Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 25 August 1937Vol. VIII, No. 1

Result Of North-Western

p. 66 · Read in the full issue

Page 6666

Division Poll

From Our Own Correspondent

Suva, Aug. 6.

THE count of votes in the poll for the North-Western Division was com pleted yesterday. Mr. H. H. Ragg was returned with a majority of 54 votes in a poll of 460 over the other candidate. Mr.

J, P. Bayly.

The result was announced as follows: Hugh Hall Ragg 255 John P. Bayly 201 Informal 4 In the Indian election for the same division, Mr. Chandrasen Chattur Singh was elected with a majority of 20 over Mr. Ambalal Dahyabhai Patel, in a poll of 1,388 votes, the result being: C. C. Singh 671 A. D. Patel 651 Informal 66 The result of the elections in the Eastern Division cannot be known until after the arrival of H.M.B. Leith with a ballot box from Rotuma about August 18.

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