LATEST RETURNS,

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1310, 13 December 1911, Page 8

LATEST RETURNS,

WELLINGTON NORTH. The following aro the latest returns for Wellington North:— • Herdman. Izard. Carey. 4093 2325 1168 Electors' right ... 5 3 1 Absent voters 05 58 16 Totals ....'. 4193 2386 ■ 1185 Informal. 136. WELLINGTON DISTRICT. , The official recount of votes cast in' the Wellington North election was completed last evening. Tho Returning Officer (Mr. ■A. N. Holmes) and his staff have had a heavy task, for they have handled no fewer that 53,000 voting and ballot papers. This total includes the licensing papers for the Wellington North, Central, and East electorates, as well as the electoral ballot papers for Wellington North. The licensing papers for tho districts named are now ready for the scrutiny which is to be carried out by Mr.-E. B. Nation on behalf of tho.liconsed victuallers, and by tho Rev. J. Dawson, representing tho No-Licenso party. Following are tho returns of absent votors' votes and seamen's votes cast in the licensing polls in tho three districts named:— Wellington North. Seamen: Continuance, 7; Nor License, 2. National Prohibition: Against, 7; for, 2. Absent Voters: Continuance, 84; NoLicense, 85; total, 169. Informal, 4. National Prohibition: Against, 81; for, 89; total, 170. Informal, 3. Wellington East. Seamen: Continuance, 9; No-License, 5; total, 14. National Prohibition: Against, 9; for, 5; total, 14. Absent Voters: Continuance, 39; NoLicense, 7S; total, 117. Informal; 8;' National Prohibition: Against, 34; for, 85.; total, 119. Informal, i. Wellington Central. ..'' Seamen: Continuance, 51; No-License, 24; total, 75. Informal, 4. National Prohibition: Against, 46; for, 30; total, 76. Jnfoanal, 3.' Absent Voters: Continuance, 39; NoLicense, 45; total, 8"4. Informal, 5. Nafionv? Prohibition: Against, 37; for, 50; total, 87. Informal, 2. CHRISTCHURCH EAST. An official recount of the votes cast in tho Christchurch East contest has now been made, with the result that Mr. Davey, Government candidate, will contest the second ballot with Mr. Thacker, Independent Liberal, who topped tho poll. The revised return reads:— Thacker (1.L.) 0^93 Davey \G.) , o^n Hunter (Lab.) 2 356 Cook (Socialist) , ""413 Majority over Davey 132 WAITEMATA. The completed return for the Waitemata electorate, permits being included, makes the figures read:— Napier JO.) Harris (O.) o 7sr Alison (I.) '. jf'37s' Informal , ~,',." 'no Majority 277 Second ballot necessary. MARLBOROUGH. (By Telccrant, -Press Association I Blenheim, December 12. Official figures, Wairau:—Duncan, 2725; M'Callum, 2107; Wiffen, 1069. CHRISTG'nURCH EAST. Christchurch, December 12. Seven additional absent voters' papers have been received for East Christchurch to-day. Davey received five, Hunter one, and ono was informal. Tho final figures are: Thacker, 2492; Davev, 23(10: Hunter, 23f)G; Cooke, 418; informal, 103.' This leaves Thacker and Davev in the second ballot.