MID-CANTERBURY SEAT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21178, 27 October 1938, Page 6

MID-CANTERBURY SEAT

Mr Grigg Increases Majority One Vote To Come By Telegraph—Press Association ASHBURTON. October 26. With one absent vote to be dealt with, the position hi the Mid-Canterbury electorate is:— A. N. Grigg (N.) 5504 H. E. Herring (L.) .. .. 5429 Majority for Grigg .... 75 Declaration votes were: Grigg two, I Herring, four. Absent: Grigg, 257, Herring, 263. Postal: Grigg, 119, Herring, 96. Informal, 36. On the night of the poll, Grigg had an announced majority of 48. TIMARU FIGURES OFFICIAL RECOUNT The final figures for the polling in the Timaru Electorate in the General Election on October 15 have been announced by the District Returning Officer, Mr W. Harte. The Labour candidate, Mr C. L. Carr, has been declared elected with a majority of 2,19" votes i over the National candidate, Mr W. H. ! Hall. The total number of valid votes cast was 12,396, informal votes numbering 78. The poll was a greater one than in 1935, when few more than 11,500 votes were cast, and is probably a record for the electorate. The poll resulted this year as allows! C. L. Carr (L.) 7296 W. H. Hall (N.) 5100 Informal 78 Majority for Carr .. .. 2196

VOTES WRONGLY CREDITED EFFECT IN BAY OF PLENTY ELECTORATE By Telegrson Association AUCKLAND, October 26. Because of a mistake at the Kaiteratahi booth, Mr A. G. Hultqulst, the Labour candidate for the Bay of Plenty seat, was wrongly credited with an additional 37 votes. The adjustment of this mistake has reduced his lead over the National candidate, Mr W. Sullivan to 124. The figures now are: Hultqulst 4632; Sullivan 4508. It is also reported that between 50 and 100 Maoris voted. Approximately 600 postal and absentee votes have still to be counted, and the official count will not be completed for several more days, as the ballot papers from the backblock dsltricts have been late in arriving at Opotikl. FURTHER FINAL FIGURES Final figures from the undermentioned electorates have been received per United Press Association:—

LICENSING RETURN CHRISTCHURCH FIGURES Bt relecraph rr™* Aasoriatlor CHRISTCHURCH, October 26. The final count for the Christchurch licensing district, which comprises Christchurch North, Christchurch East and Christchurch South, has been completed, the figures being:— 1935 1938 Continuance .. .. 23,654 27.205 State Control .. .. 2443 3869 Prohibition .. .. 10,600 11,115

Manawatu J. G. Cobbe (N.) C. L. Hunter (L.) .. .. Majority for Cobbe 6245 4601 1644 Raglan W. Lee Martin (L.) .. 5062 A. S. Sutherland (N.) .. 4458 A. G. Gallichan (I.) .. .. 115 Informal 95 Majority for Lee Martin 604 Buller P. C. Webb (L.) 7976 T. O. Maddison (N.) .. .. 1832 Majority for Webb .. •• 6114 Wairarapa B. Roberts (L.) 5293 J. F. Thompson (N.) .. 4516 Majority 777 Dunedin West D. G. McMillan (L.) .. 8452 T. K. S. Sidey (N.) .... 5813 Majority .. 2639 Marlborough (Formerly Walrau) •E. P. Meachen (L.) .. .. 6,579 E. F. Healy <N.) Majority—1525. 5,054 Marsden J. G. Barclay (L.) .. •• 6157 A. J. Murdoch (N.) .. Majority—557. 5600 Remuera W. P. Endean <N.) .... 9605 Mrs Dreaver (L.1 .. .. 6744 Majdrity for Endean .. 2861 Onehunga A. G. Osborne (L.) .. ., 9412 J. Park (N.) 5098 Majority for Osborne .. 4314 Otahuhu C. R. Petrie (L.) .. .. 7020 K. B. Tennent GL) .... 4753 Majority for Petrie .. .. 2267 Auckland East F. W. Schramm (L) . 8887 H. T. Merritt (N> . 6261 Majority for Schramm . 2626