N.Z. POLITICS
THE OFFICIAL RECOUNT. MR CONNOLLY’S MAJORITY. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, December 7. The result of the official count for the Mid-Canterbury seat is as follows; Mr J. Connolly (Ind.C.U.) 4437 Hon. D. Jones (Coal.R.) ... 4301 Mr H. Hunter (LLab) 310 Mr Wightman (Ind.) ■ 258 Informal ... 67Of the absentee and postal votes, 282 went to Mr Connolly and 251 went to Mr Jones. GISBORNE SEAT. GISBORNE, December 7. The official recount for the Gisborne seat iiureases Mr C.leman’s majority from 234 to 310. The official figures, counting the postal and absentee votes are : Mr Coleman (Lab.) 4436 Mr Lysnar (Ind. Coal.) ... 4119 Mr De Latour (Coal.) 1310
OAMARU FINAL COUNT. OAMARU, December 7. For the Oaniaru seat the final count is as follows i Mr P, R. MacPhersoh (C.TJ.) 3992 Mr Kirkheßß (ML) 2940 Mr Malthus (Lab,) ... t... 2088 NATIVE MINISTER, NOT TO STAND AGAIN, WELLINGTON, December 7.1 The Press Association is now officially informed that Sir Apirana Ngata, Minister of Native Affairs, lias finally decided not to seek re-election for the Eastern Maori District at the expire tion of the present Parliament.
MORE FINAL RETURNS. WELLINGTON, December 8. The pliief Returning Officer for the Dominion announces that the final figures for the Mid-Canterbury seat show the return of Mr J. Connolly, Independent Coalition Liberal, and the defeat of Hon. David Jones by 136 votes. The final for the Oamaru seat shows Mr J. A. MacPherson, Coalition Unionist returned by a majority'' of 1056 votes. At Auckland ■ East Mr F. W. Schramm, Labour, was returned by a majority of 1637 votes.
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1931, Page 5
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