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J. P.Luke (G ) 3884 J. E. Fitzgerild \G.) .. 2736 The Suburbs results were all in under the hour at the headquarters of the returning officer, Mansfield-street. The first result through was from Seatoun, at exactly two and a half minutes part 7, two and a half minutes after the closing of the poll. This celerity found the returning officer. Mr. J. W. Salmon, fully prepared for the communication of results to the press and to the Prime Minister; everything, in fact, working with mechanical regularity. At 7.8 p.m. Goldie's Brae followed, and Palm Grove a minute leter The elimination of the local option vote greatly facilitated the count and communication of electoral results. At 7.45 there were only three results to come in, and five minutes later the lasi result was telephoned —that of Mansfield-street No. 1 booth. There was a small crowd waiting outside the booth, but a bigger one at Penett's druggist shop, Riddifordstreet, where the numbers were posted in large letters and figures. The position of the candidates at the first ballot was :— Luke, 2204 ; Fitzgerald, 1908, of the 6733'-votes cast, the remainder being distributed amongst Messrs. R. B. Williams, W. T. Young, F. T. Moore,» and J. W. Braithwaito. The absolute majority required was then 3367. Informal votes numbered 165. The following are tho details of the polling at the various booths :—: —
Totals 2736 3884 There are four absentee (seamen's) votes to come in. Ihe voting at the poll on Tuesday, 17th inst, was as follows :—Luke, 2204; Fitzgerald, 1908.; Williams, 1367 ; Moore, 644; Young, 613; Braithwaite, 54.
Fitzgerak Mansfield-street 260 Kilbirnie School 79 Kilbhnie Hall 317 Miiamar ... 85 Vl-crserV 1 - crser Bay 29 Seatoun 51 Maranui 64 Island Bay 226 Palm Grove ... ... 94 South-ioad 182 Maxara 26 South Karori 6Ke.rori Hall 57 Karori School ... ... 25 Karori North' 35 Kelburne ' Ext. (Tunnel) 101 Northland 54 linaKori-road ... ... 157 Brae 11 Wadestown 117 Kaiwarra 224 Ngahaiir.anga 122 Ngaio (Crofton) ... 48 Khandallah ..". ... 70 Johnsonville 148 Ne viands 28 Dkariu 40 rawa Flat 31 Reuben-ay. Ex. (Bklyn) 29 d. Luke. 450 179 466 126 85 72 35 286 168 288 37 12 117 107 115 194 50 145 28 209 99 43 88 128 241 21 25 50 20
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 125, 25 November 1908, Page 3
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