COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 275, 9 November 1911, Page 5

COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS

HERETAUNGA RIDING

MR. CROSSE RETURNED BY A

TWO TO ONE VOTI

The deep interest which was taken in the Ucnnty elections yesterday was mainly centred in the contest between Messrs. T. E. Crosse and H. lan Simson for the suffrages of the ratepayers in the Heretaunga riding. Shortly bi Tore 9 o’clock a crowd a<-t milled outside the "Tribune" office at Hastings and possessed themselves in patience until about a quarter to ten. when the -results came to hand. The announcement that Mr. C rosso had been returned by a substantial majority was received with lotiel applause. The official returns are as follows :- HERETAUNGA RIDING. Thomas Ezekiel Cro-se .. .3’73 Horace lan Simson .. .. 179 Informal . . . . S Total 551 Majority for Mr. Crosse. 293. MEANEE RIDING. ( Gorge Alexander Macdonald 25-t Philip Parsons .. .. 139 Informal .. .. .. 4 Total .. . . . . 39< Majority for Mr. Macdonald, 115. PET AXE RIDING. Thomas Clark IKS j Win. Kinross White !hi j Informal 2 I I Majr*rity for Mr Clark !)5 PUKETAPU RIDING. H. A. Rtiss.-ll 92 W. M. H. Mell. Peacock -11 Cha-. Ci.dd 31

Mr. John Parker, the Returning Officer, with Mr. Ferguson. County Clerk, had made most complete arrangements for the polling. Every thing worked "intiiil hlq. but the distauec at which some booths were .'ituaied from the central office somewhat *l*-!ayed declaration ol returns.

The Ri turning Oftieer states that ihe cannot supply particulars of the Ipidling at the various booths. He says that to do so it would be unfair to the ratepayers. OTHER PLAGES. WAI PAW A. i The elect ion of county councillors y. -1 cisl ay ciokid c.iii-sidei-able inler- *■ :. Only in iuu of the ridings I Ruataniwha and Hampden were Illi.re than the riqtlired niinibi r id’ 1 i-atnlidl'd <■' nominal! d. The tollowj mg wt re the result s Runt aniu ha. A. E. Jttll (re electhd) 1-20. IL W. S. Buchanan -15. I Hampden. L. McKay (re elected) i 1115. XX’. < Parker .32. W< ll iGVII.LE. A Pr.-ss A- o. iaiioti message stales dial a deal id’ interest was taken in the county elections yesterday. I’wo memL. r- were 1 • ciuired be caeli 1 .d mg. hollowing were the results: - j Woodville riding. - Scott 1 17. Hughes 130. Murray 46. I Kntm lo.i riding. Macpherson 55. | l.itth 53. Lynch 1 1. i Maharahai i riding. - Grainger S 6. : < loldtim-h 66. Marsl.all If. Jenson 24. | Manga-atua riding. X'el-*m 6S. ! Logan 31’. Id.. 25.