ADDITIONAL RETURNS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1308, 11 December 1911, Page 6

ADDITIONAL RETURNS

The final returns given below wero obtained from tho office of the Chief Electoral Officer. None of them affect tho rc3ulti; already announced: — TAUEANGA. Hemes (0.) 3,769 Kin;j (Or.) 1,811 Majority 1,928 WAIKATO. Young (1.0.) 3,792 Gresnslado (G.) 2,685 Majority 1,107 BAT OF PLENTY. Maodonald (G.) 3,171 Delautour (0.) 2,617 Majority ■ s»i NELSON. Atmoro (IX.) 2,827 Moffatt (IX.) 1,365 MacMahon (IX.) 790 Hampson (0.) '. SG" Majority over Moflatt 1,402 HttEUNTJI. Forbes (G.) 2,874 MiicFarlano (0.) 1,92-1 Majority ~.,. 950 PALMERSON NORTH: NO SECOND BALLOT. The recount of the votes for tho Pnlmer<ton North seat on Saturday leaves matters as they were, and there will bo no second ballot. The final figures now stand:— B'lick ...m.-. 3,365 M'Nob ~ 2,539 Thompson 748 Milverton - «S Majority .'. 826 There was great excitement when tho ins.l figuroa wcro annonneed, and it was lound that tliero would Lβ no eecond ballot.

WELLINGTON SOTJTH. Mr. Perry, tho Returning Officer for Wellington "Sonth election, announces tlin final count of votes, including IJO absent voters. Tho 110 nbsent votes are made up ns follow.—Mr. Barber 21, Dr. Couzeus 4, Mr. Hindmarsh U, -Mr. Wright US. Tho total figures of each candidate now stand as follow:— K. A. Wright 2,962 Hindmarsh 2,6fc'6 Couzens . 185 Barber 1.25S Majority 2% Thero were ft") informal votes. WELLINGTON EAST. Absent voters' votes thus far received by the Wellington East Returning Officer add •Iβ to Dr. Newman's total, 22 to Mr. M'Laren's, 20 to Mr. Bolton's, and 4, to Mr. Brodio's. About 300 absent votes have still to como in. Adding tho figures stated to those already announced, tho position now is.— Newman (O.) 3,331 M'Laren (Lab.) 2 932 Bolton (G.) 1,225 Brodio (1.L.) 139 Dr. Nowraan's majority over his nearest opponent is thus increased from 378 to DUNEDIN CENTRAL. (By TeieKiaoh.—Prc93 Assoela.tlon.l Dunedin, December 9. The final figures for Dunedin Centril are .— Arnold 2,482 Macpherson 1,450 Statham 4,021 This gives an absolute majority of 92, wjth 38 permits from outside to come. ■ \ • CHALMERS. Dunedin, December 9. Ihe official count of rotes recorded in the Chalnjers election gives the following figures :— Clark ...„...,; 2,842 Johnson .....,..-. 1t.174l t .174 Dickson 3*375 M'Carthy ' 5 7G Thirteen votes have still to come in. On election night 80 votes at ono booth were wrongly credited to M'Carthy, which have been counted for Jolinsou. A second ballot between Messrs. Clark and Johnson.will be necessary. • '•;■ THAMES. Thames, December 9. In connection with the Thames election, it has been discovered that one return from one of the central booths was not included in the total. This decreases Mr. Rhodos's lead. In another case the figures were transposed, and the totals now are:— Rhodes 2,774 Taylor 2,712 Majority G2