LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 132, 6 May 1941, Page 5

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS.

CLOSING OF NOMINATIONS. COUNTRY CANDIDATES. | Nominations for local bodies which closed : at noon yesterday, show that an election will be necessary lor the Kairanga County Council in the Mangaone and Fitzheri bert ridings, in each of which four were received for three vacancies. In the faonui riding the required number of nominations, three, were received. No elections will bo necessary for the county representative on the 1 "ox ton Harbour Board, for which the retiring member, Mr J. Linklatcr, will be replaced by Mr W. R. Hopcroft, and on the Palincraton North Ilo>pital Board, but council's representatives on the Manawatu-Oroua Power Board four nominations were received for two seat". There are 10 nominations for seven seats on the Makerua Drainage Board, but no election will be necessary for the Manawalu Drainage Board. For all Manawalu County seats the sitting members were again nominated, and no elections will be necessary. Nominations are as follow. sitting members being denoted by an asterisk: KAIRANGA COUNTY COUNCIL. Taonui Hiding.—David Collis*, Neils Peter Nielsen*, Max William Vo=s*. Mangaone Riding.—Marshal Gilbert Hansen, Percy Victor Koehlcr*, Frank John Russell*, William George Shannon*. Fit/.hcrbcrt Riding.—Josiah Batchelar*, Edwin Wynn Crouchcr, William Robert Hopcroft*, Thomas Dennis Lynch*. MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL. Sandoti Riuing. —Henry John Fagan*. Mt. Stewart Riding: David William Reid*. Waitolu Riding: Willoughby Finest Pearce*. Rongotea Riding: Alfred Xorman Morcom*. Carnarvon Riding: Robert Adams Wilson*. Kawa Kawa Riding: James Boyce*. Awahou Riding: Waller Edward Barber*. FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD. Kairanga County.—William Robert Hopcroft. Manawatu Countv.—Waller Edward Barber*. PALMERSTON NORTH HOSPITAL BOARD. Kairanga County.—Josiah Batchelar*. David Collis*. Manawatu County.—James Boyce*. Mark F.Hward Perreau 4 '. Horowhenua County Council. —Christen Pcdersen Jensen*, Alfred James Gimblett.. Pohangina Countv. —William Howell. MANAWATU-OROUA POWER BOAR]'. Kairanga County.—Josiah Batchelar. R:ivmoncl Arthur Bennett. Neil Campbell*. William George Shannon*-. Manawalu County.—James Boyce*, Leslie Arthur Hogg*. Pohangina Countv. —William McKay*. HOROWHENUA POWER BOARD. Manawatu County.—Walter Edward Barber*. Horowhenua County Council.—George Alexander Monk"'. Thomas Gains Vincent*, A'.fied Scifcrt*. Shannon Borough Council. —Alfred Ernest Hvcle*. MANAWATU DRAINAGE BOARD. John Bruce Chrystal], John Collis*. Hubert Roland Green* Howard Dudley Lovelock. Frank John Russell*. Waller Ernest Tb" -* " ' ' ~" ne-*. IAKERUA DRAINAGE BOARD. James uo.,g. i ~n*. George T'—.ia s Woodlcie-lt, Clifford*. Ivan Croad. William Jackson*. George Larson*. Percy Kobblewhile Robinson, Henry Sanies*. Herman Seifeit*, Robert Sottthee, Leonard James Vile. ■ HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL. Tokomaru Riding.—James Douglas Aitchison*, Leslie Herbert Best*. Joseph Huia Palmesjton Liggins. WTiirikino Riding.—Alfred James- Gimliletl*. Alexander McPhcc Colqulibun*. Duncan Keith Guv*. Otaki Riding—Alfred Melvine Atkins*, William James Taylor. Te Horo Riding.—George Alexander Monk*. Richard Wood Jenkins". POHANGINA COUNTY COUNCIL. Awahou Riding.—Harold Bryce Clapi ham*. Mangaone: William Howell* - . i Mangapikipiki : William McKay*. Pohangina : Norman Ha«;ld Moore. Tamajki: George Mervyn Arbon*. Coal Creek: Samuel James Strahan. Umutoi— Peter White Jensen*, Charles Franklvn Viles. SHANNON BOROUGH COUNCIL. Mayor—Alfred Ernest Hyde. (Mr Butt did not seek re-eloction.) I Councillors.—Hugh Aitchison*, William j Clayton*, Robert Edward, Downes*. Edi ward Francis Homer, William Claude Higgie. Ravmond Robert Lind *, John \lfred Roach'-, Arthur Henry Richards. ! " BUCKLEY DRAINAGE BOARD. I Buckley Sub-Division.—James Bowler*, William Claude Higgle. Piaka: Ronald ! Joseph La.\v*, Richard Albert Spcirs*. I Kcputaroa : Arthur Cottle". OROUA DRAINAGE BOARD. ' Ernest Robert Burgess'-'. Charles. Wesley ! Davison, Charles Stanley Hunt*,' Charles Martin Lind*. Arthur John Sanson. APITI-POHANGINA RABBIT BOARD Edward Bin-elf. James Daniel Galvin*, John David Kilgour*, Hugh Cecil i Mclntyre*. .lohn George Colin Searlc*. HASTERN POHANGINA RABBIT

BOARD. Albeit Bernard Binett, Richard Port*, William George Seymour Romley*, John Edward Spelman*, Thomas John Spclnian*.

OTAKI BOROUGH. (Press Assn.) OTAKI. May 6.

Otaki Borough nominations arc:— .Mayor, Charles Atmore, George Cook, Councillors: Messrs Baker. Ballingcr, Brayshaw. Cook. Jensen. Johnson, Knox, Mortiboy. Rhodes and Thorpe. Power Board: Mr Johnson;