Sept. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 317

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

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

North Ward—
ALFRED RICHARD HARRIS.

East Ward—
ANDREW JOSEPH FARMER.

West Ward—
CHARLES THOMAS BARRIBALL.

The result of the voting for the East Ward is as follows:—
Lemuel John Bagnall .. .. .. 335
Andrew Joseph Farmer .. .. .. 405

Total number of valid votes recorded, 740. Number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 13.

The result of the voting for the West Ward is as follows:—
Charles Thomas Barriball .. .. .. 364
Charles Henry Sexton .. .. .. 172

Total number of valid votes recorded, 536. Number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 5.

R. CROWE,
Secretary and Returning Officer.
Auckland, 10th August, 1909.

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

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

North Ward .. ARTHUR MORTON.
East Ward .. JOHN DOUGALD MORISON.
West Ward .. JAMES YOUNG.

The number of valid votes recorded for the several candidates in the contested elections was,—

East Ward—
John Dougald Morison .. .. .. 121
David Maxwell .. .. .. 24

West Ward—
James Young .. .. .. 89
Frederick Joseph Moris .. .. .. 46

The total number of valid votes was,—
East Ward .. .. .. 145
West Ward .. .. .. 135

The total number of invalid votes was,—
East Ward .. .. .. 1
West Ward .. .. .. Nil.

P. S. WHITCOMBE,
Returning Officer.
Education Office,
New Plymouth, 10th August, 1909.

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

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

Northern Ward .. EDWIN DIXON.
Central Ward .. FRED PURNELL.
Southern Ward .. GEORGE HENRY BENNETT.

The number of valid votes recorded in favour of the several candidates of the contested election of the Northern Ward was,—
Edwin Dixon .. .. .. 188
Patrick O’Dea .. .. .. 157

The total number of valid votes was 345, and the total number of invalid votes was 4.

W. J. CARSON,
Returning Officer.
Education Office,
Wanganui, 11th August, 1909.

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

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

Wellington City Ward .. WILLIAM ALLAN.
Wairarapa Ward .. WALTER CLARK BUCHANAN.
Manawatu-Hutt Ward .. JOHN KEBBELL.

The number of valid votes recorded for the several candidates in the contested elections were,—

Wellington City Ward—
William Allan .. .. .. 74
Joseph Martin .. .. .. 27

Wairarapa Ward—
Walter Clark Buchanan .. .. .. 342
Richard Brown .. .. .. 104

The total number of valid votes was,—
Wellington City Ward .. .. .. 101
Wairarapa Ward .. .. .. 446

The number of invalid votes,—
Wellington City Ward .. .. .. 10
Wairarapa Ward .. .. .. 3

G. L. STEWART,
Returning Officer.
Education Office,
Wellington, 10th August, 1909.

Education Board of the District of Hawke’s Bay.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” I hereby declare the following persons to be duly elected members of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board:—

North Ward .. McLEOD, MALCOLM.
Middle Ward .. WHITTINGTON, CHARLES MITCHELL.
South Ward .. HUNTER, WILLIAM GEORGE.

It is further notified that for the North and Middle Wards the candidates declared elected were the only ones nominated.

For the South Ward the number of valid votes recorded for the duly nominated candidates were,—
Hunter, William George .. .. .. 80
Eccles, John Charles .. .. .. 54
Wilson, David .. .. .. 45

The total number of valid votes was 179. The number of votes rejected as informal was 1.

G. CRAWSHAW,
Returning Officer.
Education Office,
Napier, 10th August, 1909.

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

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” that the following persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Marlborough:—

Eastern Ward .. D’ARCY CHAYTOR.
Central Ward .. JOHN JAMES WINSBURY WHITE.
Western Ward .. HARRY MARSH READER.

The number of valid votes recorded in favour of the several candidates of the contested election of the Eastern Ward was,—
D’Arcy Chaytor .. .. .. 47 votes.
William Henry Macey .. .. .. 34 ”

The total number of valid votes was 81, and the number of invalid votes, 1.

E. S. HYLTON,
Secretary and Returning Officer.
Blenheim, 10th August, 1909.

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

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

WILLIAM LOCK, Esq.,
THOMAS JOHN BAIGENT, Esq., and
GEORGE BELL SHEPHERD, Esq.