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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 94, 31 October 1947, Page 1

PUBLIC NOTICES ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS FOR NINE RIDINGS—WHAKATANE COUNTY Pursuant to the provisions of Sections II and 12 of The Local Elections and Polls Act, 1925’, and amendments, if any, I hereby give notice that the following persons have been duly nominated as candidates for the office of Councillor(s) for the following Ridings of the County of Whakatane: TARAWERA RlDlNG—Hunter, William; Leslie, Roy Claude; RANGITAIKI RIDING—AIIan, Douglas T.; Luxton, Leslie W.; OMATAROA RIDING— Butler, Donald C.; OPOURIAO RIDING —McGougan, Alexander F.; NUKUHOU RIDING Burnett, James L.; WAIMANA RIDING— Wardlaw, Robert F. As the number of candidates nominated does not exceed the number of vacancies to be filled, I hereby declare the said William Hunter, Roy C. Leslie, Douglas T. Allan, Leslie W. Luxton, Donald C. Butler, Alexander F. McGougan, James L. Burnett, Robert F. Wardlaw to be elected as councillors for the ridings shown. Furthermore, I hereby give notice that the following persons have been duly nominated as candidates for the office of Councillor for the following ridings of the County of Whakatane: GALATEA RIDING — Dykstra, Ernest Alfred; Wilson, John; MATATA RlDlNG—Caverhill, Kenneth L.; Kinley, Arthur A.; TANEATUA RIDING—CIark, William M.; McCready, Hubert C. As the number of candidates nominated for Galatea, Matata and Taneatua Ridings exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled, viz. one in each Riding, I hereby give notice that a poll will be taken as between the said candidates on Wednesday, the 19th day of November 1947, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., at the following places: GALATEA RIDING ELECTION: Te Whaiti, Waikotikoti Dining Room; Murupara, Rangitahi School; Waiohau, School Dental Clinic; Te Teko Native School; Whakatane, County Office. MATATA RIDING ELECTION: Manawahe Hall; Matata Picture Theatre; Te Teko Native School; Whakatane, County Office. TANEATUA RIDING ELECTION: Ohope, Captain’s Cabin;. Taneatua Library; Whakatane, County Office. Dated at Whakatane this 30th day of October, 1947. C. G. LUCAS, Returning Officer for Ridings of Galatea, Matata, Tarawera, Rangitaiki. Omataroa, Taneatua, Opouriao, Nukuhou, Waimana, County of Whakatane. ELECTION OF BAY OF PLENTY HOSPITAL BOARD WHAKATANE COUNTY CONTRIBUTORY * DISTRICT

Pursuant to Section 12 of ‘The Local Elections and Polls Act, 1925’, and amendments, if any, I hereby give notice that the following persons have been nominated to fill the six vacancies as representatives of the Whakatane County Contributory District on the Bay of Plenty Hospital Board, viz.: McGOUOAN, Alexander F.; CAULFIELD, John P.; MULLINS, John; SUMNER, Dora E. (Mrs); CAVERHILL, Ruth (Mrs); McCREADY, Hubert C.; MITCHELL, John Allan; BROWN, A. C.; and there being only six vacancies to be filled, a poll will be taken as between the said candidates on Wednesday, the 19th day of November 1947, at the following polling places: Te Whaiti, Waikotikoti Dining Room; Murupara, Rangitahi Native School; Waiohau, School Dental Clinic; Manawahe Hall; Matata Picture Theatre; Otakiri Plall; Te Teko Native School; Edgecumbe Hall; Thornton Hall; Awakeri Hall; Taneatua Library; Ohope, Captain’s Cabin; Waimana, Bell’s Hall; Whakatane, County Office. Polling hours 9 a.m. to 7 p.mj Dated at Whakatane this 30th day of October, 1947. C. G. LUCAS, Returning Officer. TO THE ELECTORS MATATA RIDING, COUNTY OF WHAKATANE In accordance with the request made at the public meetings held in Matata and Manawahe on the 23rd June, a poll will be taken in conjunction with the Riding and Harbour Board elections in the Matata Riding, on Wednesday, the 19th day of November 1947, on the proposal that the Matata Riding be transferred from the Tauranga Harbour District to the Whakatane Harbour District. l Polling Places will be: Matata, Picture Theatre; Manawahe Hall; Te Teko, Native School; Whakatane, County Office. Polling hours 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. >; C. G, LUCAS, ■ Returning Officer.