LOCAL BODIES

Southland Times, Issue 20663, 19 April 1929, Page 8

LOCAL BODIES

NOMINATIONS CLOSE

INVERCARGILL BOROUGH

ELECTION

SIXTEEN CANDIDATES FOR

COUNCIL

At noon yesterday the nominations of candidates for the mayoralty of Invercargill, for the Invercargill Borough Council for other local bodies closed. There was a gathering of some twenty ratepayers in the Council Chambers when the Returning Officer (Mr C. L. Grange) read out the nominations. When he had concluded the candidates for the Mayoralty and a number of candidates for the council spoke briefly.

The Mayor (Mr John Miller) said that there was no necessity on the present occasion to say much. Later he would have an opportunity of placing his views before electors. He thanked those gentlemen who had nominated him. His apprenticeship in civic affairs was long past and his record was known to the electors of Invercargill. Mr J. D. Campbell, the other candidate for the Mayoralty, also spoke briefly. “I, like his Worship, do not think this is the time to make a speech, ” he said. “Doubtless I shall have an opportunity of speaking at a future date. I wish to thank those who were kind enough to nominate me for the very responsible office of Mayor. I hope the election will be contested in a friendly spirit and I should like to feel that whatever may be the result his Worship and I will be as good friends as we have been during my four years as a councillor." Brief addresses were also, made by Councillors Tattersfield, Robertson, O’Byrne and Reed and Mr Isaac Petrie. The Nominations. Two nominations were received for the office of Mayor, sixteen for the twelve seats on the Council, five for the three seats on the Southland Hospital Board, four for the three seats on the Bluff Harbour Board and two for the two seats on the Southland Power Board. For the Mayoralty. JOHN DANIEL CAMPBELL, nominated by Francis George O’Beirne. David Rutledge, George Hewton, A. F. Barr, T. J. S. Daniel and R. Hislop. ’JOHN MILLER, nominated by J. L. McG. Watson, Charles Provan, John H. Kissel!, F. W. Preddy. Alfred W. Jones, G. R. Brown and Evan McK. Lyon. For the Council. (Twelve Required.) ’THOMAS O’BYRNE, nominated by J. L. McG. Watson and Mrs Elizabeth McFarlane. ISAAC LAWRENCE PETRIE, nominated by William Stevenson and William J. S. Dunlop. ‘GORDON J. REED, nominated by Alfred W. Jones and Eustace Russell. ’'CUTHBERT JOHN BRODRICK, nominated by Richard D. Newth and J. L. McG. Watson. ’WILLIAM HINCHEY, nominated by William S. Todd and Charles E. Watts. FREDERICK G. HALL-JONES, nominated by Hugh L. H. Mair and William Grieve. ’EDWARD SHEEHAN, nominated byJohn A. Doig and Bertram N. Spence. ALFRED JAMES BALL, nominated byAndrew L. McCulloch, Richard G. Speirs, William Manson, Lachlan Gray, Thomas E. Davis. ’JAMES ROBERTSON. nominated by A. F. Hawke and John Matheson. "GEORGE ROBERT COOPER, nominated by William S. Todd and William Manson. "ALLAN CHARLES FORD, nominated by Garnet Jeffrey Yule and John Morton McCrostie. JOHN GILKISON, nominated by John Matheson and Alexander Derbie. JAMES GEORGE IMLAY, nominated by John Gilkison and Robert John Cummings. HORACE JAMES M.ACALISTER, nominated by William Manson and Archibald Fotheringham Hawke. "JAMES HENRY TATTERSFIELD, nominated by William Smith and James Tweedie Wilson. ARTHUR ERNEST WISH, nominated by James Crichton Prain and Robert. Matthew Strang. It will be observed that nine of the pre-

sent council are seeking re-election while seven of the candidates have not yet held office on the council. The nomination of Allan Francis Hogg was also received but as he was not on the electoral roll the nomination could not be accepted. The retiring councillors are Messrs C. B. Tapley, S. M. Macalister and J. D. Campbell (who is a candidate for the Mayoralty). Hospital Board. (Three Members Required.) Isaac Lawrence Petrie. Annie Jane Lyall Henderson. ♦Hellen Lumsden Birss. ♦James Robertson. ♦John Matheson. Harbour Board. (Three Members Required.) Isaac Lawrence Petrie. ♦William Hinchey. ♦William Alexander Ott. ♦Charles Stephen Longuet. Advice was received yesterday from the Governor-General (Sir Charles Fergussonl, that the following gentlemen had been appointed Government representatives on the Bluff Harbour Board for the next three years: — R. A. ANDERSON, Invercargill. J. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, stevedore, Bluff. Payers of Dues. The following nomination has been received for the office of payer of dues:— MATTHEW N. HYNDMAN, Invercargill. ♦Denotes sitting members. Power Board. Only two nominations were received for representatives of the borough on the Power Board. These were Arthur Le Heup Hoyles and Charles Allan Henderson, who were declared elected. Both are sitting members. GORE The following candidates have been nominated for the Gore municipal elections, nominations closing at noon yesterday:— Mayoralty. NEWMAN, A. T., nominated by D. A. Dunn and C. J. Burrows. POPPELWELL, D. L„ nominated by T. J. Sherborne, John Norton, Jane Baker, John Tinnock, J. E. Rogers, G. B. Paterson, A. C. Gormack, James Foster. SHELTON, W. D„ nominated by D. McDougall, A. H. Aitken, H. A. Price, Walter Gee, Hannah Gee and W. L. McGoldrick. MACGIBBON, A. A., nominated by Robert Alexander, R. Lange, Johnston Wylie, T. McKinnell, Catherine Baldwin and E. B. Piper. ! .

Council.

—South Ward.—

AITKEN, A. H. W., nominated by Messrs G. Peterson and G. C. Hamilton. . GEE, Walter, nominated by Dr. and Mrs J. E. Rogers, Mesdames A. A. F. Cochrane and B. N. Dolamore, Messrs J. W. Nicholson and W. D. Shelton.

SIM, T., nominated by T. Mcßobbic and G. Brownlie.

BRIGGS, H., nominated by T. Daly and W. T. Trusler.

WRIGHT, James A., nominated by J. S. Robertson and J. Gray.

—North Ward.—

HAMILTON, W. K„ nominated by J. Speden and Henry Windle. BALDEY, J. A., nominated by J. B. Fraser and T. Sim. - ■

WILKINSON, C. R. 8., nominated by W. McKenzie and M. Fitzgerald. PEARCE, T. A. C„ nominated by D. Taylor and A. Matthews. —East Ward.—

WALLIS, F. (jun.l, nominated by D. O’Neill, W. J. Reynolds, A. D. Patterson and Mbs Joan Harvey. McDOUGALL, D., nominated by W. Christie, and W. J. Trebilcock. HAY, M., nominated by W. J. Trebilcock and S. W. Smith.

BLACK, Henry, nominated by C. J. Burrows and C. E. Herbert. —W'est Ward—

DAVIDSON, A., nominated by David Lyttle and A. J. Briggs. TUTTY, W„ nominated by D. Gordon and A. Morton.

McLACHLAN, A., nominated by Edith Smith and Mabel Shave.

Power Board

LANGE, R. S., proposed by D. McDougall and James Dunn. BENNET, C., proposed by E. N. Hunt, J. Blaikie and others. MACGIBBON, A. A., proposed by W. K. Hamilton, T. Falconer and others.

Hospital Board.

NEWMAN, A. T., proposed by Miss R. I. V. Aitken, Mrs E. A. Pigeon, Messrs D McDougall, W. D. Shelton and E. G. Wil son.

RHODES, T., proposed by A. Martin, John Shanks, Mary E. Alexander.

Bluff Harbour Board.

AITKEN, A. H., proposed by W. Kirk and C. M. Wilson.

The contest for the mayoralty promises to be interesting. For the council there are elections in all the wards with the exception of the west, and one prospective candidate for that ward arrived two minutes late with his nomination paper. Mr A. H. Aitken has been returned unopposed to the Bluff Harbour Board. The sitting member, Mr A. A. Mac Gibbon, is being opposed for the seat on the Southland Electric Power Board by Messrs Lange and Bennet. Mr T. Rhodes, the sitting member, is being opposed by Mr A. T. Newman for the seat on the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. With such a wealth of candidates a heavy poll is anticipated, as all the nominees are organizing strongly, many names having been added to the supplementary roll.

MATATKA

(From Our Correspondent.)

The following nominations were received for the officers of Mayor and Councillors for the Borough of Mataura: —

The Mayoralty

Charles Donohue McConnell, (sitting Mayor) nominated by Messrs. W. P. Thorn and Charles Stewart.

Archibald Nairn Mac Gibbon nominated by Mrs. Jane Paterson, Mrs. Jane Dickie, Messrs. W. H. Barrett, C. P. Sleeman, Robert McCaughan, William Coeter. Councillors. John George Sutherland nominated by Mr. John Taylor and Mrs. D. McGowan William Perriam Thorn nominated by Messrs. John Buchanan and George Gourley. John Withington Aitken nominated by Messrs. E. A. Downes and Charles Stewart. James Ingram nominated by Messrs. J. 11. Clark and James Adam. William Piercy nominated by Messrs. John Buchanan and Andrew Baleavee. Charles Ernest Rowe nominated by Messrs. C. P. Sleeman and Thos. W’eatherburn.

George R. Beaumont nominated by Messrs William Buchanan and Thos. F. Quilter.

John Hcslin nominated by Messrs. Ed win Boyes and \V. Heslin.

There will be an election for the office of Mayor but for councillors only eight nominations have been received for the nine seats so that an extraordinary vacancy occurs for which nominations will be called later and an election held if necessary. Of the present council those not seeking re-election are Councillors J. Walker and L. McKclvie ard the new blood on the council are Messrs. J. G. Sutherland and G. R. Beaumont, the former having previously served a term on the council. TIMARU. (Per United Press Association.) Timaru, April IS. There are three nominations for the Timaru mayoralty, Messrs William Angland, A. Lawrence Gee, and P. C. Vinnell. For the council there are eleven nominations for nine seats. CHRISTCHURCH. Christchurch, April IS. The nominations for the city mayoralty are the Rev. J. K. Archer (Labour) the sitting Mayor, and Mr W. Haywood (Citizens’ Association). There are 32 candidates for the 16 council seats including 14 Citizens’ Association candidates, four of them sitting members, 12 Labour candidates. nine of whom are sitting members, and six Independents. For the hospital board there are 17 candidates for eight seats and for the harbour board nine candidates for four city seats. The election is to be on the proportional system. WANGANUI. Wanganui, April IS. A keen interest is being taken in the local municipal elections. There are three candidates for the mayoralty, Messrs W. J. Rogers (the present Mayor), Hope Gibbons and M. Morrison. There are 23 nominated for the council. NAPIER. Napier, April 18. Mr J. Vigor Brown was returned unopposed to the Napier mayoralty. OTAKI. Otaki, April 18. The following councillors have been elected unopposed for the borough:—Messrs T. O’Rourke, W. B. Smith. E. S. Morse, H. Cockrell, J. McGill and H. Palmer. For the mayoralty there are two nominations, Messrs C. F. Atmore and W. H. Bowden.

Mr E. S. Morse was re-elected to the power board.