Aug. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2187

Education Board of the District of Auckland.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with the provisions of section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” it is hereby notified that the undernamed persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Auckland :—

North Ward—
EDMUND CAMPBELL PURDIE.

East Ward—
CHRISTOPHER JAMES PARR.

West Ward—
GEORGE EDGECUMBE.

The result of the voting for the North Ward is as follows :—

Edmund Campbell Purdie .. .. .. 651
John Stallworthy .. .. .. 298
David Brown Wallace .. .. .. 96

Total number of valid votes recorded, 985. Number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 49.

The result of the voting for the East Ward is as follows :—

Christopher James Parr .. .. .. 693
Rev. Walter Lawry Salter .. .. .. 66

Total number of valid votes recorded, 759. Number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 26.

VINCENT E. RICE,
Education Office, Returning Officer.
Auckland, 11th August, 1908.

Education Board of the District of Taranaki.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with the provisions of section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” I hereby notify that the following gentlemen were the only duly nominated candidates :—

North Ward : Henry Faull.
East Ward : William Rogers.
West Ward : James Wade.

I therefore declare the said HENRY FAULL, WILLIAM ROGERS, and JAMES WADE to be duly elected as members of the Taranaki Education Board.

P. S. WHITCOMBE,
Education Office, Returning Officer.
New Plymouth, 17th July, 1908.

Education Board of the District of Wellington.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with the provisions of section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” I hereby notify that the following is the result of the voting for the election of members to the Wellington Education Board :—

Wairarapa Ward—
Vile, Arthur Henry .. .. .. 214
Brown, Richard .. .. .. 117
Barrell, Abraham .. .. .. 91

Valid votes, 422 ; invalid votes, 15.

Manawatu-Hutt Ward—
McDonald, Thomas William .. .. 170
McCurdy, Angus John .. .. .. 54

Valid votes, 224 ; invalid votes, 6.

I therefore declare ARTHUR HENRY VILE and THOMAS WILLIAM MCDONALD to have been duly elected members of the Wellington Education Board as representatives of the Wairarapa Ward and Manawatu-Hutt Ward respectively.

I further declare that JOHN GUTHRIE WOOD AITKEN, having been the only candidate nominated for the Wellington City Ward, has been duly elected.

G. L. STEWART,
Education Office, Returning Officer.
Wellington, 12th August, 1908.

Education Board of the District of Marlborough.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” it is hereby publicly notified that at the election held on the 27th July, 1908, the following votes were recorded :—

Eastern Ward—
Conolly, John (unopposed).

Central Ward—
Penny, Edward Henry (unopposed).

Western Ward—
Smith, John .. .. .. 30
Weaver, Alexander .. .. .. 18

The total number of valid votes recorded was 48. No voting-papers were rejected as informal.

I therefore declare that members have been duly elected as follows : Eastern Ward, JOHN CONOLLY ; Central Ward, EDWARD HENRY PENNY ; Western Ward, JOHN SMITH.

E. S. HYLTON,
Education Office, Returning Officer.
Blenheim, 11th August, 1908.

Education Board of the District of Nelson.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with the provisions of section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” it is hereby publicly notified that—

FREDERICK WILLIAM OSCAR SMITH, Esq.,
WILLIAM NORRIS FRANKLYN, Esq., and
JOHN WILLIAM FAIR, Esq.,

have been elected members of the Education Board of the District of Nelson.

The total number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—

East Ward—
Smith, Frederick William Oscar .. .. 77
Chisnall, George Edward .. .. 32
Phillips, William Henry .. .. 4

Total number of valid votes recorded .. 113
Total number of votes rejected as informal, 5.

Middle Ward—
Franklyn, William Norris (returned unopposed).

West Ward—
Fair, John William .. .. .. 67
Larsen, Hans .. .. .. 26

Total number of valid votes recorded .. 93
Total number of votes rejected as informal, 4.

N. R. WILLIAMS,
Education Office, Returning Officer.
Nelson, 11th August, 1908.

Education Board of the District of Westland.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with the provisions of section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” it is hereby notified that, in the election of a member to represent each of the three wards of the Westland Education District, the following were the only nominations received, and the persons named are hereby declared duly elected as members of the Board for the ensuing three years, viz. :—

North Ward : THOMAS THIMBLEBY JONES.
Middle Ward : THOMAS WILLIAM BEARE.
South Ward : HENRY LESLIE MICHEL.

A. J. MORTON,
Education Office, Returning Officer.
Hokitika, 10th July, 1908.

Education Board of the District of Grey.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” it is hereby publicly notified that the following persons have been elected members of the Education Board of the District of Grey :—

For the Northern Ward—
JOHN RYALL.

For the Eastern Ward—
Hon. JAMES MARSHALL.

For the Western Ward—
STEWART ROBERT HARRIS.

The valid votes recorded were as follows :—

Northern Ward—
John Ryall .. .. .. 29
Robert Alison .. .. .. 17

Total, 46 ; informal voting-papers, nil.

Eastern Ward—
Hon. James Marshall .. .. .. 72
Albert Henry Wheeler .. .. .. 39

Total, 111 : informal voting-papers, nil.

Western Ward—
Stewart Robert Harris .. .. .. 14
John Tindale .. .. .. 10

Total, 24 ; informal voting-papers, nil.

P. F. DANIEL,
Education Office, Returning Officer.
Greymouth, 11th August, 1908.