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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 112

North Ward—
ARTHUR MORTON.
West Ward—
ALBERT BYGRAVE CHAPPELL.

The number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was—
West Ward—
Albert Bygrave Chappell .. .. 62
James Young .. .. .. 58

The total number of votes recorded was 120. The total number rejected as informal was 2.
Messrs. Masters and Morton were returned unopposed.

P. S. WHITCOMBE,
Secretary and Returning Officer.

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

Education Office,
Wanganui, 7th July, 1915.

IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Act it is hereby notified that the following nominations have been received for the vacancies on the Board caused by the retirement of one-third of the members thereof :—

Northern Ward—
Dixon, Edwin.

Central Ward—
Purnell, Fred.

Southern Ward—
Bennett, George Henry.

As only one candidate has been nominated for each ward, I hereby declare Messrs. EDWIN DIXON, FRED PURNELL, and GEORGE HENRY BENNETT duly elected members of the Board.

W. H. SWANGER,
Returning Officer.

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

Education Office,
Wellington, 10th August, 1915.

I HEREBY declare that the following gentlemen have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Wellington :—

Wellington City Ward—
WILLIAM ALLAN.

Wairarapa Ward—
WALTER CLARKE BUCHANAN.

Hutt-Horowhenua Ward—
JOHN KEBBELL.

The result of the voting for the Hutt-Horowhenua Ward is as follows :—
John Kebbell .. .. .. 118
Duncan Mearns Yeats .. .. .. 80

Valid votes, 198 ; invalid votes, 1.

G. L. STEWART,
Returning Officer.

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

Education Office,
Blenheim, 6th July, 1915.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, that the following persons, being the only ones nominated for the respective vacancies, have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Marlborough :—

Eastern Ward—
ALEXANDER MACKAY.

Central Ward—
JOHN JAMES WINSBURY WHITE.

Western Ward—
CHARLES NEES.

E. HYLTON,
Returning Officer.

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

Education Office,
Nelson, 10th August, 1915.

IN accordance with the provision of the Education Act, it is hereby notified that WILLIAM LOCK, Esq., WILLIAM CHAS. BAIGENT, Esq., and DAVID JOSEPH WILLIAMS, Esq., have been re-elected members of the Board for the East Middle, and West Wards respectively.

William Lock, Esq., and William Chas. Baigent, Esq., were re-elected unopposed.

In the election for the West Ward the number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—
Williams, David Joseph .. .. 66
Castle, Henry Samuel .. .. 47

Total number of valid votes, 113 ; informal votes, nil.

N. R. WILLIAMS,
Returning Officer.

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

Education Office,
Greymouth, 10th August, 1915.

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 26th July, 1915, the following gentlemen were elected members of the Education Board of the District of Grey :—

For the Northern Ward thereof—
JOSEPH NOBLE.

For the Eastern Ward thereof—
ERNEST WM. PENHALLURIACK.

For the Western Ward thereof—
JOHN HENRY BIGNELL.

For the Northern and Eastern Wards respectively the numbers of candidates nominated were not in excess of the vacancies to be filled, and Messrs. Noble and Penhalluriack, the nominated candidates, were declared duly elected.

For the Western Ward the votes recorded in favour of the various candidates who contested the election were as follows :—
Bignell, Henry John .. .. 12
Sumner, Hubert Charles .. .. 5
Sweetman, George .. .. 8

Total number of valid votes, 25 ; voting-papers rejected as informal, 1.

P. F. DANIEL,
Returning Officer.

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

Education Office,
Hokitika, 16th July, 1915.

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

North Ward—
WALTER JAMES BENYON.

Middle Ward—
GEORGE ALBERT PERRY.

South Ward—
ANDREW CUMMING.

The number of nominations being equal to the number of vacancies, I declare the above nominees to be duly elected as members of the Board.

CHAS. KIRK,
Returning Officer.

Education Board of the District of North Canterbury.—Election of Members.

Education Office,
Christchurch, 10th August, 1915.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 24 of the Education Act, 1908, that the number of valid votes recorded for the several candidates at the election of member of the Education Board of the District of North Canterbury (North Ward) held on the 26th July, 1915, is as follows, to wit :—
Banks, William Alexander .. .. 273
Forsyth, George .. .. 57

The total number of valid votes recorded is 330. The total number of votes rejected as informal is 6.

I therefore hereby declare the said WILLIAM ALEXANDER BANKS to be duly elected member of the Education Board of the District of North Canterbury for the North Ward.

Ernest Herbert Andrews, and no other person, having been duly nominated in respect of the Central Ward, and Matthew Dalziel, and no other person, having been duly nominated in respect of the South Ward, I hereby declare the said ERNEST HERBERT ANDREWS and MATTHEW DALZIEL to be duly elected members of the said Board for the Central and South Wards respectively.

H. C. LANE,
Returning Officer.