THE ELECTIONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 16 December 1914, Page 4

THE ELECTIONS

FINAL FIGURES. MAJORITY FOR MR FIELD: 90. The remaining absent voters' permit* have come to hand, seven being,in. favotiv of Ml" Atinoie and three in favour of Mv Field. The final figures give Mr-Field majority of 90 out of a roll of 7601. OnljP 800 electors failed to go to the poll, tho> returning officer (Mr J. Fitzgerald) ■ remarking that this is the biggest poll m proportion to the number on th© I'oll lie remembers in the course of his experience as a returning officer. The vbfces received' by each candidate are a:s follow: — 1 . Atmorc, H. ••• '••• ••• 3316 ' > Field, T. A. H. 3406 'Majority for Field ... 00 " There were 75 informal votes. V (Timixed P&ess Association* WELLINGTON, Dec. 15. A [petition lias been lodged by G. ; Blatherwick against the return of Dr. '• Newman for the Wellington Eaßt. The grounds'of- the petition aro understood' to be the manner of counting and ecrutinv of the Expeditionary Force votes. INVERCARGILL, Dec. 15. The official recount for Invercai'gill irives Hanait 4618 votes, and Lillicrap 3028. License figures :—Restoration _ 3686 ; • No-Licenso 3855 ; National Continuance 3656; National Prohibition' 3898. LICENSING POLL. The following are additional returns 1 of the voting on the licensing question: BAY OF ISLANDS. Continuance 3179 No-license ... ... 2662 National Continuance 3021' . National Prohibition , ... 2835 WAITEMATA. -.. National Continuanco ; 3934 National Prohibition ... 4371 FRANKLYN. ' Continuance 303? No-license ... 3069 National Continuanco ..., 2879 * National Prohibition 3429 WAIKATO. Continuance * 2957 No-license 3880 National Continuance „ 2957. National Prohibition ..' 2880, WAITAKI. Continuance 264G No-license ... ... ... 2600 National Continuance ... , 2393 National Prohibition 2852 CENTRAL OTAGO. ' Continuance , .3249 No-license 2340 National Continnance 2968 National Prohibition ... ... ... 2565