Aug. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3307
Extraordinary vacancy caused by retirement of Mr. R. Lee— Luke, Charles Manley . . . . . . 81 Watson, Clement . . . . . . 37 Valid votes, 118; invalid votes, 4.
Hutt-Horowhenua Ward, — Ordinary vacancy— Freeman, Herbert . . . . . . 118 Yeats, Duncan Mearns . . . . . . 86 Galloway, William . . . . . . 41 Valid votes, 245; invalid votes, 4.
Wairarapa Ward, — Ordinary vacancy— Moss, Thomas . . . . . . 316 McLeod, Alexander Donald . . . . . . 108 Valid votes, 424; invalid votes, 6.
I therefore declare JOHN GUTHRIE WOOD AITKEN, CHARLES MANLEY LUKE, HERBERT FREEMAN, and THOMAS MOSS to have been duly elected members of the Wellington Education Board in accordance with the result above recorded.
G. L. STEWART, Returning Officer.
Education Board of the District of Marlborough.—Election of Members.
Education Office, Blenheim, 12th August, 1914.
T T 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— JOHN CONNOLLY. Western Ward— JAMES FULTON. Central Ward— EDWARD HENRY PENNY.
The valid votes recorded in favour of each candidate of the contested election were as follows :— Central Ward— Edward Henry Penny . . . . . . 14 Leonard Arthur White . . . . . . 6 The total number of valid votes was 20. No voting-papers were rejected as informal.
E. S. HYLTON, Returning Officer.
Education Board of the District of Nelson.—Election of Members.
Nelson, 11th August, 1914.
IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1908, it is hereby notified that FREDERICK WILLIAM OSCAR SMITH, Esq., WILLIAM NORRIS FRANKLYN, Esq., and GEORGE HARGREAVES GOTHARD, Esq., have been re-elected members of the Board for the East, Middle, and West Wards thereof respectively.
For the East Ward, Frederick William Oscar Smith was returned unopposed.
For the Middle Ward the number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :— Franklyn, William Norris . . . . . . 101 Symes, Thomas . . . . . . 46 Clough, Enoch Richard . . . . . . 13
Total number of valid votes recorded . . 160 Total number of votes rejected as informal 9
For the West Ward the number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :— Gothard, George Hargreaves . . . . . . 85 Patterson, Robert . . . . . . 29
Total number of valid votes recorded . . 114 Total number of votes rejected as informal 1
N. R. WILLIAMS, Returning Officer.
Education Board of the District of Grey.—Election of Members.
Education Office, Greymouth, 18th August, 1914.
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 J
27th July, 1914, the following gentlemen were elected members of the Education Board of the district of Grey :— For the Northern Ward thereof— JOHN RYALL. For the Eastern Ward thereof— HARRY CHILTON. For the Western Ward thereof— ALEXANDER DOIG.
The votes recorded in favour of the several candidates who contested the elections were as follows :— Northern Ward— Newlands, George . . . . . . . . 19 Ryall, John . . . . . . . . 21 Eastern Ward— Chilton, Harry . . . . . . . . 56 Creagh, James . . . . . . . . 53 Western Ward— Doig, Alexander . . . . . . . . 15 Kilgour, Frederick H. . . . . . . . . 15 As result of lot, Alexander Doig was duly elected.
Total number of valid votes, 179. Voting-papers rejected as informal, 2.
P. F. DANIEL, Returning Officer.
Education Board of the District of Westland.—Election of Members.
Education Office, Hokitika, 12th August, 1914.
IN accordance with section 24 of the Education Act, 1908, it is hereby notified that the following persons have been duly elected as members of the Education Board of the District of Westland :— North Ward— GEORGE HENRY HARRIS. Middle Ward— ROBERT WELLS (unopposed). South Ward— HENRY LESLIE MICHEL (unopposed).
The result of the election for the North Ward was— George Henry Harris . . . . . . . . 24 John Newlands . . . . . . . . 17 Total valid votes recorded, 41 ; informal paper, 1.
A. J. MORTON, Returning Officer.
Education Board of the District of North Canterbury.—Election of Members.
Christchurch, 6th July, 1914.
THOMAS WILLIAM ADAMS, and no other person, having been duly nominated as member of the Education Board of the district of North Canterbury in respect of the North Ward ; Charles Henry Adolphus Truscott Opie, and no other person, having been duly nominated in respect of the Central Ward ; and George Rennie, and no other person, having been duly nominated in respect of the South Ward ; I hereby declare the said THOMAS WILLIAM ADAMS to be duly elected member of the said Board for the North Ward, CHARLES HENRY ADOLPHUS TRUSCOTT OPIE to be duly elected member of the said Board for the Central Ward, and GEORGE RENNIE to be duly elected member of the said Board for the South Ward.
H. C. LANE, Returning Officer.
Education Board of the District of South Canterbury.—Election of Members.
Education Office, Timaru, 11th August, 1914.
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 South Canterbury :— North Ward— GEORGE WHITEFIELD ARMITAGE. Middle Ward— CHARLES SMITH HOWARD. South Ward— GEORGE LYALL.
The number of valid votes recorded for each candidate in the contested election for the North Ward was— Armitage, George Whitefield . . . . . . 121 Macaulay, Robert . . . . . . 77 The total number of valid votes recorded was 198. The number of voting-papers rejected as informal was 3.
J. A. VALENTINE, Returning Officer.