MAYORALTY OF CHRISTCHURCH

}IR H. HOLLAND RETURNED

A SMALL POLL

l-he election for the Mayoralty cf Christchurch held yesterday resulted in the return cf Mr H. Holland, the Labour Party's candidate, by a substantial majority over his two opponents, Mr J. J. Dougall, tho retiring Mayor, and Dr. Thacker. There were over 26,000 names on the roll, butt only 9769 votes were polled. The wetweather, no doubt, contributed largely to this result, but whatever the cause the polling was much below that- recorded at the Mayoral election last year when 16,000 votes were cast out of a total of over 25,000. During the earlier part of the day the poll clerk-; found time hanging heavy on their hands; it wns not until tho luncheon interval and the clearing of the weather later in the afternoon that business became at all brisk, and even then there was really no rush. The final figures announced shortly after 8 o'clock wero as follow:— H. Holland ... ... 4127

It is interesting to compare these figures 'with those recorded last year when the contest was also a triangular one. Last year's total.-, were as foi-

It is curious to note that in each case tho retiring Mayor seeking reelection came last.

Tho complete polling returns are as follow: —

Dr. Thacker ... J. J. Dougall Informal 2931 i'637 74 Majority for Mr Holland 1196

!ow:- — T. E. Taylor ... Dr. Thacker ... C. Allison Informal 7401 4878 3698 '20 \

Polling Placea. 1" *3 2 > ~ 5 P £ CENTRAL WARD— Prov. Council Chambers .. 625 330 2S5 8 Orange Hall Worcester ft. 217 132 218 6 St. Michael's Scboo'room 172 261 145 — Otiev's Showr'm, Madras ?t. 60 121 SS 3 Foresters' Hall, Oxford ter. 12.5 169 213 5 Oadfcllows' Hall, Montreal street .. .. .. 43 70 SI 4 Motacdist Schoolr'm. Rich'd 62 1*!2 SI 1 Hibernian Hall, J3arbadoctv atreet , .. ?0 137 239 6 LINWOOD WARD—[■'.'':../■ !_ r .. C,;.* Liuwocd Librarv, Worcester ' ', ." •" street .. ..204 St)4 217 2 Social Hall. Leyden st, .. 36 150 161 2 Salvation Army Barracks, Fitzgerald avenue. .. 31 98 104 7 Marquee, cr. Linwcod avcmio and Worcester street .. 21 05 61 1 ST. ALBANS WARD— lira Hirst's Shop, Colombo street .. .. 43 90 61 1 Marquco opp. Button's iSoot Shop .. 63 12G 52 1 Primitive Methodist Schoolroom, Madras ot., near Edgeware road .. 60 155 21 2 Wcslcyan Schoolroom, cr. Rugby st. and Papanui road .. ..307 213 6G 3 St. Albnns Public Library .14 00 25 — Lord's Store, Cranford st. 13 81 30 1 SYDENHAM WARD— Sydenham Football Club's Rooms, Lavrson st. .. OS 282 244 7 Salvation Army Barracks, .Battereca street .. 32 1G5 90 2 Sydenbam Public Library 50 205 11G 5 Marquco Tramway Board's -yard .. „ '29 68 51 2 Methodist Schoolroom. Scl-v.-yn street .. .. 52 233 47 — Peek's Store, Tennyson st. 75 138 31 — Marquco Samaritan Home 42 7d 33 — Walthanr, Library .. 3G 15G 105 5 Tel 3.1 "Tot ps .. 2G37 1127 2331 71 ioKccI, 0709.