HOSPITAL BOARD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144667, 29 April 1915, Page 7

HOSPITAL BOARD.

MR. SYKES GAINS A SEAT. The contest for the three seats on the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, for which there wore five candidates, resulted in Mr. F. C, J. Bellringer and Mrs. Dockrill (retiring members) and Mr. A. E. Sykes being returned by very substantial majorities. The latter replaces Mr. G. t\. Browne. Retails Were as follows:

Totals... 1448 880 1297 1321 366 Informal, 68. WAITARA AND INGLEWOOD. At Waitara the vote on the halfholiday question was in favour of Saturday by a two to one majority. Inglewood retained Thursday. ' RESULTS ELSEWHERE. WELLINGTON ELECTIONS. PEP. PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, April 28. J. P. Luke (retiring Mayor) 9886, B, Fletcher 7483. C. H. Chapman (Labour) 1132. Of 33.500 voters on the roll a little over 18,500 went to the poll. Ul the suburban Mayors were elected ■nopposed as follows: —Pctone, J. W. M'Ewan (re-elected); Huit, H. Baldwin (re-elected); Onslow, C. C. Crump (re-elocted): Eastbourne, J. P; Kelly: Miramar, F. Townsend (re-elected); Karori, B. G. H. Burn. Tho Harbour Board election resulted ;—Payers of dues other than on ■hips, R. E. Sinclair defeated A. D. Kennedy by 168 votes .to 27; C. TV. Jones and H. L. Nathan were returned unopposed for payers of dues on ships. The latest reports give Saturday half-holiday a considerable lead over the other days. The returns were still too indefinite at midnight to give so idea of the results.

Hawera.—E, Dixon 436, E. AXorissey 481.

Fusion.—A. Fraser (ex-town dark) 897, Senior Councillor Chrystall 235. MasU-rton.—J. AL Coradiiie (retiring Mavor) 863, John Hunter 356. Neteon.—C. J. Harley 1200, W. Lock (retiring Mayor) 1082.' Blenheim.—J. J. Corry ’(sitting Mayor) was elected with a majority of 92 over Councillor Carr. Ashburton.—Robert Galbraith 533. Henry Davis 373. Mr. Davis had held office for twelve consecutive years and had been elected unopposed on each occasion.

Timaru.—E. R. Guineas (the present Mayor) defeated ex-Mayor W. Angland and Councillor Hunt by a large major-

Waimate.—N. Francis (ex-Alayor) defeated J. Black (the present Alayor). Termtka.—A. Frew defeated W. F. Evans.

Geraldine.—J. Kennedy (the present Mayor) and Dr. Hislop tied, and drew lots, Dr. Hislop winning. Oama'ru. —W. H. Frith (returns Mayor) defeated Jas. Mitchell by 1 to votes.

Port Chalmers. —T. Scollay (the retiring Mayor) 509, VT. Morgan -170. The noli on the question of file weekly half-holiday resulted.—Saturday 10,343, IWednesdar 0128. Auckland.—). H. Gttnson 8805. P. Tndehope 5752; Gunson’s majority, 8053. Newmarket.—James .AI“Coll 450, AV. J. Jaffrey 437. Dunedin. —-Clark 6362. Myers oLSI. Marlow 3940. Mornington.—Sincock 587, Harraway 801. , Invercargill.—Duncan APFarlane was re-elected Mavnr hv a 700 majority. Palmerston‘North.—J. A. Nash (present Mayor) 1965. F. J. Nathan 14.0. J Wanganui.—C. F.. Mackny 1352. T. B. AVilliams 698. F.. N. Liffiton 600. The proposal to borrow £24,000 for tramway power and electric lighting carried. A general purpose loan of £87,000 was defeated.

LATER RETURNS. Christchurch. —Mayoralty : Holland '4591, Spiers (Social Democrat) 39-L, Sorenson 3634. • Auckland.—ln the. City Council election ‘ tile whole six candidates on tho Labour ticket appear in the list of imsuccessful candidates. Miss K. Mc*~ ville was re-elected second on tho poll. I)r Florence Keller headed the poll for the Hospital Board. The election of Mayors resulted;—Birkenhead. J. P. M'Phail; Otahuhu, James Atkinson. “Wellington.—As the result of the City Council election all eleven old councillors who were seeking election were returned. The result of the half-holiday poll is ntill unknown. The latest ligures are: —For Saturday 8770. for Wednesday 8305; two returns to come. They are unlikely to affect the above result. The half-holiday poll resulted :—Saturday 7662, Thursday 3460. Bit ham.—B. Dive 269, G. H. Bucterjdge 241, informal 5. Dannevirke.—Four new councillors were elected to the council, and it nowconsists of Messrs. Alenefy, Drummond, Armstrong, Anderson, Ashcroft, CarBton, Dobson. Fraser and Stewart. Fox ton. —The council election resulted in Messrs. Henderson. Freeman, AVhibley, Thompson, AFCoR, Bryant, Coley, Stevenson and Simmons being elected. There were twelve candidates. Waipawa.—All the old council were returned except Mr. Sebloy, who was replaced by Mr. Tricklebank. .Marion. The.polling was as follows: —Mayoralty; F. CL AVilson 211, R. E. Beckett 207. Council; E. Lloyd, J. F. Sicelv, F. Spencer, A. Way, J. H. Aides and P, Hunter. There were nineteen nominations. Hastings.—The polling, resulted as follows:— Mayor: W. Hart 1295, J. T. Blake 1030. Harbour Board: Lane 1518, A. A. George 758. All the old councillors were returned with the exception that Adams and Martell replace Holderness (retired) and Blake (the Mayoral candidate). Taihape.—The Mayor, Air. A. L. Harrowsmith was returned unopposed. Ohaknne. —-The polling for Mayor resulted;-—!. A. Sutler 212, T. H. Kieiey 193.

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