COUNTY ELECTIONS.
EXCITING CONTESTS.
The Cook County Counoil elections took place on Wednesday, and exoited a good deal of attention, there being several very interesting contests. At Hangaroa Mr Clayton was defeated by Mr F. J. Lysnar by 60 to 27, whilst Mr H. H. Wall just beat Mr 0. J. Parker by one vote for the Te Arai seat. The Waikobu saw Mr W. D. S. Macdonald with a substantial majority, whilst Mr Harding defeated Mr Hegarty. Mr Carmichael defeated Mr Sherratt for the Patutahi seat.
The voting in the various ridings was as foliows
HANGAROA RIDING.
The members re’urntd unopposed wore • Gisborne, .in Tuoker; Waimata, Mr Howard Keuwuy ; Ti-'ago, Mr P. T. Kenway ; Whataapoko, Mr &. F. Matthews, The new Council will comprise three of the old members, several having re’ired.
Lysnar Clayton Hangaroa ... 12 6 1 Tiniroto .. 17 11 Gisborne.. ... 20 6 Aroha .. ... 11 4 60 27 Majority for Lyenar, 33. PATUTAHI BIDING. Carmichael Sherratt Patotahi ... • •• 27 23 Gisborne ... ... 12 12 Waerenga-o -kuri 11 0 60 35 Majority for Carmichael, 15. AEA1 EIDING. Parker Wall Informal Arai 20 12 Gisborne ... 19 8 3 Maraetaba 0 20 Tokonai ... 14 0 Wharerata 2 16 65 66 Majority for Wall, 1. WA1KOHU EiDING. llegarty Macdonald HardiDg Kataka ... 23 35 41 Gisbo m M 26 22 33 Eaitaratabi 3 3 18 Motu 1 19 1 Whakacau 2 19 1 Bakauroa 11 31 11 Wbatatutu 34 ' 13 14 100 142 119 Macdonald and Harding were returned,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1598, 10 November 1905, Page 2
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