GENERAL ELECTION

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 78, 27 December 1919, Page 6

GENERAL ELECTION

THE OFFICIAL COUNTS The results of official counts in the general election have been reported to the Chief Electoral Officer as follow STRATFORD. R. Masters (Lib.-Labour) .. 3121 I B. Hino (R.) M si Informal 43 Majority for Masters ... 07 WAITEMATA A Hams (R.) 4911 A. Greenslado (L.) Informal Majority for Harris 141!) RAGLAN. R. F. Bollard (R.) '2888 W. J. Jordan (Lab.) 1900 C. Johnstone (L.) KR Informal 61 Majority for Bollard ... 988 RANGITIKEI. W. S. Glenn (It.) 3901 'F. P. Brady (Lab.) 2268 Moldrum (L.) 1655 ' Informal 75 Majority for Glenn 63G PAHtATUA. A. M'Nicol (R.) .: 2776 R B. Roes (L.) . 2602 R. Rice (Lab.) 1182 Informal 51 Majority for M'Nicol ... 178 DUNEDIN SOUTH. T. K. Sidey (L.) 4395 J. T, Paul (Lab.).. 4311 Informal 123 Majority for Sidey 84 BTJLLER, H. E. Holland (Lab.) 3545 D. Q. O'Brien (Ind. Lab.) ... 2542 Informal 56 Majority for Holland ... 1003 IN VEROARGILL. J. A. Hniian, (L.) 4758 J. K. Archer (Lab,) 3355 Informal 93 Majority for H&nan 1403 TEMUKA. . T. D. Bennett (R.) 3294 C! J. Talbot (L.) 3263 Informal ; 63 Majority for Bennett ... 31 LYTTELTON. J. M'Combs (Lab.) 2.099 R. Mac-arthey (R-.) 2-1-23 W. T. Lester (L.) 1277 H. G. Ell (L.) 585 Informal 147 Majority for M'Combs ... 577 TAR.ANAKI. S. G. Smith (Ind.-Lab.) 4280 G-. H. Buckeridgo (R.) -3255 Majority for Smith 1025 AUCKLAND EAST. The official count' is incomplete. The majority for the Hon. A. M. Myers has been increased to 131. MANUKAU. Sir.Frederick Lang (R.) ... 4182 H. G. Mason (L.) 2304 C. E. Major (L.) 1173 Informal 87 Majority for Lang 1878 WAIPAWA. G. Hunter (R.) 3458 A. E. JIIII (L.) 3184 • Informal 72 Majority for Hunter ... 274 RICCARTON. G. Witty (L.) 2945 W. R. Devereaux (R.) 2-120 J, Robertson (Lab.) 1363 Informal 80 Majority for Witty 628 WAITAKI. .1. Bitchenor (It.) 254S ,T. Anslev (L.) 2075 W. G. Paul (Lab.) 1665 Informal 55 Majority for Bitcliener . 473 DUNEDIN WEST. W. D. Stewart (R.) 5712 J. A. Brown (Lab.) ~ 3291 ' Informal. 122 Majority for Stewart ... 2421 , MATAURA. G. J. Anderson (It.) 3042 I). M'Dougall (1.L.1 1766 H. M'Lachlan (Lab.) SIB 1 N. M'lntyro (I.) ISI Majority for Anderson... 1276 ' Writs.for the general election wero returnable last night, but some of the telegrams reporting the results of official counts will not reach tho Chief Electoral Officcr until to-day. Other final counts arc reported by the Press Association as under:— WALLACE. A. Hamilton (R.) 28-13 ! J. C. Thomson (L.) 2800 Majority for Hamilton... 4-3 "timaru. J. Craigie (L.) 4717 P. C. Vennell (Lab.) 3158 Informal 163 Majority for Craigie 1510 OAMARU. E. P. Lee (1?.) 3819 J. A. Macpherson (L.) 35-1-3 Informal 53 Majority for Lee 276 Having received information that potatoes in tho ground are being sold by auction at oxcessive prices, tho British Food Controller hns issued a warning to speculators that should a maximum price Ixs fixed for potatoes during the winter, no_ account will bo taken of excessive prices which may havo been paid for potatoes by them.