IN OTHER CENTRES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 138, 12 May 1938, Page 10

IN OTHER CENTRES.

ELECTION OF MAYORS. The following results of elections in various parts of New Zealand ha,ve been supplied by the Press Association : LEVIN.

Labour candidates met with considerable success in the borough elections. On the council the Labour representation was increased from one to four out of the nine seats, with a Labour Mayor and another Independent Labourite, assuring the party of a majority. Labour secured three out of the five borough seats on the Cook Hospital Board, and one of the five on the power board, but is not represented on die harbour board. ROTORUA. T. Jackson (sitting) 1150 H. Dansey 796 Saturday half-holiday was carried by a majority of 125. Wednesday was the old holiday. LYTTELTON.

E. Gibbard (returned unopposed). Borough Council. —W. Anderson 978, A. Calder 689. J. Carston 735, G. Graham 739, E. Kiely 925, T. Nelson 780. J. Tyler 889, L. Ward 716, N. Webley 864. GREYTOWN.

D. Richards ... _ 340 Borough Council.—Young 463, Mortiboy 445, Fearnley 423, Knox 334, Cook 327, Ballinger 308 (elected) ; Graham 304, Roera 285, Kilminster 262, Baker 262, McGill 219, Nation 195. DARGAVILL'E.

consecutive years. ROTORUA. T. Jackson (sitting) 1150 H. D. Dansey 796 By a majority of 125 votes Saturday was decided .upon as the half-holi-day in lieu of Wednesday. HAMILTON.

Borough Council.— F. Findlay 2844, C. Lafferty 2687, J. R. Fow 2851, H. R. Hammond 2342, P. G. Reynolds 2280 R. McCaw 2176, W. W. Dillicav 2149! F. C. House 2014, J. E. Tidd 1948, C Croall 1822, AA 7 . R. Shattock 1868, AA 7 . M. Cann 1835. HOKITIKA.

G. Perry (sitting) 818 E W. Heenan (Labour) 310 EKETAHUNA.

Borough Council. —V. PL Ryan 283, M. AA 7 . Priest 263, AA r . Olsen 228, P. S Page 225, K. D. Marenzi 218, E. M. Simmers 218. The foregoing are elected. A. Southey 191, D. K. Butcher 139, E. B. Norton 85. Tararua Power Board.—W. Simpson 256, D. H. Butcher 111.

P. W. Goldsmith ... "... ... 537 H. A. Phillips 516 Informal ... ■ 19 MASTERTON. T. Jordan (sitting) ... 1489 L. J. Taylor ... 910 A. Rippon ... 192 WANGANUI. W. J. Rogers (Labour) ... 6851 G. H. Trott (Citizens) ... 3045 NEW PLYMOUTH. E. R. C. Gilmour (sitting) ... 3608 P E. Stainton ... 1444 HASTINGS. G. A. Maddison (sitting) ... ... 3279 J. A. Miller ... 2293 HASTINGS HALF-HOLIDAY 7 POLL. Saturday ... 3279 Thursday ... 2589 NAPIER. T. W. Hercoek ... 2768 C. 0. Morse (sitting) i ... 2520 GISBORNE. D. W. Coleman (sitting) ... ... 3532 N. H. Bull ... 2770

F. E. Sntton (sitting) 1108 W. W. Toy 613 SUMNER. J. E. Tait (sitting) 918 F. W. J. Murdock 614 NEW BRIGHTON. E. L. Smith (sitting) .• 1638 E. A. M. Leaver 704 KAIAPOI. Rev. W. H. A. Vickery (sitting) 426 E. G. Gray .' 314 ASHBURTON. Dr. G. I. Miller 1165 W. H. Woods (sitting) 560 J. T. Pratley (Labour) 259 The Labour candidates for the Mayoralty and council polled fewer votes than the other candidates who did not stand on a party ticket. TIMARU. W. G. Tweedy 3243 G. H. Andrews 2514 GREYMOUTH. F. A. Kitchingham 1420 A. H. McKane 1029 P. Blanchfield ... 812 ROSS. K. 0. May ... 152 John Murdoch (sitting) 97 INVERCARGILL. John Miller (sitting) 6184 G. J. Reed 1544 EASTBOURNE. E. W. Wise (sitting) ... 755 Margaret Magill 414 LOWER HUTT. J. W. Andrews (Citizens, sitting 2805 P. Dowse (Labour) 2630 UPPER HUTT. P. Robertson (Labour) 860 J. Purvis 518 A. J. McCurdy (sitting) 315 F. P. Keys 202 PETONE. G. London (Citizens) ... ... ... 1422 A. Scholefield (Labour, sitting) ... 1367 D. M. Dickson (Independent) ... 597 DANNEVlRKE.

A. AV. Horton ... 284 H. T. Rees ... 227 otaki: C. F. Atmorc ... 388

It. Gibson ... 463 F. A. Jones (sitting) 448 Mr Jones had served for thirteen

H. D. Caro 3625 C. Croall ... 1915