SEVEN NOMINATIONS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 450, 4 June 1937, Page 4

SEVEN NOMINATIONS

i BOROUGH BY-ELECTION I

Candidates For Two Vacancies On Council One of the most interesting by-elec. tions in Stratford for some years past will b e held on June 15„ seven candidacies having been nominated to fill two vacancies on the council caused by the resignations of Dr. W. P. PGordon and Mr R. R- Curtis. Up till yesterday no nominations had been lodged with 'the Town Clerk, but at the closing time, noon to.day, the following candidates had been nominated:

HANCOCK, ENOCH WOOD, nomina'ler by T. Lawson, R G. Mareh, L. Feek, D. R. Turnbull. I ! WOOD, JAMES, nominated by H. !W. Douglas, J. Petrie, C. R. Fin- ' nerty, C. A. Atkinson, C. S. Lucas, j R. H. White, C. Ennis, C. Jackeon, jE. Brocklebank, A. R- Masters, H. E. Lawrence, A. H. Hillock, E. D. Evans. DAVIS, ARTHUR ROBERT, nomi. nated by W. Mclnnes and S. Macalister. LAWRENCE, HERBERT E nominated by W. Mclnnes. W. W. Hodge, i H. W. Douglas, D. R. Turnbull. CROWE, JOSEPH WILLIAM, nominated by Percy Thomson, J. C Allen, S. Macalister, T. W. Smith. JEFFARES, BENJAMIN, nominat. ed by R. E. Carry er, L. Ennis, T. W. Smith, C. W. Higgs, A. E. Sparrow, C. Atkinson. SINCLAIR, HALCROW SAMUEL, nominated by W. J. Hail, A. H. Nelson, H. T. Cooper, J. H. Brown.

• Among the candidates are two ; former members of -the Stratford | Borough Council, Messrs Hancock I and Crowe. Mr Sinclair is vice-presi_ I dent of the Stratford branch of the j Labour I i.irty, but the party is not j officially sponsoring any candidate. /