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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 57

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—
William James Campbell.
Robert Archibald Rew.
George Edwin Spooner.

For the Hamilton Urban Area—
Sydney Bennett Sims.

For the North Ward of the Rural Area—
Edmund Campbell Purdie.

For the East Ward of the Rural Area—
Edward Corrigill Banks.

For the West Ward of the Rural Area—
John Patterson.

The result of the voting is as follows :-
Auckland Urban Area—
Isabella Martin Benfell .. .. .. 39
William James Campbell .. .. .. 206
William Henry Newton .. .. .. 99
James Prentice McPhail .. .. .. 53
Robert Archibald Rew .. .. .. 171
Harry Shaw .. .. .. 39
George Edwin Spooner .. .. .. 154

Total number of valid votes recorded, 270; number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 5.

Hamilton Urban Area—
Frederick Archibald de la Mare .. .. 7
Sydney Bennett Sims .. .. .. 25

Total number of valid votes recorded, 32; number of voting-papers rejected as informal, nil.

North Ward of the Rural Area—
Alexander Dugal Clemett .. .. .. 50
Viva Donaldson .. .. .. 314
Edmund Campbell Purdie .. .. .. 601

Total number of valid votes recorded, 965; number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 27.

West Ward of the Rural Area—
James Boddie .. .. .. 256
Richard Eyre .. .. .. 43
John Patterson .. .. .. 321

Total number of valid votes recorded, 620; number of voting-papers rejected as informal, 12.

D. W. DUNLOP, Returning Officer.
Education Office, Auckland,
31st July, 1930.

Education Board of the District of Canterbury.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS.

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

Christchurch Urban Area—
Evison, Sidney Roger,
Hurley, John J.

Timaru Urban Area—
Preen, John William (returned unopposed).

Middle Ward—
Banks, William A.

South Ward—
Smith, Stanley (unopposed).

North-west Ward—
Wild, Richard (returned unopposed).

The ballots in the contested elections resulted as follows :-
Christchurch Urban Area—
Andrews, Ernest H. .. .. .. 88
Evison, Sidney Roger .. .. .. 94
Haynes, Albert E. .. .. .. 19
Hurley, John J. .. .. .. 103

Total valid papers .. .. .. 158
Invalid paper .. .. .. 1

Middle Ward—
Banks, William A. .. .. .. 309
Smith, Thomas C. .. .. .. 23

Total valid papers .. .. .. 332
Invalid papers .. .. .. 4

CHAS. R. KIRK, Returning Officer.
Christchurch, 31st July, 1930.

Southland Education Board.

BOARD ELECTIONS, 1930.

IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, and its amendments, it is hereby publicly notified that the following persons have been duly elected as members of the Education Board of the District of Southland :-

Invercargill Urban Area : Frederick George Stevenson.
Central Ward : Philip Aldborough de la Perrelle.
East Ward : Hugh Smith.
West Ward : James Campbell.

The number of votes recorded in favour of the respective candidates was as follows :-
Invercargill Urban Area—
Frederick George Stevenson.. .. .. 24
William Carswell .. .. .. 23
Total number of valid votes recorded .. 47
Total number of votes rejected as informal .. 0

West Ward—
James Campbell .. .. .. 137
John Alan Bowman Walker .. .. 77
Total number of valid votes recorded .. 214
Total number of votes rejected as informal .. 3

It is further notified that for the West and Central Wards the candidates declared elected were the only ones nominated.

R. BROWNIE, Returning Officer.
Education Office, Invercargill,
31st July, 1930.

Wanganui Education Board.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS.

IT is hereby notified that at the biennial 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 :-
Aitken, James .. .. .. 17
Ross, Arthur Herbert .. .. .. 45

The number of valid votes recorded was 62.
The number of votes rejected as informal was nil.

Palmerston North Urban Area.—The only nomination received was that of Mr. Matthew Henry Oram.

North Ward.—The only nomination received was that of Mr. Richard Dukeson.

South Ward.—The only nomination received was that of Mr. John Knowles Hornblow.

West Ward.—The only nomination received was that of Mr. Edward Fredric Henry Hemingway.

I hereby declare Messrs. Arthur Herbert Ross, Matthew Henry Oram, Richard Dukeson, John Knowles Hornblow, and Edward Fredric Henry Hemingway elected as members of the Board for the Wanganui Urban Area, Palmerston North Urban Area, North Ward, South Ward, and West Ward, respectively.

W. H. SWANGER, Returning Officer.
Wanganui, 31st July, 1930.

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 : William Robert Brugh and James Henry Wilkinson.

South Ward : Parker McKinlay.

North Ward : William Magnus Cooper.

Central Ward : James Smith.

The number of votes recorded in favour of the respective candidates for the North Ward were as follows :-

Cooper, William Magnus .. .. .. 128
Colquhoun, Neil Houston .. .. .. 89

Total valid votes, 217; informal votes, 5.

South Ward : Parker McKinlay was returned unopposed.
Central Ward : James Smith was returned unopposed.
Urban Area : William Robert Brugh and James Henry Wilkinson were returned unopposed.

G. W. CARRINGTON, Returning Officer.
Dunedin, 1st August, 1930.