Who Will Represent the Electors?

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 1, 23 March 1927, Page 1

Who Will Represent the Electors?

IfUKHJER OF CANDIDATES ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS Supplementary Roll Now Being Prepared The mayors and councillors who were chosen in 1925 to represent the electors in the government of municipal affairs have practically completed their 'duties, and a revised personnel will take over the duties in a few weeks! time, when the lor. ' elections will b» held all over the Dominion. The djite fixed is April 27. her dates to remember are: Closing >t’ municipal electors’ and ratepayers’ rolls at 5 p.m.;on March 30; closing of nominations 'for mayors and councillors at noon on April 13. Nominations will be formally railed for on April 2. The main rolls of electors are now in print. The number o* names listed is 31,872, 254 more than on the 1925 main There is at present a rush of ieants for enrolment on the supnentary roll. The main roll has on thoroughly cleaned up, and recently more than 2,200 names were removed for one reason or another. City Council Auckland City Council, at least, will see considerable alteration. The Mayoral office has four prospective candidates. They are: Mr. ; G. Bailrion, present Mayor. Mr.' J. A. Warnock, Deputy-Mayor. Mr.: T. Blood worth. Labour. Mr.. H. Schmidt, Independent. At he last elections only two candidates' went to the poll, Mr. Baildon t cording 9,325 votes against Mr. '••hmidt’s 5,678 on the first count. The City Council must therefore Use two or three of its present personnel, whoever wins the contest. In addition Messrs. C. F. Bennett, Li. A. Idady and J. Robertson have announced their intention of retiring, so that at least five seafs will not be occupied by present councillors. Harbour and Hospital Member? of the Harbour Board who retire and-have the option of offering their services again are Messrs. H. R. Mackenzie (present chairman), J. B. Johnston, S. W. Inder, T. Bloodworth, W. M. Murray, J. Henderson, M. H. Wvnyard, T. B. Clay and G. Parr. From the Hospital Board the members who retire, tc be returned or replaced by the electors, are Messrs. W. Wallace (present chairman), E. A. Kidd, W. K. Howitt, J. Dempsey, G. G. Knight, W. A. Thompson, E. H. Potter and ;J. Rowe. Amongst their opponents at the polls will be Labour and friendly society nominees. Suburban Councils Up to the present several of the suburban Toroughs do not know who their mayoral candidates will be. Newmarket will probably have an election this year, the present Mayor (Mr. IS. Donaldson) being opposed by Mr. A. Kent, who headed the council poll Ipst ejection. Mr. Donaldson has had hree terms as Mayor, and was elected unopposed to his present position. Mr. W. J. Tait, who has occupied the chair at Avondale for several years, will not offer his services this year and is devoting his honorarium for the past jtwo years to the provision of a play area ,for the borough. At the unanimous wish of his counfillors, Mr R. B. Todd has decided to offer his : ervices again as Mayor of Otahuhu. le was unopposed last election. The electoral rolls at Onehunga will n«*t close i ntil April 14, by special permission fiom the Department of Internal Aff lira This will enable the inclusion >f new electors who join Ooeh-unga district as the result of the addition o: land in One Tree Hill area to ;h » borough. Mr. J. E. Cowell, who was elected Mayor by a narrow majority ; ast election, has intimated his withdi awa.l this year. The only indication from Mount Albert ia ihe decision of Mr. P. Floyd to stand f >r the council as representing the A Ward. Mr. C. A. Deuxberry. who was el acted unopposed for Northcote in 112 5, will -his year be opposed by Mr. A E. Greenslade. Unanimously supported by the council, Mr. E* Aldridge will be a candidate for the Mayoral position at De /onport The present Mayor (Mr. T Ltmont) is in England, and Mr. J. Hendersoni, who polled heavily at the head of tliie council in 1925, and was approached this year, declined owing tc th ? pressure of other civic duties. j f;_abc>ur Candidates Th'j* Labour Party has decided to ;pp<|*rt the following nominations: Auckland City Council.—Mayor: Mr. Flood worth. Council: Messrs. J. • :ek R. F. Barter, B. Clews, G. visi, B. Martin, O Mcßrine, C. Mor- . K J. Phelan, J. Purtell, A. Rosser, . '. El SilU C. M. Speedy, J. H. Sutherland land O. A. Watts. Auckland Harbour Board, four city members.-j-Messrs. T. Bloodworth, O. Mcßrine, «p. Morris and R. F. Way. Auckland Hospital Board, five city Kemoers —Messrs. R. F. Barter, C. liurr s J. Purtell, M. J. Savage, M.P., and j. Mrs.. McCready. One member reprebentiifig combined road districts, SJdenl Couhtv: Mr. O. Mason. £ NeUrmarjket Borough Council. —Mrs. | idLa.i' v Dr«iavt r,