MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

Shannon News, 24 April 1925, Page 3

MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

FIFTEEN CANDIDATES FOR THE COUNCIL. TWO FOR MAYORALTY. Nominations closed at noon on Wednesday last for the Shannon Mayoralty and eight seats on tne Borough Council, also for a representative on tne Horowhenua Electric Power Board. Two were received for the Mayoralty, one from the sitting Mayor (Mr jW.. Murdoch) and the other from a councillor, Mr A. E. Hyde. Fifteen nominations were received for tlie Council, only two of whom are members qI the present Council—Grs. E. Butt and Jas. Curran. Crs. Gunning, Carter, Gardner, Murray and Beard, not seeking, reelection, while Cr. Hyde is contesting the Mayoralty. Last election seventeen candidates came forward. Up till a few days ago little was heard as to who really intended to stand, but since then a good deal of interest has been aroused and now there is every indication of a record number ,of votes being recorded on election day. As the electors, we understand, will have an opportunity of hearing the views of a number of the candidates on local municipal affairs, they should be able to choose a good Council. Only one nomination was received for a representative on the Power Board, that of the present member, Mr W. H. Gunning, ’ who lias been duly re-elected.

Those candidates nominated who have previously sat on the Council are Messrs Butt, Curran, Hook; Richardson and Spencer, while Mr Roberts has been a member of a Council in the Old Country. Following are the nominations received:— MAYORALTY. HYDE, Alfred Ernest, nominated by Messrs E. T. Moody, T. C. Thwaites, and J. A. Wilkinson. MURDOjCH, William, nominated by Messrs F. 11. Taylor and A. Hunt and Miss E. M. Roach. COUNCIL. BUTT, Edwin, nominated by Messrs T. Gardiner and Jas. Richardson. CURRAN, James, nominated by' Messrs W. Murdoch and Thus. King. DOWNES, Robert Edward, nominated by Messrs J. A. Roach and D. Laurvig. CHRISTIAN, William; Henry, nominated by Messrs J. A. Roach ancl D. McLaggan. HANSMANN, Charles William, nominated by Messrs T. C. ThwaUes and E. Butt. HOOK, George Edward, nominated by Messrs J. P. Hemmingsen and H. E. Hook. MARTIN, Leslie Harold, nominated by Messrs T. C. Thwaites and J. S. Wilkinson. McLAGGAN, Donald, nominated by Messrs D. Laurvig and R. Downes. McCULLOCH, Robert, nominated ,by Messrs Chas. J. Anderson and A. E. Hyde. RICHARDSON, James, nominated by Messrs T. Gardner and E. Butt. RICHARDS, Arthur Henry, nominated by Messrs C. M. Cron quest and T G^rdiiGr ROBERTS, James Henry, nominated by Messrs H.V. Hudson and J. 'V. Burns. SPENCER, Edmund John Stewart, nominated by Messrs W. G. Quarrie and C. G. Hardie. THWAITES, Thomas Colin, nominated by Messrs A. E. Hyde and J. V. Burns. WATKINS, George Thomas, nominated by C. O. Franks and R. Neale. HOROWHENUA jELE|CTMC POWER. BOARD.

GUNNING, William Henry, nominated by Messrs E. Butt and J: Curran.