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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 120

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—
John Slingsby Reekie.
Mrs. Rosetta Lulah Baume.

For the Devonport Urban Area—
Horace Stephen Waterlow King.
Joseph Roper Penning.

For the North Ward— John David McKenzie.
For the East Ward— Edward Corrigill Banks.
For the West Ward— James Boddie.

The result of the voting is as follows :—
Auckland Urban Area—
John Slingsby Reekie .. .. .. 58
Mrs. Rosetta Lulah Baume .. .. .. 50
James Prentice McPhail .. .. .. 44
Frederick William Henry Brinsden .. .. 36
Ernest Lilly .. .. .. .. .. 7
Total number of valid votes recorded, 103.
Number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 0.

R. P. J. RAY,
Auckland, 1st August, 1918. Returning Officer.

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

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

New Plymouth Urban Area—
Grayling Harry Hosier (unopposed).
Smith, Sydney George (unopposed).

North Ward— Knight, Alexander Gregory (unopposed).
Central Ward— Trimble, Harold (unopposed).
South Ward— Eaves, Hubert James.

The number of valid votes recorded in favour of the several candidates for the South Ward was—
Eaves, Hubert James .. .. .. 60
Sage, Robert Scott .. .. .. 45
Turkington, Samuel .. .. .. 43

The total number of valid votes recorded was 148 ; informal votes, 4.

P. S. WHITCOMBE,
New Plymouth, 1st August, 1918. Returning Officer.

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

IT is hereby notified that at the election of members of the Education Board of the District of Wanganui the number of votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—

Wanganui Urban Area—
Bruce, William .. .. .. 20
Sewell, Robert .. .. .. 11

The total number of valid votes recorded was 31.
The number of votes rejected as informal was 0.

Palmerston North Urban Area—
Canton, Henry James .. .. .. 11
Crabb, Priscilla (Mrs.) .. .. .. 8
Freeth, Pierce Charles .. .. .. 15

The total number of valid votes recorded was 34.
The number of votes rejected as informal was 0.

South Ward—
Fraser, Alfred .. .. .. 122
Hornblow, John Knowles .. .. .. 84

The total number of valid votes recorded was 206.
The number of votes rejected as informal was 0.

I hereby declare Messrs. William Bruce, Pierce Charles Freeth, and Alfred Fraser elected as members of the Board for the Wanganui Urban Area, Palmerston North Urban Area, and South Ward respectively.

North Ward— Pilkington, John James.

As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of persons to be elected, I hereby declare John James Pilkington elected as a member of the Board for the North Ward,

West Ward— Hemingway, Edward Frederic Henry.

As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of persons to be elected, I hereby declare Edward Frederic Henry Hemingway elected as a member of the Board for the West Ward.

W. H. SWANGER,
Wanganui, 1st August, 1918. Returning Officer.

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

IT is hereby publicly notified that, the number of duly nominated candidates being equal to the number of persons to be elected in respect of the wards and areas concerned, the following are hereby declared elected members of the Education Board of the District of Hawke’s Bay :—

North Ward of the Rural Area— Oates, William.
South Ward of the Rural Area— Soundy, Richard.
Napier Urban Area— Venables, George William.

The following is the result of the voting for the election of members of the Board to represent the Gisborne Urban Area and the Middle Ward :—

Gisborne Urban Area—
Burnard, Leonard Thomas .. .. 18
Munns, George Charles .. .. 17

Total number of valid votes recorded, 35.
Total number of votes rejected as informal, nil.

Middle Ward of the Rural Area—
Roach, George Frederick .. .. 143
Clapham, George Spencer .. .. 64

Total number of valid votes recorded, 207.
Total number of votes rejected as informal, nil.

I therefore declare William Oates, Richard Soundy, George William Venables, Leonard Thomas Burnard, and George Frederick Roach to be duly elected members of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board.

G. CRAWSHAW,
Napier, 1st August, 1918. Returning Officer.

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

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

Wellington Urban Area (ordinary election)—
Clark, James John.
Forsyth, Thomas.

Wellington Urban Area (extraordinary election)—
Shand, Joseph Paterson.

Hutt-Petone Urban Area—
London, George Thomas.

Hutt-Horowhenua Ward of the Rural Area—
Harkness, Charles Irvine.

Wairarapa Ward of the Rural Area—
Hogg, Alexander Wilson.

Marlborough Ward of the Rural Area—
McCallum, Richard.

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

Wellington Urban Area (ordinary election)—
Forsyth, Thomas .. .. .. 131
Clark, James John .. .. .. 107
Evans, Frederick John .. .. .. 29
Valid votes, 267 ; invalid votes, 2.

Wellington Urban Area (extraordinary election)—
Shand, Joseph Paterson .. .. .. 85
Fyffe, William Kington .. .. .. 29
Evans, Frederick Charles .. .. .. 25
Valid votes, 139 ; invalid votes, 2.

Hutt-Horowhenua Ward of the Rural Area—
Harkness, Charles Irvine .. .. .. 71
Murray, Alexander .. .. .. 54
Petrie, Frederick Herbert .. .. .. 42
Valid votes, 167 ; invalid votes, 2.

Wairarapa Ward of the Rural Area—
Hogg, Alexander Wilson .. .. .. 250
Holms, Archibald Crawford .. .. .. 138
Valid votes, 388 ; invalid votes, 1.

Marlborough Ward of the Rural Area—
McCallum, Richard .. .. .. 89
Cooke, Bernard James .. .. .. 71
Valid votes, 160 ; invalid votes, 1.

G. L. STEWART,
Wellington, 1st August, 1918. Returning Officer.