RAETIHI BOROUGH

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 126, 29 May 1944, Page 3

RAETIHI BOROUGH

COUNCILLORS RETURNED SATURDAY CHOSEN AS THE HALF-HOLIDAY. In the Borough of Raetihi there were two issues of direct interest to the town, and a third in which it shared an interest with Ohakune Borough and the Waimarino County. The issues were:—Election of a borough council, choice of a half-holiday for the borough and the election, together with the borough of Ohakune and Waimarino County, of a representative on the Wanganui Hospital Board. BOROUGH COUNCIL. All the sitting councillors were returned to. the council together with Mr. R. W. Jones. R. W. Jones 31)2 »T. Shout ..... 294 »F. L. Lee - 288 *F. B. Soar . 276 ♦A. E. Urwin 267 *A. E. Scarrow ..... 260 *W. H. Sandford 23(1 *R. B. Davies 221 •H. J. Donnelly 215 (The above were elected.) H. W. B. Littlewood 159 A. C. Bell 147 HALF-HOLIDAY ISSUE. Saturday was retained as the borough half-holiday, the voting being as follows:—Saturday 237, Wednesday 104, Friday 6, Thursday 1. HOSPITAL BOARD. As representative on the Wanganui Hospital Board of the combined boroughs of Raetihi and Ohakune and County of Waimarino, Mr. J. A. Morton did not seek re-election. Tbe vacancy was contested by Mr. L. Nation and Mr. H. E. Frederick, Mr. Nation winning. L. Nation 614 H. E. Frederick 245