MAJORITY FOR MR GRAHAM.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12402, 18 November 1908, Page 2

MAJORITY FOR MR GRAHAM.

SECOND BALLOT PRACTICALLY certain: THE LICENSING POLL. CONTINUANCE CARRIED. POSTING THE RETURNS. "Shortly after half past seven returns commenced to come in from tho outlying districts. A large sceen had been erected over "The Colonist" office, and on this the figures wore projected by a powerful lantern. A very large crowd collected in tho street and on the vacant section opposite the office. The numbers greatly increased as the results of the polling came in more rapidly, and a dense crowd waited until about 11.30, when there was no further prospect of receiving more returns, three small ones, viz., Bulwer, Brightlands and Kia Ora (North West Bay) being then lacking. The earlier returns gave Mr Graham a lead, which in varying numbers of votes he maintained, lie now having n -majority of 210 votes over Mr Ati-ore, and a deficiency of 83 on the combined totals of Messrs Atmoro and Moffatt. There is therefore every probability that a second ballot will be required. There were issuod 111 absent voters' permits, and 19 seamen's rights. Several • of the former were surrendered and it is unlikely that from the remainder, + .]io seamen's rights and the results yet to come from the booths mentioned, Mr Graham will secure an absolute majority of the votes cast, and thus be returned on the first ballot. Tho interest taken in the licensing poll rivalled that surrounding the elecoral contest. Although the no license vote showed remarkable growth upon the figures recorded at the last election, it was insufficient to abolish licenses, but as will be seen from the figures below, it very nearly sufficed to to carry reduction. The details of the voting at both polls were as follows : — Pa g h P3 <i -ij 1 o fa fe § < o H 03 O <2 <O S £ Oddfellows' Hull ... fi24 50S G2 9 Provincial Hall ... Ud 50S 38 10 tfampden-stroefc ... 104 209 20 8 Brook-street ... 164 114 22 2 Foresters' Hall ... IGS 323 27 4, Port 195 210 8 3 Stoke 108 131. 16 2 The Wood 02 112 18 2 Hope 52 32 4 1 Kicnmond 140 175 3!) 4 Clifton Terrace ... 26 -13 4 0 Hillside 9 47 4 0 Happy Vailey ... 33 35 11 1 Ranzau 3S 05 8 3 Appleby 20 2'< 1 0 Deep Creek 2 2 11 0 0 Canvastown 43 58 2 0 Waitaria 6 9 0 0 Waikawa Bay ... 0 20 0 0 Kaiuina 2G 1 4 0 1 Manaroa 15 4 0 0 Homo wood 8 9 0 0 Whangarie ... ... 4 18 0 0 Wabitahuri 17 1 0 0 Carluke 59 40 1 1 French Pass 2i 7 0 0 Portago 9 11 0 0 Criiil Bay 11 t 0 0 W.iirangi 5 9 0 0 •'n )p-jr"s House ... -1 5 0 0 ZUine Buy 3 9 0 0 Y.'.m^amoa 12 12 I 0 Fl it Creek 20 1G 0 0 Whatiuiihi 3 7 0 0 Stephen's Island ... 0 5 0 0. St Ourwr 18 110 Waitai 8 10 O 0 NydiilUy 27 2(5 0 0 Admiralty Bay ... 4 3 0 0 Mahau S 3 O 1 Aniseed Vallny ... 7 7 1 0 Ffloriis Valley ... 4 5 0 0 Kenoperu Head ... .7 11 2 0 2<-51 2862 29 1 20 Three small returns to come. LICENSING POLL a --, §g S - 1 •■§ s I ■S r3 S g 1> O V. Z? d 5S m Provincial Hall 415 520 531 0 Oddfellows Hall 535 599 6^l 16 Foresters' Hall .. 239 243 260 6 Canvastown ■• (JO 31 44 0 Kenapuru 4 " '• 1 4 7 0 Port •• •• 220 171 179 4 tlomewood . . 11 5 10 Brook Street 149 123 145 0 Whatiribi.. .. 3 1 7 0 Croixelles .. 8 5 8 0 Clifton Terrace • • 20 47 50 0 St. Omer •• "11 2 6 0 Wai-tai " •• VI 0 0 0 Wangamoa ..31 3 11 0 Portage •■ •• 13 3 6 0 Kaiuma •• • • 19 0 11 0 Manaroa 11 G 7 0 Hillside " '23 1 33 0 Crail Bay •• 8 0 7 0 WaWatahuri "18 0 0 0 Wairanrgi " 9 3 4 0 Waitarta " 8 3 4 0 Keneperu Head "13 4 7 0 Port , "'■ " 220 171 179 0 Waikawa Kay •• 9 2 9 0 Rai Falls •• • 18 16 18 0 Elaine Bay "9 2 10 Cooper's Bay •• 3 0 0 0 Admiralty Bay- 7 0 0 0 Flat Creek " 18 16 18 0 Brook Street 149 128 145 12 Kicbrnond 143 179 206 0 Stoke " " 120 123 124 0 Happy Valley .-48 27 91 X ■ Appleby " 40 5 6 0 Hope .. 58 29 27 0 French Pass 17 11 12 0 Bampden street 126 240 229 0 Deep Creek "24 5 9 0 Nydia Bay. •• H4 8 19 0 Wood Sunday Sch'l 100 109 117 0 '-uiseed Valley 12 110 Ranzau •■■ 54 55 58 1 Mabau " " 5 0 7 0 Oarluke .. .. 6(5 39 44 0 Pelorua Valley .. 3 0 0 0 . 2709 2624 2901 30

"My dear," moaned the patient, as he" tossed restlessly in his bed, " Tt's the doctor I'm thinking of; What a bill his will- be !" "Never mind, Joseph," said his wife. "You ■ 'know there's the insurance money;"

RETURNS FOR 1905 ELECTION. ■a % - o K i < b h Oddfellows' Hall ... 556 514 2 Provincial Hall ... 506' 555 1 Hechabito Hall ... 147 226 Foresters' Hall ... 159 190 Hampden Street ... 221 205 Port Hall 222 192 Clifton Terrace ... 31 25 Hillside 21 49 : Happy Valley ... 50 36 Wangamoa ... ... r 9 6 Pelorus Valley ... 6 7 Canvastown ... 73 58 ' Blackball 24 20 Stoke ' 123 79 Richmond 146 188 Ranzau : ... ... 70 57 Brightwater ... 38 74 Appleby 54 40 Vi'aimca West ... 64 40 Cpper Moutero ... 93 78 Flat Creek 32 26 Deep Creek ... 20 15 Aniseed .Valley ... 15 9 Wangarao ... ... 5 7 Waikawa Bay ... 2 14 Elmslie's Bay ... 2 2 Admiralty Bay ... 15 1 Bulwer 11 2 Elaine Bay 11 12 Briehtlands ... ... 13 0 Nydia Bay 3 9 Black's' Point ... 8 14 Stephens' Island ... 0 8 North- West Bay ... 4 9 Seamen 1 4 Totals 2755 2771 f The majority was afterwards ii creased from 16 to 29 by seamen 1 rotes, etc.