BOROUGH ELECTION

Te Aroha News, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6335, 1 May 1923, Page 1

BOROUGH ELECTION

OFFICIAL COUNT

The followisg is the result of the official count of the Borough election,: Courthouse Council Total

Owing to an error made by the Deputy Returning ■*Officer at the Ocuncil Chambers in totalling the votes recorded at his booth, the totals given by him to the Returning Offiser being considerably in excess of the votes recorded, the figures given at the preliminary announcement were incorrect. An official c:unt, made by the Returning Officer, gives the correct figures as above. The official count of the half-holi-day votes did not affect very materially the figures first announced, the final result bciDg Monday 1. Wednesday 420, Saturday 408, informal 13. The result of the poll will be notified to the Minister of Labour, who will thereupon appoint the day determined by the poll as the statutory closing day for the Borough bj notice in the “ Gazette.’’ The date of the coming into operation of the half-holiday will be fixed by the Min. ister in the notice in the “ Gazette’’ aforesaid, being not later than three months after.

Seliats 356 Office 255 611 Hedge 336 250 586 Gordon 319 224 543 Nicol 304. 215 519 Hamilton 287 206 493 McMahon 288 199 487 Ritchie 275 202 477 Bruce 271 177 448 Caudwtll 240 182 422 Stephenson 210 142 352 Moore 96 68 164