ELECTION ECHO

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11952, 24 May 1933, Page 7

ELECTION ECHO

CONGESTION AT BOOTHS. COMMITTEE’S REPORTS*

Recently the Borough Council empowered the finance committee to inquire into reports of congestion at booths during the borough elections and bring forward any recommendations considered necessary. The committed reported -to last evening’s mooting of tlio council a.s follows: “The question (received the committee’s attention when it was mentioned that several improvements could bo effected, such a.s having the consecutive number printed .on the voting paper and counterfoil, in lieu of having to wait while the returning officer wrote, it in. Crayon pencils would he preferable to- the poor pencils which were provided. A hotter stylo of inner compartments could be installed. The question of having all the issues <>n one sheet is worthy nf investigation. “In order to bo more fully conversant with tlio subject, the Town Clerk was asked to write- to Wellington. Wanganui and such other places as he thought fit. as to procedure adopted in those towns. , “In respect to a letter from uhe Returning Officer regarding fees, the committee have no recommendation to' make. was agreed to.allow one of the poll clerks, who lost a day’s pay, the sum of one guinea, without prejudice.” It was mentioned that information from other local bodies had not yet come to hand and the report was then adopted.

At the Rotiury Club on Monday, Mr. A.. 0. Heany, organising secretary to the Associated Chambers of Commerce, told' an amusing story. Un his way to Gisborne lie had' passed through a village to which a young journalist had once been sent to gather news. The news-gatherer upon making enquiries had been told ■that iff the house 'next door a woman had almost been eaten by rats. Ho inspected the place and found that ft was all barred up. Other residents, had also confirmed the report that there had been such a happening. On the strength of thisi .information the reporter had telegraphed a vivid story to* his paper and it had caused quite a sensation. Upon his return', life had expected that he would be- highly commended bn his “scoop’’, but was much chagrined to learn that, although there had bee u such a happening, it had taken place ten years before.. (Laughter.)

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