Mar. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1029

Result of an Election under the Government Railways Act, 1908.—Government Railways Superannuation Fund Board.

New Zealand Government Railways,
Head Office, Wellington, 19th March, 1914.

THE following is the result of the fourth ordinary election of the elective members of the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Board, constituted under the Government Railways Act, 1908 :—

NORTH ISLAND.
First Division.

Isaacs, Arthur Michael .. .. 485
Casey, Eugene .. .. 425
Keogh, Patrick .. .. 161
Informal .. .. 12

SOUTH ISLAND.
First Division.

Moir, Ernest Park .. .. Unopposed.

Second Division: Both Islands.

Wilson, William Thomas .. .. 2024
Lee, Martin .. .. 2000
Gaines, Peter .. .. 1999
Dwyer, Daniel .. .. 1646
Dash, Ernest John .. .. 1628
Puttick, John Pryor .. .. 1385
Hampton, Richard .. .. 1347
Kennedy, Samuel .. .. 1077
Gregory, George Wills .. .. 795
Kelly, Charles George .. .. 780
Carr, Patrick Cornelius .. .. 738
Watson, Thomas Cameron .. .. 679
Holmes, Charles Edward .. .. 638
Carlyle, Oliver Thomas .. .. 583
Informal .. .. 321

I hereby declare the following duly elected to act as members of the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Board :—

Robert Michael Isaacs, Representative of First Division, North Island.

Ernest Park Moir, Representative of First Division, South Island.

William Thomas Wilson, Martin Lee, and Peter Gaines, Representatives of Second Division.

R. W. McVILLY,
Returning Officer.

Result of an Election under the Government Railways Act, 1908.—Railway Boards of Appeal.

New Zealand Government Railways,
Head Office, Wellington, 19th March, 1914.

THE following is the result of the fifth ordinary election of the elective members of the Railway Boards of Appeal for the North Island and South Island respectively, constituted under the Government Railways Act, 1908 :—

NORTH ISLAND.
FIRST DIVISION.

Hutchings, Arthur William .. .. 556
Ryan, Charles Philip .. .. 533
Informal .. .. 2

SECOND DIVISION.
Traffic and Stores.

Dwyer, Daniel .. .. 592
Barry, Patrick John James .. .. 331
Callender, Charles William Brett .. 186
Informal .. .. 6

Locomotive Running.

Whisker, Alexander .. .. Unopposed.

Maintenance.

Churchouse, James Llewellyn .. .. 312
Geraghty, Lawrence .. .. 275
McGlone, Robert .. .. 146
Informal .. .. 5

Workshops Branch.

McKenzie, David .. .. 267
Kelly, Charles George .. .. 231
Whitburn, Joseph Henry .. .. 207
Holmes, Charles Edward .. .. 86
Williams, George Edgar .. .. 50
Informal .. .. 10

SOUTH ISLAND.
FIRST DIVISION.

Ennis, William Oliver .. .. 298
Dobbie, Edward .. .. 191
Taylor, Alexander Robert .. .. 170
McPherson, John Goodlet .. .. 157
Brady, Francis Patrick .. .. 38
Stewart, George Gordon .. .. 21
Informal .. .. 4

SECOND DIVISION.
Traffic and Stores.

Gaines, Peter .. .. 605
McTigue, Thomas .. .. 273
Informal .. .. 4

Locomotive Running.

Martin, George Frederick .. .. Unopposed.

Maintenance.

Dash, Ernest John .. .. 466
Puttick, John Pryor .. .. 341
Wilks, Samuel Henry .. .. 124
Informal .. .. 5

Workshops.

Jones, John Henry .. .. Unopposed.

I hereby declare Arthur William Hutchings, Daniel Dwyer, Alexander Whisker, James Llewellyn Churchouse, and David McKenzie duly elected to act as members of the North Island Appeal Board; and William Oliver Ennis, Peter Gaines, George Frederick Martin, Ernest John Dash, and John Henry Jones duly elected to act as members of the South Island Appeal Board.

R. W. McVILLY,
Returning Officer.

Election of Member of Auckland Land Board.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 11th March, 1914.

IN accordance with the provisions of section 41 of the Land Act, 1908, and the regulations made thereunder, I, Harry May Skeet, Commissioner of Crown Lands, as Returning Officer for the election of a member of the Auckland Land Board, do hereby declare the result of the poll taken on the 10th day of March, 1914, to be as follows :—

Votes.
Keegan, Patrick .. .. 182
Powell, Henry Charlton .. .. 233
Trounson, James .. .. 1,871

Total number of valid votes .. 2,286
Number of votes rejected as informal 205

And I do hereby declare that JAMES TROUNSON, having received the greatest number of valid votes, is duly elected a member of the Auckland Land Board as from the 17th day of March, 1914.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
Returning Officer.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

The Treasury, New Zealand,
Friendly Societies Office,
Wellington, 7th March, 1914.

THE Star of Egmont Lodge, No. 12, situated at Eltham, is registered as a branch of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 9th day of March, 1914.

A. T. TRAVERSI,
Deputy Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

The Treasury, New Zealand,
Friendly Societies Office,
Wellington, 9th March, 1914.

THE Star of Ellerslie Lodge, No. 100, situated at Ellerslie, is registered as a branch of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 9th day of March, 1914.

A. T. TRAVERSI,
Deputy Registrar of Friendly Societies.