LOCAL BODY POLLS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21471, 20 April 1933, Page 11

LOCAL BODY POLLS

| CONTESTS IN THE CITY TWO MAYORAL CANDIDATES ASPIRANTS FOR THE COUNCIL FORTY-THREE NOMINATIONS No real surprises were provided when nominations closed at noon yesterday for the Mayoralty of Auckland and tho City Council. As in 1931 the Mayoralty contest will be between Mr. G. TV. Hutchison, who is completing his first term in office, and Mr. H. G. R. Mason, the ■official Labour candidate. Forty-three candidates are contesting 21 seats on the council. The number in 1931 was 37, while in 1929 tho record number of 67 was reached. Eighteen of the present members will recontest their seats. The three not standing again are Messrs. F. N. Bartram, H. It. Jenkins and J. Robertson. The Labbur Party is running a i< ticket " of 17 candidates for the council. So far no indication has been given that any other organisation is actively sponsoring candidates, apart from the fact that 15 of the retiring members have intimated that, having asked the Mayor to seek re-election, they are also offering their services. The three members not associated in that movement are Mr. B. Martin and Mr. E. J. Phelan, official Labour candidates, and Mr. T. Bloodworth, * who may bo described as Independent Labour. The election will take place on Wednesday, May 3, and it has been decided to revert to the cross system of voting. In the following list of nominations hn asterisk signifies a sitting member, end L indicates that a candidate is on the Labour ticket.

MAYORALTY ••(J, W. Hutchison H. G. R. Mason (L) CITY''COUNCIL (21 seats) W.T. Anderton (L) J. R. Lundon K. F. Andrews (L) G. W. S. Marten (L) C. Bailey (L) *B. Martin (L) 'Miss A." Basten F. E. Martin (L) 'M. J. Bennett J. A. Mason (L) •T. Bloodworth G. A. McKendrick E. R. Boucher "Miss Ellen Melville A. St. C. Brown M. J. M'oodabe *H. P. Burton C. S. Morris (L) *G. Grey Campbell *W. H. Murray *J. L. Coaklev W. F. O'Donnell *M. J. Covle *J- B. Paterson G. H. Da la *E. J. Phelan (L) M. Donald J. Purtell (L) *D. Donaldson A. Rosser (L) *A. J. Entrican J- Sayegh (L) G. G. Grant (L) R- G. Sly field *D. Henry J. S. Stewart A. G. Huitquist (L)S- Takle J. T. Jennings (L) *G. L. Taylor Mrs. M. E./Lee (L) J. W. Yarnall (L) *F; H. Leonard

HARBOUR BOARD i NEW CITY ASPIRANTS SUBURBAN CANDIDATES The Auckland Harbour Board comprises 15 members, but the terms of three members will not expire until 1935. For the four city seats eight nominations hare been received. Mr. G. R. Hutchinson, chairman of the board and & city representative, is not seeking reelection. Three representatives of suburban constituencies each has one opponent, while there are also two candidates for the Dne seat allotted to the boroughs of Hamilton, Cambridge, Te Awamutu and Ngaruawahia. Nominations for one representative for the counties of Franklin and Manukau do not close tintil to-day. Payers of dues on ships have two representatives and payers of due 3 other than dues on ships, one, nominations for these offices closing at noon to-morrow. The three members who will hold office without election until 1935 are Mr. A. J. Parker (Government member), Mr. A. S. M. Laing (Waitemata County and Mount Roskill road district), and Mr. A. S. Sutherland (Raglan, Waikato and Waipa Counties). The nominations are as follows, an asterisk indicating a sitting member:—

AUCKLAND CITY (Four Seats) *T. Bloodworth *J. B. Johnston E. H. Davis. J. R. Lundon W. A. Donald W. H. Murray *E. W. Inder J. Sayegh (L) BOROUGHS AND COUNTRY North Shore Boroughs (One Seat): — •W. B. Darlow ' A. E. Greenslade

Boroughs iof Newmarket, Onehunga and One Tree Hill, Road Districts of Panmure and Mount Wellington and Town Districts of Ellerslie (One Seat): — 8. Yella *M. H. Wynyard Boroughs of Mount Eden and Mount Albert (One Seat): — *T. B. Clay A. P. Hartnoll Boroughs of Hamilton, Cambridge, Te Awamutu and Ngaruawahia (One Seat): — C. Priestley *R. T. Reid HOSPITAL BOARD CITY' SEATS CONTESTED NO ELECTIONS IN SUBURBS There are 12 members on the Auckland Hospital Board. Four have been elected unopposed, while tbe terms of three others will not expire until next year. The contest will, therefore, he confined to the 12 candidates for five city seats.

There will be at least one now member, Mr. W. G. Mulholland, who has been elected unooposed to represent One Tree* Hill, Mount Roskill and Blount Wellington and Pan mure combined district. The retiring member, ilr. S. J. Harbutt, is contesting a city seat on this occasion. Mr. E. H. Potter and Mr. J. Rowe bare been re-elected to represent the combined district comprising Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Newmarket. Onobiing;;i and Ellerslie, while Mr. W. K. Bowitt, the retiring member, was not opposed for the representation of the four North ■Shore boroughs. The Rev. W. C. Wood, Mr. A. S. M. Laing and Mr. G. T. Parvin, representatives of country districts, will not retire until next year. The city nominations are as follows, ®n asterisk denoting a sitting member ®Bd L, indicating a Labour candidate: — AUCKLAND CITY (Five Seats) y.T.Anderton(L) «Mrs. E. A. Kidd J*' ® e 'l J. 11. Lundon »}• Copeland Mrs. H. Martin (L) M. Drearer (L) J. Purtell (L) Gunson *M. J. Savage .(L), HarbutH *W« JVallaeq '