COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1929, Page 6

COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS , . WESTLAND COUNTY POLLING — ■ — PARTICULARS OF THE VOTING H ' CENTRAL RIDING. ELECTION OP THREE MEMBERS.

M. Keenan E. A. Wells -283 T. R. Chestennan 2(54 T. P. O’Neil 205 H. A. Baucke 99 § NORTHERN RIDING. ELECTION OF TWO • COUNCILLORS.

NORTHERN RIDING. B. AVard 155 J. A. Murdoch 148 AY. T. Bond ... 117 SOUTHERN RIDING. FOUR AI EM. BEKS. Alcln-

AI. Houston 333 ,T. Donovan 307 AA r . Searlo 269 AV. Jewries 264 AV. IT. Chinn 241 J. J. AlcTntosh ... 1() 4 T. AV. Duff 162 Informal

WESTLAND COUNTY ELECTION YESTERDAY’S POLLING. The County Council elections yesterday passed off quietly throughout the district though there was a substantial vote cast. At Hokitika the noticeable feature was the heavy Southern Riding poll, 80 votes being cast here. The general arrangements were very complete and the returns came in promptly. At 7.5 p.m. the complete Central Riding return was announced. Fifteen minutes later the Northern Riding return was complete, while the Southern Riding return was complete a quarter of an hour later, with the exception of one booth (Fergusons) which did not arrive till 8.5 p.m., when the whole return was completed. In the Northern Riding the two sitting members, Messrs B. Ward and J. A. .Murdoch, were returned by substantial majorities though the voting at two polling booths caused some surprise. In the Central Riding, Mr M. Keenan, a former Councillor, heads the list, with the two sitting members offering, filling the other places. lu the Southern Riding, Mr Ah Houston, a new aspirant for County honours, lieadeu the list with a substantial majority, three of the sitting memhcis, Messrs Donovan, Searle, and Jeffries also being elected, while Mr Chinn (a sitting member) and Messrs Mclntosh and Duff were defeated. GREY COUNTY. - (One member for each Riding.) AYAIPUNA RIDING. A. McDonnell 73 W. Burrows 64 BRUNNERTON RIDING. J. Milk-arc ... — 143 J. Kidd 77 PAROA RIDING. J. Hannan 101 J. Faulkner HOHONU RIDING. A. Robinson 65 P. Ryder 54 GREY POWER BOARD. J. Mulcare W. Clayton ... 328 H. Carter -86 A Robinson P. Ryder 200 HOSPITAL. BOARD. J. \Y. Hannan 438 J. Mulcare —... 399 H. Carter 376 A. Robinson 355 IN AN GAH U A COUNTY. REEFTON RIDING. D. Panckhurst . J B. Auld HI , D. McKane 96 F. Seawright 88 BOATMAN’S RIDING. J. O’Regan F W. Archer 42 H. Betts • 28 E. L. Paine J. 'Williams 13 ANTONIO’S RIDING. AY. Clayton .. 88 J. 0. Bylrno G. B. Mclnroe 79 INANGAHUA HOSPITAL BOARD. AY; Blackadder 289 J. B. Auld 287 J. Byrne 279 J. F. Seawright 272 D. Ale Kane 268 . T. R, Watson 259 J. 6’Regan 255 G, B. Mclnroe 253 F. AY. Archer 240 F. F-i na.agan 211 JF I. l’aync 163 11. Bct.s 181 ir i■■ !ini

Booth. Baucke, Chestennan, Keenan O’Neil, Wells H. A. < 1\ K. M. T. P. E. A. Hokitika ... ' 17 . 88 . 75 58 86 . 1 3 Blue SpinSouth Spit 1 1 1 4 3 6 3 1 Woodstock 14. 16 19 8 37 18 llunu' 15 10 38 9 Kanieri 23 55 41 25 48 2 Kanieri Forks — 2 3 Kokatalii 19 50 51 56 36 Koiterangi 9 38 52 45 52 Totals 99 264 288 205 283 CENTRAL RIDING.

Booth. Bond, W. T. Murdoch, J. A. Ward B. Hokitika ... 12 27 23 •Three Mile 22 9 7 Arahura Valley ...', 28 8 15 Awatuna . 9 4 7 Stafford. ••• ; 6 9 14 Goldsborough 9 12 5 Dillmanstown 13 38 32 Kumara Junction g 8 G Wainihinihi l 12 14 Otira i 9 10 Humphreys 10 12 22 Totals ••• 117 148 ' 155

l5o*tli. Cliinn. Donovan/ Dull, Houston, Jofl'rios, tosh, Searlo, W. H. J. !’. W. M. 11. W. J. .1. W. Hokitika 28 30 39 52 57 33 30 Him tii pu 4 0 0 9 8 7 4 J)omielly’s Creek 14 21 5 25 12 12 24. Fergusons 11 0 2 9 5 — 11 Waitalia ... ••• 20 10 2 13 13 0 21. Evans Creek 7 10 — 5 9 — . 0 Harihnri 52 88 25 02 50 34 73 Tetnlin ...w ... 10 9 2 5 4 3 5 Matainui •55 20 19 77 22 28 44 Okarito Forks — 5 — 5 5 5 Okarito — 10 — 5 10 0 9 Wailio Gorge Ifi 40 5 27 30 19 23 Weheka 9 7 3 12 11 ,s 7 Karangarua — 5 1 1 1 — — .Jacob’s River 5 9 7 s 5 2 —’ iMaliitalii :l 7 — 0 0 1 5 Wkuru 7 10 10 12 10 5 . 2 Totals 241 307 102 333 20*1 104 209 SOUTHERN RIDING.