Dr. Gunson’s Success

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 652, 2 May 1929, Page 7

Dr. Gunson’s Success

Only New Hospital Board Member THE outstanding and only new feature of the Auckland Hospital Board election was the election of Dr. E. B. Gunson who secured his seat at the expense of Mr. G. Knight and polled second only to Mr. W. Wallace.

The remaining sitting members, Mr. M. J. Savage, M.P., Mrs. E. A. Kidd and Mr. J. Dempsey, retained their seats in that order of popularity. Mr. Knight was at the top of the list of 10 unsuccessful candidates. The Toting was as follows:

Messrs. J. Rowe and E. H. Potter retained their membership as representatives of the combined districts of Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Newmarket, Onehunga, New Lynn, and Ellerslie, details of the voting being:

Successful •J. Rowe 6,214 *E. H. Potter 6,125 Unsuccessful L. Holt 4,223 Mr. W. IC. Howitt, representing the four North Shore boroughs, Mr. A. S. M. Laing, representing the Rodney, Waitemata and Great Barrier Island Counties, Helensville and Warkworth, have been re-elected unopposed. A representative has yet to be appointed for the road districts in the Eden County, and the One Tree Hill and Mount Roskill Road Boards have decided to nominate Mr. S. J. Harbutt. Provided that the Mount Wellington Road Board, the other body interested, agrees to nominate Mr. Harbutt, he will be elected. A contest for two remaining seats will take place on May 8, A representative is required for the combined district of Manukau County, Otahuhu Borough and the Papakura, Manurewa, Papatoetoe and Howick town districts. Nominations have been received from Mr. C. R. Petrie and the Rev. W. C. Wood. Mr. J. D. Chalmers, the sitting member, and Mr. C. A. H. Tapper, will contest the seat for the combined district of Franklin County, Pukekohe Borough and the Waiuku and Tuakau tow-u districts.

THAMES MAYORALTY W. BONGARD .... 730 (re-elected). S. ENSOR 635 A. Whiteside 114 TAUMARUNUI MAYORALTY C. H. Boles 1,145 UNSUCCESSFUL G. E. Manson 382 G. F. Thompson .... 97 COUNCIL S. Bishara, A. T. Driffill, J. E. Ward, P. C. Brew, D. M. Simmons, C. W. Davis, S. R. Dryland, Z. Simcock, J. W. Harvey. RIVER TRUST G. E. Manson, C. A. Boles. HOSPITAL BOARD R. Beautrais, R. V. Piekin. THAMES MAYORALTY W. Bongard ..' . . . . 739 UNSUCCESSFUL S. Ensor 635 A. J. Whiteside 114 NGARUAWAHIA MAYORALTY H. L. SAMPSON (unopposed). COUNCIL J. W. Clairs, J. S. Johnston, W. G. Payne, W. Paterson, R. Eyre, S. Sanlbrey.

SUCCESSFUL. *W. Wallace 14,367 Dr. E. B. Gunson 12,933 *M. J. Savage, M.P. . . 10,867 “Mrs. E. A. Kidd .. 9,S45 ■■'J. Dempsey 7,137 UNSUCCESSFUL *G. Knight 7,191 G. P. Finlay .. .. 6,043 J. R. Lundon . . . . 5,158 Mrs. M. M. Dreaver 4,951 Mrs. A. M. Cassie . . 4,947 W. A. Thompson . . 4,300 H. D. Schmidt . . . . 4,019 Mrs. I. McCready . 3,S26 W. J. McMillan .... 2,310 H. P. Taylor .. .. 1,959

COUNCIL T. Carroll 5SS K. Lowe 550 T. M. O’Connell .. . • 545 V. W. Lorigan .. .. » - G. Hitchcock 493 A. Blackman w. . Taverner R. Fenton E. Peterson UNSUCCESSFUL R. Schumacher 357 S. Zobel WAtTOMO POWER BOA P.D T. Carroll 49fi A. Blackman UNSUCCESSFUL H. C. Evans. 0P0T1KI MAYORALTY G. s. Moody (re-elected) 420 G. Arrowsmtth 260 COUNCIL F. J. Short 444 T. Hitchens 408 j. S. Tabb j. Main O 1 O s. Shalfoon 359 W . Burrett h. M. Budd 297 UNSUCCESSFUL J. D. Clark 293 c. Pipe 272 H. B. Wilson 226 J. H. Talbot 97 POWER BOARD G. S. Moody 443 J. S. Tabb 429 UNSUCCESSFUL C. Pipe 260 HOSPITAL BOARD F. J. SHORT (unopposed).