Aug. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1865

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

IN accordance with the Second Schedule to 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 Otago :—

Urban Area : Todd, Robert Henry Sangster, and Wallace, James.

North Ward : Livingstone, George.

South Ward : Fleming, David Thomas.

Central Ward : Horn, James.

The numbers of votes recorded in favour of the respective candidates were as follows :—

Wallace, James .. .. .. 164

Todd, Robert Henry Sangster .. .. 144

Grant, Rev. William Mugford .. .. 51

Total valid votes, 359 ; informal vote, 1.

North Ward : George Livingstone was returned unopposed.

South Ward : David Thomas Fleming was returned unopposed.

Central Ward : James Horn was returned unopposed.

S. M. PARK, Returning Officer.

Dunedin, 31st July, 1924.

Auckland Education Board.—Election of Members.

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

For the Auckland Urban Area—

George Brownlee.

Horace Stephen Waterlow King.

Thomas Umfrey Wells.

For the Hamilton Urban Area—

Frederick Augustus Snell.

For the North Ward of the Rural Area—

Richard Hoe.

For the East Ward of the Rural Area—

Archibald Burns.

For the West Ward of the Rural Area—

John Patterson.

The result of the voting is as follows :—

Auckland Urban Area—

George Brownlee .. .. .. 169

John Collins .. .. .. 39

Horace Stephen Waterlow King .. .. 162

Thomas Umfrey Wells .. .. 172

Total number of valid votes recorded, 187 ; number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 15.

North Ward—

Alfred Gregory .. .. .. 169

Richard Hoe .. .. .. 606

Total number of valid votes recorded, 775 ; number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 26.

E. C. PURDIE, Returning Officer.

Auckland, 31st July, 1924.

Wanganui Education Board.—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 :—

North Ward—

Joblin, Arthur John .. .. .. 133

Mitchell, David Matthew .. .. 139

The total number of valid votes recorded was 272 ; the number of votes rejected as informal was 2.

South Ward—The only nomination received was that of Mr. Hugh McIntyre.

West Ward—The only nomination received was that of Mr. William Alfred Collins.

Wanganui Urban Area—The only nomination received was that of Mr. Edwin Vincent Laws.

Palmerston North Urban Area—The only nomination received was that of Mr. William Fraser Durward.

I hereby declare Messrs. David Matthew Mitchell, Hugh McIntyre, William Alfred Collins, Edwin Vincent Laws, and William Fraser Durward elected as members of the Board for the North Ward, South Ward, West Ward, Wanganui Urban Area, and Palmerston North Urban Area respectively.

W. H. SWANGER, Returning Officer.

Wanganui, 31st July, 1924.

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

IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, I hereby declare that the following persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Hawke’s Bay :—

Gisborne Urban Area : Wauchop, John Stewart.

Napier Urban Area : Thomson, Joseph Clark.

Hastings Urban Area : Maddison, George Alfred.

North Ward of the Rural Area : Kirk, James Robert.

Middle Ward of the Rural Area : McKay, Gilbert.

South Ward of the Rural Area : Cuthbertson, William.

For the Napier Urban Area, the North Ward of the Rural Area, and the South Ward of the Rural Area the number of duly nominated candidates was equal to the number of persons to be elected. For the remaining areas and ward the voting was as follows :—

Gisborne Urban Area—

Wauchop, John Stewart .. .. .. 21

Wildish, George Thomas .. .. .. 15

Number of valid voting-papers, 36 ; number of invalid voting-papers, nil.

Hastings Urban Area—

Lovell-Smith, Ruth Muriel .. .. .. 3

Maddison, George Alfred .. .. .. 15

Sutherland, Richard Dunnett .. .. .. 14

Number of valid voting-papers, 32 ; number of invalid voting-papers, nil.

Middle Ward of the Rural Area—

McKay, Gilbert .. .. .. 143

Spencer, Anna Elizabeth Jerome .. .. 36

Number of valid voting-papers, 179 ; number of invalid voting-papers, 2.

W. L. DUNN, Returning Officer.

Napier, 31st July, 1924.

Wellington Education Board.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with the requirements of the Education Act, 1914, I hereby notify the following results of election to the Education Board, Wellington :—

Wellington City Urban (two vacancies)—

Wright, Robert Alexander (re-elected) .. 99

White, Albert John (re-elected) .. 70

Sando, Archibald .. .. 59

DeVanny, Jean (Mrs.) .. .. 25

Boock, Stanley .. .. 16

Valid votes, 269 ; informal votes, 3.

Hutt–Petone Urban (one vacancy)—

Stonehouse, James (elected) .. .. 20

Huthnance, Percy John Stephen .. .. 16

Valid votes, 36 ; informal, nil.

Hutt–Horowhenua Rural (one vacancy)—

Atkins, Leslie Herrick (elected) .. .. 98

Robertson, Peter .. .. 78

Valid votes, 176 ; informal, 1.

Wairarapa Rural,—

Ordinary—

Moss, Thomas (re-elected) .. .. 284

Jackson, William Henry .. .. 83

Valid votes, 369 ; informal, 9.

Extraordinary—

McLeod, Robert (elected) .. .. 249

Jackson, William Henry .. .. 115

Valid votes, 368 ; informal votes, 9.

Marlborough Rural (one vacancy)—Penny, Edward Henry, re-elected unopposed.

G. L. STEWART, Returning Officer.

Wellington, 31st July, 1924.

Canterbury Education Board.—Election of Members.

IN pursuance of the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, and regulations made thereunder, I hereby notify that the undermentioned persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Canterbury :—

Christchurch Urban Area : Walter Johnson and Clifford Simeon Thompson.

Timaru Urban Area : James Gibson Gow (returned unopposed).

North-west Ward of the Rural Area : Henry John Bignell (returned unopposed).

Middle Ward of the Rural Area : William Pritchard Spencer.

South Ward of the Rural Area: George Whitefield Armitage (returned unopposed).