ELECTION RE-COUNT.
The result of the official re-count m connection with the Mayoralty and the Borough Council ehec&ions was announced last evening by OVIr, H. M. . Porter, returning officer. The revised figutbes increases Mr Sherratt's majority- m the Mayoralty contest froni 136 (preliminary count on election -night) ■■ ito 154, .the official figures being Sherrraitt 1218, Wildish 1064.
The revision of the counting of the Borough 'Council election has not effectedijanr changes m the personnel of -the neW* Councii as announced on Wednesday night, but it has reduced the margin between Messrs F. R. Ball and H. H. desCOsta (ruhner-up) for the nirttb seat at the Council table. The preliminary figures gave Cr. Ball a lead of nine Votes, but this has now been reduced to two.
;The official figures are as- follows: Hill [1370, Wauchop 1114, Munns 1042, Oman 1006, Tucker 983, ., Mouat 978, Millei- 932, Brown,^. Ball '875— de Costa 873, East 792, 'Lawless 759j Jbnes .758, »Celeman 719, Bickford 611, Black 385. The recounting of ithe -Harbor. Board and Hospital Board voting wm being proceeded with to-day.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14287, 2 May 1917, Page 2
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