Sept. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2805

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

I HAVE the honour to inform you that the following members have been re-elected unopposed :—

North Ward—
HAROLD TRIMBLE.

East Ward—
WILLIAM MCL. KENNEDY.

West Ward—
GEORGE A. ADLAM.

P. S. WHITCOMBE,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
New Plymouth, 9th July, 1913.

Education Board of the District of Wanganui.—Election of Member to Extraordinary Vacancy.

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 one member to the extraordinary vacancy in the Central Ward caused by the resignation of Mr. J. P. Aldridge :—

Floyd, Peter .. .. .. 32
Harris, Thomas Abraham .. .. .. 197
Joblin, Arthur John .. .. .. 182

Total valid votes, 411 ; informal votes, 10.

I therefore declare THOMAS ABRAHAM HARRIS duly elected a member of the Board for the Central Ward.

W. H. SWANGER,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Wanganui, 12th August, 1913.

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—
Luxford, Jabez William Mace .. .. 72
O’Dea, Patrick .. .. 234

Valid votes, 306 ; informal votes, nil.

Central Ward—
David Henry Guthrie was the only candidate nominated.

Southern Ward—
Alfred Fraser was the only candidate nominated.

I therefore declare PATRICK O’DEA, DAVID HENRY GUTHRIE, and ALFRED FRASER duly elected members of the Board as representatives of the Northern, Central, and Southern Wards respectively.

W. H. SWANGER,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Wanganui, 12th August, 1913.

Education Board of the District of Hawke’s Bay.—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 of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board :—

North Ward—
Kirk, James Robert .. .. .. 165
Bodley, William .. .. .. 42

Valid votes, 207 ; informal, 5.

Middle Ward—
Sheath, James Howard .. .. .. 128
Miller, John Anderson .. .. .. 92

Valid votes, 220 ; informal, 5.

South Ward—
Grant, Alexander .. .. .. 145
Munro, John Donald .. .. .. 43

Valid votes, 188 ; informal, 5.

I therefore declare JAMES ROBERT KIRK, JAMES HOWARD SHEATH, and ALEXANDER GRANT duly elected members of the Board as representatives of the North, Middle, and South Wards respectively.

G. CRAWSHAW,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Napier, 12th August, 1913.

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

THE following nominations have been received for the annual election of members to the Wellington Education Board :—

Wellington City Ward—
Lee, Robert.

Hutt-Horowhenua Ward—
Field, William Hughes.

Wairarapa Ward—
Hogg, Alexander Wilson.

As the number nominated does not exceed the number to be elected for each ward, I declare the above-named ROBERT LEE, WILLIAM HUGHES FIELD, and ALEXANDER WILSON HOGG to have been elected members of the Wellington Education Board as representatives of the respective wards.

G. L. STEWART,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Wellington, 11th July, 1913.

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—
CHARLES FERGUSON.

Central Ward—
RICHARD McCALLUM.

Western Ward—
JOHN SUMNER STOREY.

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

Central Ward—
Adam Watson Jackson .. .. .. 13
Richard McCallum .. .. .. 16

Western Ward—
Harry Marsh Reader .. .. .. 13
John Sumner Storey .. .. .. 52

The total number of valid votes was 94, and the number of invalid votes 2.

E. S. HYLTON,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Blenheim, 12th August, 1913.

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

IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1908, it is hereby publicly notified that HENRY JAMES HARRIS, Esq., JOHN DIEDRICH BEUKE, Esq., and EDWARD JOHN SCANTLEBURY, Esq., have been elected members of the Nelson Education Board, representing the East, Middle, and West Wards respectively.

For the East Ward the number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—

Harris, Henry James .. .. .. 73
Maginnity, Andrew Thomas .. .. .. 51

Total number of valid votes recorded .. 124

For the Middle Ward John Diedrich Beuke, Esq., was returned unopposed.

For the West Ward the number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—

Scantlebury, Edward John .. .. 52
Grant, Ferguson Hamilton .. .. 27
Munson, Job Lushanus .. .. 24

Total number of valid votes recorded .. 103
Total number of votes rejected as informal 1

N. R. WILLIAMS,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Nelson, 12th August, 1913.