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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 89

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

IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, it is hereby notified that the undernamed persons have this day been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Auckland :—

For the Auckland Urban Area—
GEORGE WILLIAM MURRAY.
GEORGE JOSEPH GARLAND.
FREDERICK WILLIAM HENRY BRINSDEN.
MRS. ROSETTA LULAH BAUME.

For the North Ward—
JOHN DAVID MCKENZIE.
RICHARD CHRISTIE SMITH.

For the East Ward—
EDWARD CORRIGILL BANKS.
ARCHIBALD BURNS.

For the West Ward—
WILLIAM AULD.
JAMES BODDIE.

The result of the voting is as follows :—
Auckland Urban Area—
George William Murray .. .. .. 65
George Joseph Garland .. .. .. 58
Frederick William Henry Brinsden .. .. 48
Mrs. Rosetta Lulah Baume .. .. .. 47
Frederick Joseph Herring Ellisdon .. .. 43
Patrick Joseph Nerheny .. .. .. 33
Samuel Irwin Crookes .. .. .. 29
Total number of valid votes recorded, 323 ; number of voting-papers rejected as informal, nil.

North Ward—
John David McKenzie .. .. .. 420
Richard Christie Smith .. .. .. 343
Alfred Richard Harris .. .. .. 338
Harry Wallace .. .. .. 62
Total number of valid votes recorded, 1,163 ; number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 28.

East Ward—
Edward Corrigill Banks .. .. .. 420
Archibald Burns .. .. .. 386
James Charles Dromgool .. .. .. 174
Total number of valid votes recorded, 980 ; number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 8.

West Ward—
William Auld .. .. .. 312
James Boddie .. .. .. 302
Charles Thomas Barriball .. .. .. 189
George James Howes .. .. .. 12
Total number of valid votes recorded, 815 ; number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 1.

R. CROWE,
Secretary and Returning Officer.
Auckland, 3rd August, 1916.

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 :—

North Ward—
ALBERT BYGRAVE CHAPPELL.
SYDNEY GEORGE SMITH.

South Ward—
EDWIN DIXON.
CHARLES ANDERSON WILKINSON.

Central Ward—
ROBERT MASTERS.
HAROLD TRIMBLE.

The number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was—
North Ward—
Albert Bygrave Chappell .. .. .. 142
Arthur Morton .. .. .. 68
Sydney George Smith .. .. .. 151

South Ward—
Edwin Dixon .. .. .. 120
Charles Anderson Wilkinson .. .. .. 136
James Young .. .. .. 73

Central Ward—
William McL. Kennedy .. .. .. 39
Francis Joseph Mackay .. .. .. 50
Edward Marfell .. .. .. 62

Robert Masters .. .. .. 156
Harold Trimble .. .. .. 77
The total number of valid votes recorded was 1,074 ; the number of votes rejected as informal was 7.

P. S. WHITCOMBE,
Secretary and Returning Officer.
New Plymouth, 3rd August, 1916.

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

THE following is the result of the election of members for the Education Board of the District of Wanganui :—

Wanganui Urban Area—
Bruce, William .. .. .. 10
Calder, David .. .. .. 0
Comyns, Mary Elizabeth .. .. .. 10
Pirani, Frederick .. .. .. 28
Richardson, James Charles .. .. .. 0
Sewell, Robert .. .. .. 14
Veitch, William Andrew .. .. .. 1
The total number of valid votes recorded was 63. The total number of votes rejected as informal was nil.
I hereby declare FREDERICK PIRANI and ROBERT SEWELL elected as members of the Board for Wanganui Urban Area.

Palmerston North Urban Area—
Broad, Edward Lowther.
Bryant, Lewis Robert.
As the number of nominations received does not exceed the number of persons to be elected, I hereby declare Messrs. EDWARD LOWTHER BROAD and LEWIS ROBERT BRYANT elected as members of the Board for the Palmerston North Urban Area.

West Ward—
Collins, William Alfred .. .. .. 126
Hammond, Herbert Vernon .. .. .. 74
Hemingway, Edward Frederic Henry .. .. 174
Kensington, William Charles .. .. .. 108
The total number of valid votes recorded was 482. The total number of votes rejected as informal was 3.
I hereby declare WILLIAM ALFRED COLLINS and EDWARD FREDERIC HENRY HEMINGWAY elected as members of the Board for the West Ward of the Rural Area.

North Ward—
Christie, Robert Lyall.
Joblin, Arthur John.
As the number of nominations received does not exceed the number of persons to be elected, I hereby declare Messrs. ROBERT LYALL CHRISTIE and ARTHUR JOHN JOBLIN elected as members of the Board for the North Ward of the Rural Area.

South Ward—
Fraser, Alfred.
McIntyre, Hugh.
As the number of nominations received does not exceed the number of persons to be elected, I hereby declare Messrs. ALFRED FRASER and HUGH McINTYRE elected as members of the Board for the South Ward of the Rural Area.

W. H. SWANGER,
Returning Officer.
Wanganui, 3rd August, 1916.

Education Board of the District of Hawke’s Bay.—Election of Members.

IT is hereby notified that in respect of the undermentioned ward and areas the number of duly nominated candidates was equal to the number of persons to be elected :—

North Ward of the Rural Area—
Bull, John Henry.
Oates, William.

Gisborne Urban Area—
Kirk, James Robert.
Wildish, George Thomas.

Napier Urban Area—
Sheath, James Howard.
Thompson, James Clark.

The following is the result of the voting for the election of members of the Board to represent the Middle and South Wards :—

Middle Ward of Rural Area—
McKay, Gilbert .. .. .. 147
Roach, George Frederick .. .. .. 99
Miller, John Anderson .. .. .. 83
Valid votes, 329 ; number of invalid voting-papers, 6.