1784
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 58

Wellington Education Board.

BIENNIAL ELECTION.

IN accordance with the requirements of the Education Act I hereby notify the result of the election of members of the Education Board of the District of Wellington for the areas enumerated hereunder :—

Hutt-Horowhenua Ward of the Rural Area—

Votes.
Robertson, Peter .. .. .. 108 (elected).
Wiggs, William James Turner .. .. 70
Valid votes recorded .. .. 178
Informal votes .. .. Nil.

Hutt-Petone Urban Area—
Dyer, Walter Verran .. .. (Elected unopposed).

Marlborough Ward of the Rural Area—
Duckworth, Howarth .. .. (Elected unopposed).

Masterton Urban Area—
Nicol, William Redford .. (Elected unopposed).

Wairarapa Ward of the Rural Area—
McDonald, Thomas William .. .. 283 (elected).
Nicholls, James Mark .. .. 50
Valid votes recorded .. .. 333
Informal votes .. .. 3

Wellington Urban Area—
Boyer, Charles Percy Samuel .. .. 21
Carman, Arthur Herbert .. .. 43
Clark, James John .. .. 99 (elected).
McDonald, Leslie John .. .. 114 (elected).
Stephenson, George Bassett .. .. 68
Valid votes recorded .. .. 345
Informal votes .. .. 4

W. I. DEAVOLL, Returning Officer.
27th July, 1938.

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—
Hurley, John James.
Langley, William Taylor.

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

Middle Ward—
Banks, William Alexander (unopposed).

North-west Ward—
Wild, Richard.

South Ward—
Smith, Stanley.

The ballots in the contested elections resulted as follows :—

Christchurch Urban Area—
Votes.
Hurley, John James .. .. .. 107
Langley, William Taylor .. .. 118
Maxwell, Alfred Charles .. .. 26
Sheppard, Clyde Drayton Wm. Lilly.. .. 33
Total valid papers .. .. 145
Invalid papers .. .. 12

North-west Ward—
Tyler, Charles William .. .. .. 199
Wild, Richard .. .. 238
Total valid papers .. .. 437
Invalid papers .. .. 8

South Ward—
Smith, Stanley .. .. .. 285
Watts, Herbert .. .. 190
Total valid papers .. .. 475
Invalid papers .. .. 17

LIONEL E. ROWLEY, Returning Officer.
Christchurch, 27th July, 1938.

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 :—

Palmerston North Urban Area—
Votes.
William George Black .. .. .. 41
Matthew Henry Oram .. .. .. 12

Total number of valid votes recorded 53. The total number of votes rejected as informal 0.

Wanganui Urban Area—
The only nomination received was that of Norman Annabell.

North Ward—
The only nomination received was that of Lionel Arthur Bailey.

South Ward—
The only nomination received was that of Ira Wilson Mudford.

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

I hereby declare William George Black, Norman Annabell, Lionel Arthur Bailey, Ira Wilson Mudford, and Edward Fredric Henry Hemingway duly elected as members of the Board for the Palmerston North Urban Area, Wanganui Urban Area, North Ward, South Ward, and West Ward respectively.

GEO. N. BOULTON, Returning Officer.
Wanganui, 27th July, 1938.

The Education Board of the District of Nelson.

ELECTION OF FOUR MEMBERS.

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

Nelson Urban Area : Knapp, Frederick Vincent.
East Ward : Wilkens, John George.
North Ward : Carling, Frank Alexander.
Reilly, Claude Page.
West Ward : Harkness, James Hamilton.

The number of nominations received for the North Ward exceeded the number of vacancies, and at the election held on 20th July, 1938, the following votes were received by the respective candidates :—

Votes.
Carling, Frank Alexander .. .. 116
Reilly, Claude Page .. .. 72
Informal .. .. 1

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 Frederick Vincent Knapp, John George Wilkens, Frank Alexander Carling, and James Hamilton Harkness duly elected to the four vacancies on the Board.

B. G. YATES, Returning Officer.
Nelson, 27th July, 1938.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in North Auckland Land District for Selection on Optional Tenures.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 3rd August, 1938.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section is open for selection on optional tenures under the Land Act, 1924 ; and applications will be received at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 11 o’clock a.m. on Monday, 12th September, 1938.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Wednesday, 14th September, 1938, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.,