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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 49

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

I T is hereby notified that at an election of two members to represent each Ward the number of votes recorded for each candidate was as follows:

North Combined Group of Wards

Albert John Duxfield ..... ..... ..... 68
Alexander Maurice Gordon ..... ..... ..... 128
Lewis Edmund Jordan ..... ..... ..... 105
Leslie George Penwell Mahoney ..... ..... ..... 65
Total number of valid votes recorded ..... 186
Total number of votes rejected as informal 10

South Combined Group of Wards

Lionel James Carmine ..... ..... ..... 94
Halsey McKenzie Mansell ..... ..... ..... 201
Ira Wilson Mudford ..... ..... ..... 160
Total number of valid votes recorded ..... 235
Total number of votes rejected as informal 2

West Combined Group of Wards

Norman Bromiley ..... ..... ..... 136
Charles Richard Gudopp ..... ..... ..... 130
Walter Albert Tayler ..... ..... ..... 68
Total number of valid votes recorded ..... 175
Total number of votes rejected as informal 3

Wanganui Combined Group of Wards

Bernard Hutchins ..... ..... ..... 68
Archibald Charles Ives ..... ..... ..... 66
William George Price ..... ..... ..... 56
Total number of valid votes recorded ..... 101
Total number of votes rejected as informal 2

Palmerston North Combined Group of Wards

The only nominations received were those of William Henry Brown and William Blair Tennent.

I hereby declare Alexander Maurice Gordon, Lewis Edmund Jordan, Halsey McKenzie Mansell, Ira Wilson Mudford, Norman Bromiley, Charles Richard Gudopp, Bernard Hutchins, Archibald Charles Ives, William Henry Brown, and William Blair Tennent duly elected as members of the Board for the North, South, West, Wanganui, and Palmerston North Combined Groups of Wards respectively.

GEO. N. BOULTON, Returning Officer.

Education Office, Wanganui, 28 July 1954.

Taranaki Education Board—Election of Members

I N accordance with the requirements of the Education Act 1914, I hereby notify the result of the election of members of the Education Board of the District of Taranaki for the Wards enumerated hereunder:

Waitara Ward

Miller, John Robert ..... ..... (Elected unopposed).

New Plymouth Ward

Aylward, Leonard Thomas ..... ..... 38 (elected).
Mills, Stanley Matthew ..... ..... 23
Valid votes recorded ..... ..... 61
Informal votes ..... ..... 1

Inglewood Ward

Paterson, Dugald ..... ..... (Elected unopposed).

Stratford Ward

Murray, Thomas Templeton ..... (Elected unopposed).

Eltham Ward

Haycock, Leslie Thomas ..... ..... (Elected unopposed).

Hawera Ward

McDonald, Colin William ..... ..... 34
Wards, David ..... ..... 63 (elected).
Valid votes recorded ..... ..... 97
Informal votes ..... ..... Nil

Opunake Ward

Hill, Percy Clement ..... ..... (Elected unopposed).

Ohura Ward

Tocker, Walter Arthur ..... ..... (Elected unopposed).

Dated this 28th day of July 1954.

R. M. FOGGIN, Returning Officer.

Wellington Education Board—Election of Members

I N accordance with the requirements of the Education Act 1914, I hereby notify the result of the election of members of the Education Board of the District of Wellington for the areas enumerated hereunder:

Horowhenua North Ward

Cottle, Victor John ..... ..... (Elected unopposed).

Horowhenua South Ward

Bell, Christina Sylvia ..... ..... 22
Goldsmith, Allan George ..... ..... 28 (elected).
Mildenhall, Albert Henry ..... ..... 10
Valid votes recorded ..... ..... 60
Informal votes ..... ..... 1

Hutt North Ward

Dalmer, Norman Eric ..... ..... 28
Robinson, Arthur Edmund ..... ..... 34
Warham, Richard Percy ..... ..... 40 (elected).
Valid votes recorded ..... ..... 102
Informal votes ..... ..... 1

Hutt South Ward

Cox, Walter Jack ..... ..... 14
McDonald, James ..... ..... 98 (elected).
Valid votes recorded ..... ..... 112
Informal votes ..... ..... 1

Marlborough North Ward

Bown, John Robert ..... ..... (Elected unopposed).

Marlborough South Ward

Hyndman, Stanley Clarence ..... (Elected unopposed).

Masterton North Ward

Donovan, Joseph Raymond ..... ..... 36
Nicol, William Redford ..... ..... 63 (elected).
Valid votes recorded ..... ..... 99
Informal votes ..... ..... 2

Masterton South Ward

Masters, George ..... ..... (Elected unopposed).

Wairarapa North Ward

Siddells, Stanley Keith ..... ..... (Elected unopposed.)

Wairarapa South Ward

Burling, Clifford Kiddell ..... ..... (Elected unopposed.)

Wellington East Ward

Ainslie, Robert William ..... ..... 1
Gundersen, Theodore Hercules ..... ..... 49
Huxford, Claud William Barkley ..... ..... 55 (elected).
Meldrum, Robert Gillespie ..... ..... 13
Valid votes recorded ..... ..... 118
Informal votes ..... ..... Nil

Wellington West Ward

McDonald, Leslie John ..... ..... 39
Matthew, George ..... ..... 76 (elected).
Valid votes recorded ..... ..... 115
Informal votes ..... ..... Nil

W. I. DEAVOLL, Returning Officer.

Nelson Education Board—Election of Members

I T is hereby notified that at the election held on 21 July 1954, the following votes were received by the respective candidates:

Golden Bay Ward

Masters, Charles Reuben George ..... ..... 48
Reilly, Claude Page ..... ..... 22
Informal ..... ..... 5

Motueka Ward

Drummond, Alexander Ransome ..... ..... 22
Evans, Roy ..... ..... 28
Whelan, Donald William ..... ..... 25
Informal ..... ..... Nil

Nelson South Ward

Haines, Sydney Alva ..... ..... 19
Williamson, Archie Arthur ..... ..... 13
Informal ..... ..... Nil