. FOURTEEN CANDIDATES. Nominations closed at noon to-day with the town clerk (Mr J. It. Hardie) for the municipal elections to be held in Palmerston North on May 8. As these are now to take place triennially instead of biennially, the term of office on this occasion will be for three years. The Mayor (Mr A. E. Mansford) has been returned unopposed for another term, making his third in that office, which he has already occupied for four years. There are fourteen aspirants for the nine' positions as city councillors. Messrs il B. Free and W. H. Brown are not seeking re-election, and there are seven newcomers into the lists. Competition for the four city seats on the Palmerston North Hospital Board is confined to seven candidates. For health reasons Mrs L. A. Abraham, who has given long and faithful service, is not standing, while Mr R. L. C. Aitchison, a member for four years, recently announced his withdrawal in favour of the candidature of his mother, Mrs M. Aitchison. There are four candidates for the two district seats on the Wellington Harbour Board, and Mr J A. Nash, M.P., has been returned unopposed as the city’s representative on the Foxton Harbour Board. The < fficial list of candidates, in alphabetical order, is as follows, the names of the present members being denoted in each instance by an asterTHE MAYORALTY. ‘Augustus Edward Mansford, nominated by F. Jackson, P. S. Larcomb, T. R. Moore, 11. L. Cunninghame, H. B. Free, A. M. Ongley; Mesdames E. G. Moore, Iv. Trask, H. Dench, S. Reaburn and M. Palmer. FOR NINE COUNCILLORS. ‘Roland Lindsay Campbell Aitchison, nominated by Mrs A. Coombs, W. H. Brown, W. L. Fitzherbert, F. J. Oakley, and A. J. Graham. Mark Briggs, nominated by J."Hodgens, W. Dale, E. Wanklyn, A. Jervis, G. L. Snelling, E. W. Lamerton, A. D. Campbell, H. Guy, A. Tonkin and F. Robertson. ‘William Brown Cameron, nominated by G. H. Stiles and C. R. Luke. William Frederick Cutler, nominated by P. S. Skeates, W. Lucas, W. Oates, and E. Gillanders. Joseph Thomas James Heatley, nominated by Mrs E. J. Birnie, W. C. Cannon, J. Hodgens, A. E. Mansford, R. L. C. Aitchison, G. Tremaine, W. B. Tennent, T. F. Relfing, G. Watcliorn. H. E. Edmunds, J. Selwyn, and A. Cooksley. ‘Joseph Hodgens, nominated by R. S. Watson, W. Dale, R. J. Summers, P. T. Robinson, G. Gulliver, M. Briggs, E. Wanklyn and A. Jervis. ‘Aaron Abr.abam Langley, nominated by J. W. Gordon and S. R.‘Thomson.

Frank Lee, nominated by H. W. Passey and F. A. McMinn. John Joseph O’Shea, nominated by G. B. Cope and P. S. Larcomb. ‘William Mouldey, nominated by W. R. Douglas and W. H. Boon. Janies Jackson Stevenson, nominated by G. H. Bennett and W, F. Durward. . ‘William Blair Tennent, nominated bv G. C. Keeble, E. C. Barnett, J. C. Y'oung and Mrs M. A. Aitchison. ‘Geoffrey Tremaine, nominated by A. E. Mansford, H. B. Free, W. H. Brown, A. J. Graliam, and R. L. C. Aitchison. Ernest William Ward, nominated by W. Archer and J. B. Fleck.

FOUR HOSPITAL BOARD SEATS. Mrs Mary Ann Aitcliison, nominated by Mesdanies L. A. Abraham, A. E. Mansford, A. Coombs, M. Seifert; Messrs W. H. Brown, W. B. Tennent, M. Millar, and W. F. Durward. Trevor Brian Aitken, nominated by A. J. Kingsbeer and J. B. de Cleene. Patrick Vincent Burns, nominated by S. G. Northey, E. Simpson, W. L. Maepberson, A. E. Mansford, R. L. C. Aitcliison. . John Baptist de Cleene, nominated by A. J. Kingsbeer and E. W. Ward. ' ‘Joseph Hodgens, nominated by A\. Dale R. S. Watson, R. J. Summers, P. T. Robinson, G. Gulliver, M. Briggs, E. Wanklyn and A. Jervis. ‘Augustus Edward Mansford, nominated by F. Jackson and P. S. Larcomb. James Alfred Nash, nominated by J. A. Colquhoun and T. R. Hodder. THE POWER BOARD SEATS. ‘Meldrum Alfred Eliott, nominated bv G. H. Bennett and J. J. Stevenson. *‘Joseph Hodgens, nominated by R. J. Summers, G. Gulliver, W. Dale, R. S. Watson, P. T. Robinson, M. Briggs, E. Wanklvn and A. Jervis. ‘James “Alfred Nash, nominated by J. A. Colquhoun and T. R. Hodder. TWO WELLINGTON HARBOUR BOARD SEATS. ‘Meldrum Alfred Eliott, nominated by G. H. Bennett and J. H. Stevens. ‘William Lockhart Fitzherbert, nominated by A. E. Mansford and J. P. Lines. Joseph Hodgens, nominated by P. T. Robinson and R. J. Summers. William Henry Oliver (Feilding), nominated by D. F. C. McDonald and J. McLennan. ONE FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD SEAT. ‘James Alfred Nash, nominated by J. A. Colquhoun and T. R. Hodder. FOXTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. NO ELECTION NECESSARY. As the requisite nominations have been received no election is required for the Foxton Borough Council. The nominations are as follow:; — Mayoralty.—*M. E. Perreau. Council.—*J. Christie, ‘Roore Rangiheuea, *D. Barron, *Wm. Nye, senr.. *F. Robinson, ‘John Ross, Wm. Read, Thos. Chaffey, Captain Middleton. Foxton Harbour Board. —‘Harold Osborne, ‘John Ross. No election necessary. Horowlienua Power Board.—*J. K. Hornblow (re-elected unopposed). SHANNON BOROUGH COUNCIL. ELECTI ON UNNECESSARY. The Mayor of Shannon, Mr E. Butt, has been elected unopposed, and as the following nominations for the Borough Council do not exceed the required numbers an election is not necessary: *J. Curran, senr.. *J. Curran, iunr *W. Clayton, *A. E. Hyde, *R. Lind,’ H. H. Mead. *J. Roach, *T. CThwaites. Horowlienua Power Board. —A. E. Hyde (elected unopposed). POHANGINA COUNTY. COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES. At noon to-day, the clerk of the Pohangina County Council (Mr A. E.

Orgias) had received the following nominations for the various seats: — COUNTY COUNCIL. Awahou riding.—J. T. Montgomery. Mangaone riding.—-*W. Howell. Mangapikopiko riding.—*W. T. Pratt, W. McKay. Pohangina riding.—*T. E. Craine. Taniaki riding.—*G. M. Arlion. Umutoi riding.—*J. Mackenzie. Coal Creek riding.—lt was expected that Mr S. J. Strachnn, the chairman, would be nominated. RABBIT BOARDS, Eastern Pohangina..—*R. Port, *T. Searle, *T. J. Spelman, *W. G. S. Romlev, *J. E. Spelman. Apiti-Pohangina.—J. G. C. Searle, *T E. Craine, *J. D. Galvin, J. D. Kilgour, H. C. Mclntyre, H. L. Osborne. POWER BOARD. *Mr W. McKay HOSPITAL BOARD. *Mr W. Howell An asterisk indicates present members. RIVER BOARD MEMBERS. MANAWATU-OR OU A AR EA. Nominations also closed at noon today for . the election for “ a further term of three years of nine members of the Manawatu-Oroua River. Board. However, no new candidates have come forward, and the following members have been returned unopposed:— Oroua Sub-Division. —H. J. Lancaster. Makerua Sub-division. —T. D. Lynch, H. Seifert,- W. Jackson. - Moutoa Sub-Division. —W. S. Carter, B. G. Gower. Kairaiiga Sub-Division. —A. A. Mitchell, J. Callesen. Koputaroa.—R. J. Law. WANGANUI ELECTIONS. TWENTY-FOUR NOMINATIONS. Per Press Association. WANGANUI, April 24. Nominations for the Wanganui Mayoralty are Messrs IV. M. halconer and W. J. Rogers. There have been 24 nominations received for twelve seats on the council. MARLBOROUGH AND AWATERE. QUESTIONS AT ISSUE. Per Press Association. BLENHEIM, April 24. Nominations closed at noon to-day for most of the local body elections in Marlborough County. There are elections in the Spring Creek, Omaka, and Wairau ridings. The tar-sealing of the highways is a question at issue. In the Wairau River Board elections are necessary in the Omaka and Spring Creek sub-divi-sions. In the Awatere County the Flaxbourne and East Coast riding members are returned unopposed, but there are contests foi xnc Upper Awatere and Lower Awatere ridings arising out of local feeling over the Scddon water scheme. Elections arc unnecessary in most cases for representation on the Hospital Board, Power Board, and other subsidiary bodies. The nominations for the Blenheim and Picton m.unicipali-j ties will close on Friday. ;