COUNTY ELECTIONS.
MASTERTON.
The 'final results of the Mhsiterton County Council election- were not made known until yesterday afternoon. , Tjhb whole of tihe retiring Councilors weire re-elected, though in some cases with sunall majorities. Great interest was taken in the poll for tihe Aflfrediton Riding, tlie issue at stake being a proposal to amalgamate'that Riding with the Eketaibuna County. The .result wa© a depkiraition, in' favour of /'continuance." The polling in the different Hidings was as follows: , OPAKI RIDING. (Two-Councillors.) W. J.WeWh ...222 (D. W. Foreman 143 Walter Harris 139 BAjNGfITDIMIATJ REDING. :, (One Councillor.) D. J. Gamierom ............ 63 , John Bla,tcMord ..43 AiLmEBTON RIDING. (Two. Councilor©.) Cecil KebibelL Alex. Murray .'.....*........ 100 , C. E. Cross ».„.,.£:J:.'.. M 98; A. J. ratohettt ....„....;. 90 ■
FEATHERSTON.
Mir Nix, tihe sitting member, defeated Mir Wilkinson- for the contested seat on tdie FeatHnerston County Council.
AKITIO.
Keen imteresit was taken in the elections iaiLconaieation with itlhe AMfcion County, the ,resiults being as follows.:— ✓
ORakaunui Riding (one member).— R. B. Robertson 37, T. A. Marine 33.
, Waihi Riding- (itwto .memaibers). —H. T. FJlingtoun 54, M. Fenrick 50, G. H. Gillam 21, A. C. Herbert 18, W. T. Gilbert 18, G. R. Hutching 10, J. Miliar 8.
Pongaroa Riding (.two meinibers)— W. A. Burling 96< A. Dickens 56, T. Dium 46, J. Mclntyre 30. Mataikona Riiiding (one member)— J. W. Murray 17, F. RJobbie 14. Messrs jVlrlntyire a.nd Herbert were the only two sitting members: to be defeated. Mr P. V. Smith was elected) unopposed for the Akitio Riding. < ' , : I
PAHIATUA.
Miangahao Riding (one member)— H. Cornelius 81, J. B. ..Ta.it 79. ■'>• Tnrania Ridimg (one member).— J. Matthews .80, T. Fouhy 53. Konini Riding (one member). — C. Avery 94, D. O'Brien 55. Ktantawa Riding (one memlber). — A. Kaiox 59, A. Rioss 43. Makm-i Riding (one member). —J. MbCto-thy 32, C. F. Gardner 30.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10474, 10 November 1911, Page 5
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