FRANKLIN ELECTION

Grey River Argus, 18 June 1925, Page 5

FRANKLIN ELECTION

REFORM RETAIN SEAT Over Two Thousand Votes for Labour PCKEKOIIE, June 17 Tile Krankin election was held today, resulting in the return of the Reform candidate, Mr McLennan. The following progress returns give am. idea of the polling:— Sixteen returns: McLennan 1924. Montgomerie 480. Nineteen returns: McLennan 2518, Montgomerie 6*15. Twenty-eight returns: McLennan 3106, Montgomerie 805. Thirty returns: McLennan 4993 Montgomerie 166'9. FINAL. McLennan 5968 Montgomerie 2175 CORRECTED RETURN. McLennan (Reform' 5,865 Montgomerie .... 2.159 VOTING DETAILS. PUKEKOHE, Juno 17. Details of the Franklin hye.elcction voting are as follows, (Mr McLennan’s figures being mentioned first): —Afris. ton, 88—14; Ardmore, 84 —9; Awhitu Central, 40 —3; Awhitu ‘Wharf, 25—0; Brookbv. 36—4; Buckland’s Beach 34 —)2: Clevjoklon, 131 —1: Dtu.tv, 190 —77; How i ch, 113—68; Junua, 70—9; Karaka School. 42—9: Maraka North. 107—9; Kohekohe, 53—13; Manukau Heads, 1.1 —1; Manurewa, 391 —139; Maraitai. 18—7: Orna Bav 25—6: Otahuhu Hall. 470—390; Otahulm School, 341—329; Paerata, 95—65: Pakuranga, 90—31: Papnkura Methodist Hall. 513—154: Pannkura Oddfellows’ Hall. 19Q —80; Papatoetoe School, 209—49; Papatopfoe Hall. 481 —149; Putuniahoe, 180—37: Pollock. 52—9; Pongo, 11—2: Pukekohe Oddfellows’ Hall, 316—84* Pukekohe East, 46—8; Puke. kohe.Hall, 65—4: Pukekohe West. 70— 10; Ramarama. 74 —12. T'akanini, 77 — 69: Tamnka East. 225 —18; Waiau. 74 —2O; Wninipi. 50—25: "Weymouth. 47 —l4; 'Whitford Hall, 74—7; Whitford School, .36—8: Wiri 78—17. MR COATES’S COMMENT. AUCKLAND. June 17. ‘lt is hardlv necessary for me to say that the si mini victory of the Government candidate in the Franklin bye. election contest will give the greatest satisfaction to a very large majority of the people of New Zealand,” said the Primo Minister to-night. “It constitutes a remarkable tribute to the menioß’ of the illustrious statesman who represented the constituency in Parliament through almost the whole period of his political career, and whoso loss Franklin, in common wit-h the rest of the Dominion, honours today. Moreover the result shows, in no uncertain manner, that the electors have turned a deaf oar to fanciful and socialistic doctrines which were placed before them. Mr McT-ennan’s victory will be hailed with nlensurc bv all nf our fellow citizens, whn have cause of sound and stable Government at hno rt. ’'

A Mayor’s Attitude ATTEMPTS HOSTILITY AGAiAbi LABOUR. CAPH ALLS! PH ESS BOYCOII- - to Argus.) AUCKLAND, Juno 17. Mr H. E. Holland, Leader of the Labour Party, addressed a crow., meeting at Pukekohe last evening, and was accorded an excellent hearing. Ho spoke for two and a n; hours, the whole of the audience remaining until the end of the meeting, notwithstanding the extremely cold night. In opening the meeting, the Mayor attempted "to create hostility the Labour Party, but was | shouted dowii by the crowd. The meeting closed with cheers for Mr Montgomerie, and counter cheers from the Government supporters for Mr McLennan. During the campaign, an almost complete boycott of Labour meetings was applied by <he Auckland papers, which refused to print even corrections of their own misstatements Franklin Bye-Election—lS — Reform retains Seat Over 2000 votes for Labour

ROCKET seen NEAR COOK STRAIT. WELLINGTON. June 17 Secretary A. Markman of the !’• and T. Department has received the following information from the ( hiel Postmaster at, New Plymouth: “The following was handed me by .. Holm (of Hohn and Coy., shipowners, New Plymouth): “Rocket observed bearing about N.E. by E., from position latitude 40 degrees 25 i S., 1-10 a.m., on 17—6—25; longitude 173 degrees 121 IT. s.s .Progress steered N.E. by E. 21 miles, and then altered course back to W. j S. 16 miles, and then N.E. 14 miles. Sighted nothing, so proceed- , cd. Rocket was seen, distinctly to flash and fall.—H. L. Hay.” H. L. Hay is captain of s.s. Progress.