COUNTY ELECTIONS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2346, 12 November 1908, Page 5

COUNTY ELECTIONS.

COOK COUNTY

FORMED COUNCILLORS

RETURNED

Not for many years has such interest been taken in the elections for the members of the Cook County Council as was evinced yesterday. The contest was especially keen, as candidates advocating rival policies of administration offered their services to the ratepayers. The result was that all the Councillors who had opposed Cr. W. D. Lysiiar’s loan proposals were re-elected, in some cases by large majorities. Cr. F. J. Lysnar, who always supported the loan, will probably be returned, though the returns for Hangaroa are incomplete. Mr. W. D. Lysnar was defeated for the Wbataupo'ko riding by Mr. A. F. Matthews by 143 votes to 76, or a majority of nearly 2 to 1, the ]>olling being exceptionally heavy for mat riding. The following are the returns to hand:— S

The returns from the booths at Aroha and Tahunga are yet to come to hand, but it is unlikely that the result will be altered.

WHATAUPOKO HIDING. Matthews. Lysnar. Kaiti ... ... 1G 3 Mangapapa ... 33 6 Gisborne ... 96 67 Totals 146 76 Majority ior Cr. A. F. Matthews—69. GISBORNE RIDING. Tucker.Parker.Inf ! I. Mac-a v,'hero ... 40 66 1 Makauri ... 46 8 3 Gisborne ... 56 38 Waerenga-a-liika 27 39 2 Ormond ... ... 44 23 — Totals 211 174 6 Majority for Cr. IV. H. Tucker--37. 'YV AIM AT A RIDING. Holden. Field. Tatapouri ... 0 5 Waimata Valley 34 3 Gisborne ... 52 28 Waiobika ... 13 14 Totals 99 50 Majority for Cr. T. Holden—49. * TOLOGA RIDING. Boland. Williams. Gisborne ... 32 33 Tologa ... 55 38 Takapau ... 29 12 Totals 116 83 The return for the Whangara booth has not come to hand, but the result cannot be altered. HANGAROA RIDING. F. J. Lysnar. Wall. Gisborne ... 21 9 Hangaroa ... 15 0 Tiniroto ... 19 0 Totals 55 9