MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Southland Times, Issue 17913, 19 April 1917, Page 5

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

INVERCARGILL NOMINATIONS. There was a fair attendance of candidates and others at the municipal offices yesterday, when the Returning Officer (Mr T. W. Walker) announced that the following nominations had been received for municipal honours: — MAYORAL ELECTION. Duncan McKarlane, nominated by N. J. M. Rein and C. G. Lewis. John Stead, nominated by W. B. Scandrett and Jas. Manson. HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOAD. Helen Lumsden Birss, nominated by W. N. Stirling, Elizabeth Stephen Baird and K. N. Kidd. Sophia Jane Cruickshank, nominated by H J. Fan-ant and John Winders. Isaac L. Petrie, nominated by J. K. Jamieson and J. A. Jackson. J. Crosby Smith, nominated by John Stead and John Taylor. TOWN COUNCILLORS. Andrew Bain, nominated by Wm. Manson and T. Hide. Wm. Baird, nominated by A. F. Hawk® and R. A. Anderson. , John T. Carswell, nominated by John Taylor and W. N. Stirling. John A. Dolg, nominated by Jas. Ward and J. T. Carswell. Herbert J. Farrant, nominated by J. C. McNeilage and J. M. McNaughton. T. D. Lennie, nominated by Jas, Callender and J. M. McNanghton. J. F. Lillicrap, nominated by C. B. Borne and R. J. Gumming, John Matheson, nominated by W. N. Stirling and W. A. Ott. John R. Martin, nominated by Wm. Martin and John GUkison. S. M. McDonald, nominated by John Taylor and M. Thompson. Wm. H. Newall, nominated by Edward Maxted and W. C. M. Denham. T. O'Bryne, nominated by T. D, A. Moffett and Wm. Macallster. Wm. A. Ott, nominated by W, N. Stirling and Walter Henderson. Isaac L. Petrie, nominated by J. H. Whitaker and T. C. Ellis. F. W. Preddy, nominated by Robert Dunlop and J. J. Wesney. John Stevenson, nominated by H. WHoyds and John H. Klfigsland. Turner Smith, nominated by John Waugh and J. A. Crockett. Robert N. Ridd, nominated by L. E. Burrelli John Winders and Wm. Lewis. Edward Sheehan, nominated by Andrew Thomson and Lawrence Fraser. Addresses were delivered by Messrs McFarlane, Stead, Carswell. Lennie, Farrant, Martin, Newall, O’Byrne, Petrie, Ridd and Smith, and the proceedings closed at 1:20 p.m., after a vote of thanks had been accorded the Returning Officer. CAMPBELL TOWN. ' Mr J. S. A. McDougall was re-elected Mayor unopposed. Ten nominations were received for the Council and. as nine only are required, an election will be necessary. The candidates are: G. V. M. Edge. W. Hinchey. A. ' McKenzie, E. A. Nichol, E. Parker, Jas. Torrance, John Valentine, E. W. Walker, Jas. Walker, and M. E. Wiig. Mr J. S. A. McDougall was re-elected to represent Winton and Bluff boroughs and the Stewart Island County on the Southland H. and C.A. Board. Mr W. Hinchey was re-elected to represent Campbelltown on the Bluff Harbour Board. WINTON. Mr T. Walker was elected Mayor, and, there being only the required number of candidates fonthe Council, the following were declared duly elected: R. M. Gilmour, J. R. Hamilton, H. Liddell, F. Moore, F. Mulligan and A. B. Pittendrigh, senr. GORE. Mayor. —D. McDougall, C. J. Burrows, North Ward—A. Martin, J. A. Baldey, Jos. Garrick, E. Whitehead, T.J. Holla South Ward—J. A. Wright, Alex. Corbett, Jas. Brownlie. East Ward —John A. S. Aitken, John C. Bay, Thomas Rhodes. West Ward —David Lyttle, Jas. Turnbull, John Lock. H. and C.A. Board —John Mac Gibbon. An election will consequently be necessary for the office of Mayor and lor the three seats for North Ward. MATAURA. More interest than usual is being taken in the forthcoming election for 'the new Council for the Borough of Mataura. f Usually it is a hard matter to get sufficient nominations, but this time 17 candidates are to contest the nine vacancies on the Council. Of the old Council Councillor J. H. Park is th® only one who does not seek re-election. Nominations were announced by th® Town Clerk (Mr J. F. Mensiee) as fol--10 James A. Calder, John W. Aitken, David Caithness, 'Peter Curtin, James L. Mitchell. William A. Mow at. Thomas F. Quilter. William P. Thorn, James N. West, Thomas Carroll, James W. Ingram John George Sutherland, Henry Sleeman, Henry Osborne. Benjamin Downes, C. D. McConnell, Ralph J. Bigwood .

GREYMOtJTH. (Per United Press Association.) GREYMOUTH, April If. Mr J. D. Lynch was returned unopposed as Mayor of Greymouth. Thera were sixteen nominations of Councillors, and nine for the Charitable Aid Board. HOKITIKA. HOKITIKA, April 18. The following were re-elected unopposed for the Mayoralty. George Perry, Hokitika; Janies Murdoch, Kumam; Joseph Grimmond, Ross.