2574
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 67

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

IT is hereby publicly notified that the undernamed persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Taranaki :—

For the North Ward—
Arthur Herbert Halcombe.

For the East Ward—
William Rogers.

For the West Ward—
John McArthur.

The number of valid votes for each candidate was—
North Ward—
Arthur Herbert Halcombe, elected unopposed.

East Ward—
William Rogers, elected unopposed.

West Ward—
John McArthur ... ... ... ... 81
Samuel Smith Osborne ... ... ... 57

The total number of votes recorded was 139. The total number of votes rejected as informal was 2.

P. S. WHITCOMBE,
Returning Officer.
Education Office,
New Plymouth, 7th August, 1911.

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 is the result of the voting for the election of three members to the Wanganui Education Board :—

Northern Ward—
Spurdle, Frederick Morris... ... ... 220
Blackball, Thomas Nisbet... ... ... 12
Valid votes, 232; informal, 7.

Southern Ward—
Pirani, Fred ... ... ... 219
Matheson, Alexander ... ... ... 35
Valid votes, 254; informal, 5.

Central Ward—
John Petty Aldridge was the only candidate nominated.

I therefore declare FREDERICK MORRIS SPURDLE, FRED PIRANI, and JOHN PETTY ALDRIDGE duly elected members of the Board as representatives of the Northern, Southern, and Central Wards respectively.

W. H. SWANGER,
Returning Officer.
Education Office,
Wanganui, 8th August, 1911.

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

THE following is the result of voting for the election of members to the Wellington Education Board :—

Wellington City Ward—
Aitken, John Guthrie Wood ... ... 68
McLaren, David ... ... ... 32
Valid votes, 100; invalid votes, 1.

Hutt-Horowhenua Ward
Freeman, Herbert ... ... ... 127
Elder, Henry Rickardson ... ... ... 102
Valid votes, 229; invalid votes, 3.

Wairarapa Ward—
For the representation of the Wairarapa Ward Arthur Henry Vile was the only candidate nominated.

I therefore declare JOHN GUTHRIE WOOD AITKEN, HERBERT FREEMAN, and ARTHUR HENRY VILE to have been duly elected members of the Wellington Education Board as representatives of the Wellington City Ward, Hutt-Horowhenua Ward, and Wairarapa Ward respectively.

G. L. STEWART,
Returning Officer.
Education Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1911.

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

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 15 of the Education Act, 1908, that the following persons have been duly nominated for the vacancies on the Marlborough Education Board :—

Eastern Ward—
John Connolly.

Central Ward—
Edward Henry Penny.

Western Ward—
James Fulton.

As the number of duly nominated candidates is equal to the number to be elected, I therefore declare the said JOHN CONNOLLY, EDWARD HENRY PENNY, and JAMES FULTON duly elected members of the Marlborough Education Board for the ensuing three years.

E. HYLTON,
Returning Officer.
Education Office,
Blenheim, 4th July, 1911.

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

IT is hereby publicly notified that Messrs.
FREDERICK WILLIAM OSCAR SMITH,
WILLIAM NORRIS FRANKLYN, and
JAMES WILLIAM FAIR

are declared elected members of the Education Board of the District of Nelson for the East, Middle, and West Wards respectively.

In the East Ward the number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—
Smith, Frederick William Oscar ... ... 104
Hoult, Edward Samuel ... ... ... 20

Total number of valid votes recorded, 124. Total number of votes rejected as informal, 2.

For the Middle and West Wards Messrs. William Norris Franklyn and James William Fair were returned unopposed.

N. R. WILLIAMS,
Returning Officer.
Education Office,
Nelson, 8th August, 1911.

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

IN pursuance of the provisions of the Education Act, 1908, and its amendments, it is hereby publicly notified that at the statutory annual election of members held on 24th July, 1911, the following gentlemen were 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—
Frederick Kilgour.

The votes recorded in favour of the several candidates who contested the elections were as follows :—

Northern Ward—
Lilburn, John ... ... ... 24
Ryall, John ... ... ... 29
Total number of valid votes, 53. Voting-papers rejected as informal, 1.

Eastern Ward—
Marshall, Hon. James ... ... 60
Peat, Noel ... ... ... 43
Total number of valid votes, 103. Voting-papers rejected as informal, 1.

Western Ward—
Harris, Stewart Robert ... ... 8
Kilgour, Frederick ... ... 12
Williams, Richard Jones ... ... 9
Total number of valid votes, 29. Voting-papers rejected as informal, 1.

P. F. DANIEL,
Returning Officer.
Education Office,
Greymouth, 8th August, 1911.

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

IT is hereby notified that the following nominations were duly received for the election of three members of the Board, viz. :—

North Ward—
Thomas Thimbleby Jones.