TOWN BOARD ELECTIONS

Southland Times, Issue 24438, 19 May 1941, Page 8

TOWN BOARD ELECTIONS

DETAILS OF POLLING Results of the polling for town boards was as follows:— OTAUTAU Eleven candidates contested the seven seats on the Otautau Town Board, the poll resulting as follows:— Elected

Not Elected

LUMSDEN Very little interest was taken in the Lumsden Town Board election, only about a third of the electors recording their vote. The result was as follows:— Elected

WYNDHAM Elected

NIGHTCAPS Contrary to the position in most other centres, keen interest was displayed in the Nightcaps Town Board election, in which 13 candidates contested the seven seats, and the voting was heavy. The result was as follows: Elected

Not Elected

BRITISH RAILWAYMEN’S WAGES RAISED

(8.0.W.) RUGBY, May 17. Railwaymen’s wages have been increased under an award made by the Railway Staff National Tribunal. The award provides that as from June 1, 1941, the existing special war advances shall be increased by 4/- a week in the case of the adult male wage staff (making a total war advance of 11/- a week), and by £lO annually in the case of adult male clerical supervisors and other salaried staff (making a total war advance of £2B a year), with proportionate increases for females and juniors.

*A. A. Liddell 141 D. C. McCrostie 140 J. H. Smith 135 H. Macpherson ' 125 *G. B. Burns 109 K. A. McKenzie 100 *P. Sheridan 98

T. J. O’Neill 88 A. F. Hill 86 J. Seatter 67 D. Campbell 'Denotes sitting members. 62

*W. Dripps 94 *L. G. Bell 93 *W. M. Little 93 J. B. T. Marshall 81 : ' : C. Maloney 81 *T. Small 79 *A. F. J. Heath 76 Not Elected G. Small *Denotes sitting members. 59

a 'S. Clarke 168 *L. Harper 159 *H. H. Hunter 155 N. K. McNaughton 143 *A. A. Wilson 136 *A. T. Heydon 132 M. McFadgen 124 Not Elected P. B. Barnett 74 Informal 7 ’'Denotes sitting members.

*W. Excell 174 D. Sinclair 164 *J. C. Wilson 146 *E. Mason 139 *H. Tinker 115 J. B. McLeod 111 *A. Bennett 110

P. Creedy 99 *F. Klemick 85 J. A. McEwan 85 *P. L. Magee 83 D. J. McGregor 76 P. Lowe 52 ■Denotes sitting members.