DECISIVE DEFEAT

Evening Star, Issue 21823, 12 September 1934, Page 8

DECISIVE DEFEAT

UNIMPROVED RATING PROPOSAL REJECTED BY 4,732 V9TEB WIDE INTEREST IN YESTERDAY'S POLL The proposal that the future system of rating should be on the basis of the unimproved value was decisively rejected by the ratepayers yesterday. The majority against the proposal was 4,732 votes out of a total valid ballot of 12,104 votes. The voting was:— For the proposal ... 3,686 Against the proposal ... 8,418 Informal ■ 83 The total number of ratepayers eligible to vote was 21,000, and the heavy polling on the single issue was evidence of the keen interest in the ' short campaign conducted by both sides. In 1931 'the voting was heavier, as the municipal elections were held on the same day, and the proposal was defeated by 8,104 to 5,700; but the adverse vote was further increased yesterday. At only two booths were the ballots in favour of the proposal, unimproved rating being supported at Martin’s shop, South road, and the Methodist Hall, Wesley street. The result was announced by the town clerk (Mi G. A. Lewin) to a crowd of 100 outside the Town Hall at about'B.3o p.th., and was greeted with cheers. Surprise was expressed by even the opponents of the proposal that the poll had been so decisive. The voting at the various polling booths was as follows: —

N.E.V. Town Hall ... For. 131 Agst. Inf. 274 2 Salvation Army Hall, North road 149 235 — Presbyterian Church, Opolio 63 198 — Presbyterian Churcbj ■ Dalmore ... ... ... 21 56 — Woolhaugh Mission Hall 41 47 1 George Street Hall ... 132 335 2 Albany Street Hall 89 113 2 Knox Church Hall, King street 238 748 9 Concert Chamber. Town Hall 181 796 s Burns Hall 109 543 — Mr H. Watt’s shop, Princes street 125 287 2 St. Andrew’s Hall, Carroll street 34 212 3 Russell Street Hall 69 181 1 Marigold Salon, Musselburgh Rise 180 312 3 Presbyterian Church Hall, Amlers’n Bay 123 324 Oddfellows* Hall, Kensington 109 151 3 South Dunedin Town Hall ... 312 446 9 Methodist Hall, Weslev street 171 124 4 Oddfellows’ Hall, . David street 227 314 6 Caversham Methodist Hall ... 193 234 4 St. Clair Pavilion ... 39 185 — Martin’s shop, South road ... 125 112 1 Baptist Church, Morning ton ;.. 78 206 0 Old Council Chambers, ■ Mornington 209 494 IS Mr S. Solomon’s garage, Granville terrace 28 VU -— Dining rooms, Kaikorai Valley road 63 96 2 Wakari Hall, Nairn street t • 164 311 1 Salvation Army Hall, Highgate 79 347 2 Roslvn Institute, Highgate 46 270 X Coronation .Hall, _1_ _ Maori Hill 158 398 3 Totals ... ...3,686 8,418 88 Majority against proposal 4,732.