1502
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 51

Auckland Education Board.

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—
Wilfred Henry Fortune.
Colin Robert Munro.
Thomas Umfrey Wells.

For the Hamilton Urban Area—
Frederick Augustus Snell (unopposed).

For the North Ward of the Rural Area—
George Singer Black Morrison.

For the East Ward of the Rural Area—
Archibald Burns.

For the West Ward of the Rural Area—
James Primrose.

The result of the voting is as follows :—
Auckland Urban Area—
Votes.
Thomas Umfrey Wells .. .. 204
Wilfred Henry Fortune .. .. 193
Colin Robert Munro .. .. 163
Charles Stephen Morris .. .. 133
Alfred Roberts .. .. 90
George Brownlee .. .. 84
Total number of valid votes recorded .. 310
Number of votes rejected as informal .. Nil

North Ward—
George Singer Black Morrison .. .. 357
Frederick Blackwell Rowe .. .. 216
John Morrison .. .. 192
William Alexander Bishop .. .. 97
Total number of valid votes recorded .. 862
Number of votes rejected as informal .. 46

East Ward—
Archibald Burns .. .. 606
Charles MacShane Speedy .. .. 303
Total number of valid votes recorded .. 909
Number of votes rejected as informal .. 23

West Ward—
James Primrose .. .. 350
John Patterson .. .. 339
Total number of valid votes recorded .. 689
Number of votes rejected as informal .. 28

D. W. DUNLOP, Returning Officer.
Education Board, Auckland, 22nd July, 1936.

Education Board of the District of Hawke’s Bay.

IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, it is hereby notified that the following have been elected as members of the Education Board of the District of Hawke’s Bay :—

For the Gisborne Urban Area : John Stewart Wauchop.
For the Napier Urban Area : Thomas Rowe.
For the Hastings Urban Area : George Alfred Maddison.
For the North Ward of the Rural Area : Claud Russell Sainsbury.
For the Middle Ward of the Rural Area : Robert Daniel Bernard Waugh.
For the South Ward of the Rural Area : William Cuthbertson.

For the Gisborne Urban Area, Hastings Urban Area, the North Ward of the Rural Area, the Middle Ward of the Rural Area, and the South Ward of the Rural Area the number of candidates nominated did not exceed the number of members to be elected.

In the Napier Urban Area the result of the poll held on the 15th day of July, 1936, was as follows :—
Votes.
Ireland, William John .. .. .. 8
Rowe, Thomas .. .. .. 31
Total number of valid votes recorded .. 39
Total number of votes rejected as informal .. 5

W. L. DUNN, Returning Officer.
Napier, 23rd July, 1936.

Taranaki Education Board.

ELECTION, 15TH JULY, 1936.

THE following is a true record of the voting for one vacancy on the North Ward :—
Votes.
Butler, William Henry .. .. 88
Lee, Francis Arthur James .. .. 128
Stonnell, Erika Lucia .. .. 25
—
241
Informal .. .. .. 4
Voting-papers not returned .. .. 39
—
Total voting-papers despatched .. 284

I therefore declare Francis Arthur James Lee duly elected as member of the Board for the North Ward.

The following being the only nominations received for the respective Wards are consequently elected members of the Board :—

South Ward : Barclay, J. C.
Central Ward : Valentine, J. A.
Urban Area of New Plymouth : Jones, William H.

H. W. INSULL, Returning Officer.

The Education Board of the District of Wanganui.

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

North Ward—
Votes.
Lionel Arthur Bailey .. .. .. 45
Peter Munro .. .. .. 196

The number of valid votes recorded was 241. The number of votes rejected as informal was 1.

South Ward—
Votes.
John William Batchelar .. .. 130
James Stanley Tingey .. .. 127

The number of valid votes recorded was 257. The number of votes rejected as informal was 3.

West Ward—
Votes.
Alfred Samuel Coleman .. .. 110
Robert Alan Harry Church .. .. 72

The number of valid votes recorded was 182. The number of votes rejected as informal was 1.

Wanganui Urban Area—
The only nomination received was that of William Thomas Benefield.

Palmerston North Urban Area—
The only nomination received was that of James Henry Whyte.

I hereby declare Peter Munro, John William Batchelar, Alfred Samuel Coleman, William Thomas Benefield, and James Henry Whyte duly elected as members of the Board for the North Ward, South Ward, West Ward, Wanganui Urban Area, and Palmerston North Urban Area, respectively.

GEO. N. BOULTON, Returning Officer.
Wanganui, 22nd July, 1936.

Nelson Education Board.

ELECTION OF FOUR MEMBERS.

IT is hereby publicly notified that the following nominations have been received :—

Nelson Urban Area : Barltrop, Harry.
East Ward : Scantlebury, Edward John.
North Ward : Hamilton, Frederick Allan.
McNabb, Phillip Vaughan.
West Ward : McIntyre, William Henderson.

The number of nominations received for the North Ward exceeded the number of vacancies, and at the election held on 15th July, 1936, the following votes were received by the respective candidates :—
Votes.
Hamilton, Frederick Allan .. .. 106
McNabb, Phillip Vaughan .. .. 79
Informal .. .. 3

The number of nominations received for the Nelson Urban Area, East Ward, and West Ward, did not exceed the number of vacancies, and I therefore declare Harry Barltrop, Edward John Scantlebury, Frederick Allan Hamilton, and William Henderson McIntyre duly elected to the four vacancies on the Board.

H. J. THORNTON, Returning Officer.
Nelson, 22nd July, 1936.