MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17525, 30 April 1925, Page 8

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, April LSO. The final city Mayoralty return shows:— George Baiklon 9320. Harold Schmidt (lad; 5678. | The voting on the civic square proposal was;- For 4187. against 0270. New members on the Auckland City Council arc;- J. \V. Court, C. J* . Bennett. M. J. Coyle. L. A. Lady, G. , Brownlee, and L. J. Phelan (Labour). Eight out of he ten Labour candidates j were unsuccessful. The i'olloiving Mayors have been elected: Onclnmya. Mr Lomas; Mount Eden. Mr E. H. Potter, unopposed; Newmarket., Mr Donaldson, unopposed; Nortbcuic. Mr Deuxberry ; Birkenhead, Mr L. G. Skeates, unopposed; Mount Albert, Mr L. L. Rhodes; TuUapnna, Mr J. ]_>. Morison ; Dovoiipor., Mi T. Lament; Ot&liuhu, Mr Todd unopposed; Avondale, Mr W. J. Tail. On the Hospital Board, the lour sitting members and Airs Kidd will fill the five vacant scats. On the Harbour Board, the four vacancies will be filled, by Messrs Bloodworth, J.nder, J'oliuston and Murray. Owing lo an error in the ballet papers a fresh election will probably be necessary. The Mai tenia ta power loan was carried by 2852 to 1188. Takapuna and Avondale carried all their loan polls. The new Auckland City Council is:— T. Blood worth (L) . 8794 J. W. Court .... 7903 J. A. Warnock . . - 77-17 J. A. Alluni . . - 7533 Miss Melville . . . 7-MO -J. l>empscv . . . 7386 G. Knight' .... 7316 J. AY. 11 aid ley . . . 7235 A. J. Kntriean . . . 7011 M. J. Bennett . . . 0886 C. V. Bennett . . . 0703 M. J. Covie .... 0501. L. A. Lady .... 0403 J. Donald .... 0259 J. .Robertson . . .0121 J. B. Paterson . . .6114 S. T. Crookes . . . 5923 F'. AV. H. Brinsden . . 5080 C. Brownlee .... -5537 T. L. Thompson . . . 5326 E. J. Phelan (L> . . . 4706 The election of five city representatives on the Auckland Hospital Board resulted in the return of the uur sitting members and one new member, Mrs E. A. Kidd. The voting was:—YV. Wallace 9654. G. Knight 7944. T. Dempsey 7764, Mrs E. A. Kidd 7690, A\'. A. Thompson 5952. WELLINGTON.

I* k r .Press Association. WEU.IXftTO.V April 30. There were thirty-six candidates foi the fifteen seats on the City Council The following were elected:— M. H. Bennett . . 12,501 It. A. Wright . . . 12,409 If. 11. Bennett . . . 12.337 M. I'. Buckie . . . 11.810 G. A. Troup . . . 11,033 T- A . Meadmvcroft . . 11.546 A. ].. Moutielh . . . 11,229 ,T. Aston .... 11.218 B. G. 11. Burn . . . 11,168 •J. Burns .... 11.097 F. AY. Man ton . . . 11.027 IT. A. Huggins . . . 10.4 12 R. M’Keen .... 9,754 AY. .1. Thompson . . 9.704 T. Forsyth . . 9,667 Messrs Troup. Manton. Huggins ant M K-een arc new members. Messrs Montcith aiul M.’lveeu are Laboui For the Wellington Hospital Boarc Mr Van Stavern headed the poll Others elected are:—Mr F. Castle Mrs M’Vicar, Messrs W. Appleton, C M. Luke, J. K. Elliott, C. H. Chapman. G. Petherick, D. Campbell, F. Bakewell. F. H. Bennett. E. Vine. J. H. Hclliwell and Mrs P. Fraser. DUNEDIN. Pki; Pitcss Association - . DUNEDIN, April 30. Mr Tapley has been elected unopposed as Mayor. The following candidates have been returned: City Council—Clark. Rogg. Douglas, MacManus, Taverner, Wilson, Shacklock. Hancock, Hayward, Larnach, Scott. Sincock. Harbour Board—Larnach. Louden, Ramsay. Campbell. MacManus. Hospital Board—Xewlands. Mrs lackson. Larnach. Hancock. Scurr. Mrs MacDonald. Knight. The Port Chalmers Mayoralty resulted : Anderson .... ,SSI Watson .... 561 dhe St. Kilda Mayoralty resulted:— Hall H 96 £>ove SO6 OTHER PLACES. Nelson —-The Mayoral election resulted- W. Lock (sitting) 1199; 11. Coltman 957. T. W. Forster 7.1. Gore F-'i- the Mayoralt- D. L. Poppie well 701 was re-elected, defeating D. M. Thomson IS2. I Vhangarci - for the Mayoralty, J. E. Holmes defeated L. J. Brake 03- fifty voles in a poll of 2000. Otaki -an unusual feature oi the Borough Council election was that onlyone of the previous council (Mr O'Rourke) was re-electecl. Dargavillc For the Mayoraltv. the sitting Mayor, Mr R. E. Ilornblow, who had held the position tor six vears. was defeated by sixty-nine votes’by Mr F. A. Jones, who had a strong backing of business men. The voting was—Jones 401, Ilornblow 302. Tauranga—A poll was taken on the half-holiday question, Wednesday being chosen instead of the present Thursday, by a large majority. Saturday was very poorly supported. A poll was also taken as to whether the council should continue running pictures in the down Hall as a municipal enterprise, or whether the hall should be leased. The result was 61S votes for lease, and 333 for continuance of municipal control.