LAND BOARD ELECTION.
MR. ELLINGHAM HEADS THE POLL: The oleotion of a member] of the Welling- . .ton Land Board to represent the Crown ton>; ants under the board's jurisdiction was completed yesterday., when ii tho votes ' wero eoUntfed' at tho board's .Office by a Staff of ; dorks under the direction of Mr, G. R. N, Wright, the board's : secretary) Who acted as returning ofßceV. . Tho counting of vtho votes , occupied about nine hours) attd was watched by scrutineers on behalf of threa of, tho candidates. Mr. H.T.Ellihgham, of MakairO,. , in tho Pahiatul district, was finally declared ' clfccted; his' total being 144 ahead of tlmt. of tho previous morobor, Mr. A'CdUrt. Thf> following are.tho official figures:— ■ Eliingbam, Henry Tlios." ... ... 350 . A'Court, John Medlyn... ... 206: M'Lennan, William ... ... 204 . Joblin, Arthur John ' ... ... ISO Bremnor, James ... - ... ... 135 . • M'lntyro. Charles ... 11(5 Bould, Robert ... ... ... 88 Houlbrooke, Leonard • ... , ... 54 Robinson, Tlios. Ilonry ... ... 34 Total valid votes ... ...1307 1 Informal . ... ,: ..... ~, 84 ■
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 525, 4 June 1909, Page 4
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153LAND BOARD ELECTION. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 525, 4 June 1909, Page 4
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