ELECTION COSTS

Grey River Argus, 2 August 1935, Page 8

ELECTION COSTS

TO GREY COUNTY COUNCIL. At the July meeting of .the Grey County Council. Cr. J. Ryall requested the Clerk should prepare a statement showing the cost to the Council of the recent election of Councillors and representatives to the Grey Electtie Power Board and Hospital Board. As a resu’t, the Clerk (Air. M. Keating) at yesterday’s meeting submitted a satement showing that the cost of i the elections was £292 4s, made up as follows,:—Advertising and printing £lO6 16s 6d. polling booths £4O; salaries £lO9 10s, stationery £lO 7s 6d car hire £25 10s. The report also stated that the cost; of the elections in 1924 (when there was no actual voting) was £234, in 1927, £4ll, and in 1930, £355. In reply to Cr. Ryall the C'erk said that he did not see any way in which the amount could be apportioned among the Council Power and Hospital Boards. It could only be taken as one third each. Cr. Afuleare said that it was an an omaly that the Council should have to pay for the e l eetion of representsfives to the Power Board and Hospital Board, particularly the Power Board, which was a financial concern. Cr. Ryall said that there was no way of making the Power Board pay their share, but a remit might be sent to the Counties Conference on the matter. Cr. Mulcare: I was just going to suggest that. Cr. Ryall moved that a remit should be sent to the Counties Conference to the effect that Power Boards should pay the cost of electing the County representatives. The motion was seconded by Or. Mu 1 care and carried.