MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Shannon News, 19 April 1929, Page 3

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

MR E. BUTT UNOPPOSED FOR SHANNON MAYORALTY.

TEN CANDIDATES FOR THE

COUNCIL

Nominations closed at noon on Wednesday for the Shannon Mayoralty and eight seats on th,e Borough Council, also for a representative on the Horowhenua Electric Power Board. The sitting Mayor (Mr E. Butt) was reelected unopposed and Mr A. E. Hyde's nomination for representative :>n the 1 Power Board was the only one received. He has, therefora been duly electecj. Ten nominations were received f*r the eight seats on the Council, of whom six are .members of the present Council—Crs. T. C. Thwaites, R, Downes, A. E. Hyde, Jas. Curran, sen., Jas. Curran, jun., and R. Hook'. Crs. W. H. Gunning and E. J. S. Spencer do not seek re-election. Of the others nominated Mr 11. Hook is the only one who has sat on tire Council, he-having been returned at a bi-election. The new comers are Messrs S. Anderson, D. Laurvig and C. P. Grey. The election will take place on Wednesday, Ist May. Following* are the nominations received:— MAYORALTY. EDWIN BUTT, nominated by Messrs T. C. Thwaites, R. E. Downes, Jas. Curran, sen., Jas. Curran, jun., R. ' Hook, and F. Haley. COUNCIL.

SAMUEL ANDERSON, nominated by Messrs R. E. Downes, and C. P. Grey. * JAMES CURRAN, farmer, nominated by Messrs R. E, Downes and R. Hook. JAMES CURRAN, hotelkeeper, nominated by Messrs R. E. Downes and E. Butt. ROBERT EDWARD DOWNES, nominated by Messrs R. Hook, J. Curran, sen., and J. Curran, jun. CLAUDE PEYTEN GREY, nominated by Messrs A. E. Hyde and E. Butt. ROY HOOK., nominated by Messrs R. E. Downes and Jas. Curran, jun/ HAROLD EDWARD HOOK, nominated by Messrs T. 0. Thwaites aaid F. Buekman. ALFRED ERNEST HYDE, nominated . by Messrs H. E. Hook and T. C. Thwaites. DIDRICK MAGNUS LAURVIG, nominated by Messrs R. E. Downes and G. P. Grey. THOMAS COLIN THWAITES, nominated by Messrs J. Curran, jun.. and E. Butt. The nomination of Mrs A. M. TayJer was withdrawn prior to the closing of nominations.

HOROWHENUA POWER BOARD. ALFRED ERNEST HYDE, nominated by Messrs H. E. Hook and T. C. Thwaites.