Aug. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2779

South Ward of Rural Area—
Soundy, Richard .. .. .. 97
Grant, Peter George .. .. .. 95
Grant, Alexander .. .. .. 71
Hunter, William George .. .. .. 55
Bain, Thomas .. .. .. 25
Takle, Robert .. .. .. 22
Valid votes, 365; number of invalid voting-papers, nil.

I therefore declare that JOHN HENRY BULL, WILLIAM OATES, JAMES ROBERT KIRK, GEORGE THOMAS WILDISH, JAMES HOWARD SHEATH, JAMES CLARK THOMPSON, GILBERT McKAY, GEORGE FREDERICK ROACH, RICHARD SOUNDY, and PETER GEORGE GRANT to be duly elected members of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board.

G. CRAWSHAW,
Returning Officer.

Napier, 3rd August, 1916.

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

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

Wellington Urban Area—
WILLIAM ALLAN.
JOHN GUTHRIE WOOD AITKEN.
THOMAS FORSYTH.
ROBERT ALEXANDER WRIGHT.

Hutt-Petone Urban Area—
GEORGE THOMAS LONDON.
EDWARD PERCIVAL RISHWORTH.

Hutt-Horowhenua Ward of the Rural Area—
WILLIAM HUGHES FIELD.
JOHN KEBBELL.

Wairarapa Ward of the Rural Area—
ALEXANDER WILSON HOGG.
THOMAS MOSS.

Marlborough Ward of the Rural Area—
ALEXANDER MACKAY.
EDWARD HENRY PENNY.

The results of the voting for the Wellington Urban Area, the Hutt-Petone Urban Area, and the Hutt-Horowhenua Ward of the Rural Area are as follows :—

Wellington Urban Area—
John Guthrie Wood Aitken .. .. 114
Thomas Forsyth .. .. .. 108
Robert Alexander Wright .. .. 105
William Allan .. .. .. 92
Charles Manley Luke .. .. .. 89
Alfred Humphrey Hindmarsh .. .. 39
Kate Miligan Evans .. .. .. 33
Valid votes, 580 ; invalid votes, 4.

Hutt-Petone Urban Area—
George Thomas London .. .. .. 21
Edward Percival Rishworth .. .. 21
John George Abrahams Castle .. .. 19
Duncan Mearns Yeats .. .. .. 6
Valid votes, 67 ; invalid votes, nil.

Hutt-Horowhenua Ward of the Rural Area—
William Hughes Field .. .. .. 136
John Kebbell .. .. .. 128
Frederick Herbert Petrie .. .. .. 65
Valid votes, 329 ; invalid votes, 1.

G. L. STEWART,
Returning Officer.

Wellington, 2nd August, 1916.

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

IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, it is hereby notified that the following persons have been elected members of the Board :—

For the North Ward of the Rural Area—
THOMAS SYMES.
WILLIAM CHARLES BAIGENT.

For the East Ward of the Rural Area—
FREDERICK WILLIAM OSCAR SMITH.
EDWARD JOHN SCANTLEBURY.

For the West Ward of the Rural Area—
DAVID JOSEPH WILLIAMS.
GEORGE HARGREAVES GOTHARD.

For the Nelson City Urban Area—
ERNEST EDWARD BOYES.
WILLIAM LOCK.

In the election for the North Ward the number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—
Thomas Symes .. .. .. 80
William Charles Baigent .. .. .. 76
Walter Nicholson .. .. .. 60
Total number of valid votes recorded, 216 ; informal votes, 5.

In the election for the East Ward the number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—
Frederick William Oscar Smith .. .. 94
Edward John Scantlebury .. .. .. 81
James Bell .. .. .. 63
Total number of valid votes recorded, 238 ; informal votes, 1.

In the election for the West Ward the number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—
David Joseph Williams .. .. .. 47
George Hargreaves Gothard .. .. .. 39
William Henderson McIntyre .. .. 33
James William Fair .. .. .. 26
George Bell Sinclair .. .. .. 7
Thomas Samuel .. .. .. 6
Total number of valid votes recorded, 158 ; informal votes, nil.

N. R. WILLIAMS,
Returning Officer.

Nelson, 3rd August, 1916.

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

IN pursuance of the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, and its amendments, and in accordance with regulation No. 16, Election of Members of Education Boards, it is hereby notified that the following persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Canterbury :—

Christchurch Urban Area—
CHARLES HENRY OPIE.
ERNEST HERBERT ANDREWS.
JOHN JAMIESON.
ARTHUR PEVERILL.

Timaru Urban Area—
CHARLES SMITH HOWARD.
JOHN MAZE.

Rural Area—
North-west Ward—
HENRY JOHN BIGNELL.
JOSEPH GRIMMOND.

Middle Ward—
WILLIAM ALEXANDER BANKS.
THOMAS WILLIAM ADAMS.

South Ward—
GEORGE WHITEFIELD ARMITAGE.
WILLIAM MILNE HAMILTON.

The number of votes recorded in favour of the several candidates was :—

Christchurch Urban Area—
Andrews, Ernest Herbert .. .. .. 82
Beanland, John Walton .. .. .. 30
Forsyth, George .. .. .. 17
Jamieson, John .. .. .. 69
Langford, Margaret Helen .. .. .. 32
Opie, Charles Henry .. .. .. 88
Peverill, Arthur .. .. .. 52
Wilson, Emma Frances .. .. .. 39

Rural Area—
North-west Ward—
Archdall, Hewan Alexander .. .. .. 129
Bignell, Henry John .. .. .. 251
Boyd, Hugh .. .. .. 204
Grimmond, Joseph .. .. .. 226

Middle Ward—
Adams, Thomas William .. .. .. 187
Banks, William Alexander .. .. .. 228
Cowan, John .. .. .. 120
Scott, William Bramwell .. .. .. 134
Spencer, William Pritchard .. .. .. 98

South Ward—
Armitage, George Whitefield .. .. .. 273
Collins, William Henry .. .. .. 257
Sherratt, Thomas .. .. .. 135
Hamilton, William Milne .. .. .. 272