GENERAL ELECTION

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1928, Page 5

GENERAL ELECTION

AMENDED RETURNS

(Bv Telegraph-—Press Association)

Central Otago: Bodkin 4379, Kitehie 3768.

Paiiiatua (revised returns): Ransom 3994, Smith 3362. Whittle 475. Absentee votes 445, posted 122, yet to come. Waikato: Old absent votes and -18 postal votes yet to count for Waikato seat, may affect the result. Lye's present majority is 30. Waimarino: With 200 absent votes to come, Geurgelti 2085, Langston 33-10, Smith 230-1; informal 24.

Elllui.ni (complete): Wilkinson 4326 Ilaken 3075; informal 31.

Hawke’s Bay : Campbell 3764. Lyon 3188, .McKay 2782. Two small returns to come (.Vote; Dominion newspaper's Hawke's May figures incorrect).

(Ley Lynn; The result is doubtful. Fletcher has a lead of 107 on the first count but there are ,644 absent votes, 67 postal, and 04 seamen’s votes to be aeon anted for.

Mid-Canterbury: Absentee and postal votes total 650, besides declarations.

Bay of Islands: Hush worth 3754, Bell 3676. llornblow 207.

Wairau final: Mealy 4507, Girling 4181.

Waimarino (correction): Langstonc 3340, Smith 2364, Gcorgetti 1421; informal 29. Absentee votes 649. • Hiccarton: ’['here are 504 absentee votes and 65 postal votes still to come and will probably be counted this evening. Christchurch East: Armstrong 6299, Dennchy 4074; informal 482, Dunedin South promises to provide food for speculation. Hall has only a majority of twenty and there are 605 absentee votes, 204 postal and 9 seamen votes to come. Absentee votes are not opened till the official count which 'ViII probably commence about Wednesday next. Absentee votes cannot effect results in the other city electorates.

AIR C'OATKS SPEAKS. WELLINGTON. Nov. 14

The following statement was made by the Prime .Minister late to-night: “The people have had their opportunity and have expressed their views. We have worked hard, and have done all that, in our opinion, was best, always placing our country first. The immediate future, so far as the political parties are concerned, is difficult io estimate, and T can only hope that, whatever may be the outcome of the situation, our country will be the first consideration of Parliament. When the final figures are received I will take the first opportunity of consulting my colleagues. Naturally, I regret the result and I extend my sympathy to those good lei lows who have fought hard and who have gone down in the battle. I desire to thank all those who have loyally supported us, and I ask them to be of good cheer in their hour of trial. They may rely on us to do the right thing.” 'The scene when Mr Coates spoke was disgraceful among a section, who counted him out.

A! ANY IN FOR ALYL A’OTES. WELLINGTON, Nov. 15

A feature of Wellington polling was the large number of informal votes. In North there were 262, with only two names on the paper. In South, three names, 123; Central, three names, 136: East, three, 133; Suburbs. three. 102. One explanation offered is that voters were interested only in the licensing poll and never troubled to alter the torms for the political poll.

REAL ARCHER’S VIEW. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 15,

"Declaring that Labour is in the key position in tlie new Parliament. tlie Rev.. .T. Tv. Archer, National President, says it is quite l obvious that Labour will entertain no thought of a coalition or compromise. “That is out the expression of my personal opinion, because naturally. I have not consulted the members of the Executive.” Wo shall not. however, adopt a. dog in the manger attitude, and refuse to support any proposition that is brought down for the good of the people generally.