THE LATE ELECTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1114, 29 April 1911, Page 6

THE LATE ELECTIONS.

, REVISED RETURNS. RETURNING OFFICER'S TASK. Tho recount of votes cast in the local elections' on Wednesday last has now been completed. As was anticipated, a number of minor errors were, discovered, but no alteration in tho placing of tho successful City Council and Harbour Board candidates lias been mado necessary by tho revision of tho figures. A few of the unsuccessful City Council candidates chango places on tho list. Following ai'o the revised returns; tho totals declared at tho first count aro shown iu parentheses:— CITY COUNCIL. Robert Fletcher (10,904) 10,900 AV. H. P. Barber (9397.) 9,298 A. H. Hindmarsh (8032) 8,037 J. E. Fitzgerald (7995) -8,000 D: M'Laren (7793) 7,788 F. Cohen (7680) 7,711 G. Shirtcliffo (7291) 7,291 A. R. Atkinson (7262) 7,272 J. Smith (7066) 7,057 J. Fuller, jun. (6951) 6,955 J.Godbei-(6378) 6,378 J. Trevor (6301) 6,301 L. M'Kenzio (6247) 6,247 G. Frost (6194) 6,198 It. A. Cameron (6112) 6,113 (Tho abovo are elected.) W. H. Bennett (5483) 5,483 W.'J. Thompson (5346) 5,346 E./J.'Carer (4939) 4,939 M. J. Reardon (4985) 4,926 T. Smith (4832) 4,832 A. L. Hunt (4766) 4,766 J. Castle (4434) 4,439 W. ,T. Jordan (4238) 4,227 S. J. Moran (4085) "4,080. G. F. Rcyling (3968) 3,968 J..Mandel (3825) 3,813 Ivor Hazell (3908) .....;..... 3,808 W. S. Bedford 2,800 'E.- Gallichan (2683) 2,683 C. M'lntyro (2228) 2,223 .I.E. Jenkinson (2385) 2,185 V. Jensen (1804) ;1,804 A. H. Fullford (1804) 1,794 A. R, Hornblow (1637) 1,637 Henry Bodley (1482) 1,482 Charles Thorpe, (995) , 990 , HARBOUR BOARD. :/ '_ Following is the revised list of the city candidates for the Harbour Board, tho first four being elected: — • ' Robert Fletcher (12,476) ,12,478 J. E. Fitzgerald (8220) 8,219 A. H. Hindmarsh (7449) 7,455 J. Trevor (6500) ' «": 6,500 W. T.'.Hildreth (5819) 5,819 W. T. Young (5715) 5,716 P. Coffey (3847) 3,842 G. G. Farland (1750) ......,>' 1,809 The complete official return of the suburban district for the Harbour Board shows tho following totals (the first two candidates being elected): — J. W. M'Ewan .". _; 3,670 P. C. Freeth _ 2,391 D. J. Watson •. _. 1,907 HALF-HOLIDAY. ■ The revised half-holiday return for the combined district of Wellington city, Onslow, Miramar, Johnsonville, and Karori, is as follows— Monday (24) ' -. _■' 28 Tuesdav (17) . ...;;; 17 Wednesday (9688) - .' 10,128 Thursday (24) 26 Friday (14) 16 Saturday (7948) < 8,390 ' A DOMINION RECORD..'

The votes cast upon the half-holiday issuo supply the most convenient basis upon which to frame an estimate of the total number of city electors who recorded their votes. In the combined half-holiday district 18,605 votes were cast. _ Of these 16,951 were recorded in the city. As there were a number of. informal votes and a certain proportion of electors declined to vote upon the half-holiday issue, Mr. Ames, the Returning Officer, compute's that fully 17,500 persons voted in Wellington on Wednesday. This, he states, constitutes a record for municipal polling in any part of the Dominion.

The Returning Officer states that 225 persons were employed in connection with tho election. Of these 73 were corporation officers; Tho cost of the election for poll clerks, returning officers, and express hire was £375. Mr. Ames. states that he gave employment to practically every man who offcrea his services, so that but for the assistance of the corporation staff it would havo been impossible to get through the work. ■'■•'

Mr. John Fuller, junr., desires to thank electors for their generous support at tho recent elections.