POWER BOARD ELECTION.
On Tuesday whilst pavinjr an electri-> l-"«dit J account I noticed little ' pile? of ti.-ket* soliciting votes for fi t j ZPI , A » n) p a „^i d . iuv for the next day* elc:-ti;>n. One would to know what right the outgoing board had to u«e public premises for canvassing ar.d r'■•.> what would have been a»:<! if the late t'itv Council had used the Town Hall counter* for similar purposes? To mv mind it was an improper procedure and did not show FAIR PLAY. |"Mr. X. M. Speer. secretary of the Auckland Electric Tower Board, "and returning officer, said that "tickets" were widely ci;\-xi-lated prior to the election. Some were brought to the Power Boards office without anv authority from the board, and left there. On being found they were immediately removed and destroyed. Instructions were given tn officials to destroy anv -'tickets -7 brought into the polling booths and left there—Ed]
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 125, 30 May 1938, Page 6
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