THE HALF-HOLIDAY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 22 May 1923, Page 5

THE HALF-HOLIDAY.

* FEILDING POLL UPSET. j (BT TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) FEILDING, May 21. At the municipal elections on April 26 a poll was taken on th& half-holiday question, resulting in Saturday being retained by 34 votes. This poll has now been upset. The Wednesday supporters petitioned the Court for an inquiry, claiming that the ballot paper was ambiguous and misleading, and the inquiry was held to-day before Mr. R. M. Watson, S.M. The petitioners produced a number of witnesses, who said they were misled by the directions on the voting paper, which read: "The voter is required to put a cross opposite the name of the working day for which he desires to vote.'' It was contended that the words "working day" were misleading. The Magistrate held the voting paper did mislead, and he voided the poll and ordered another.