THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXX, Issue 14981, 29 April 1909, Page 7

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

HEAVY POLLING IN CHRISTCHURCH.

CONTEST FOR THE MAYORALTY.

MR ALLISON RE-ELECTED.

THE OLD COUNCIL RETURNED. Yesterday was one of the rare occa« swns on which Christchurch has managed to become really seriously ed in a municipal poll. After an election in whioh tho polling was the heav ie st since Greater Christchurch was established, the Mayor and the old Utv Council were returned by substantial majorities. In many years the residents who were qualified to vote have displayed a lamentable apathy in regard to municipal matters, and the percentage of votes cast has been usually meagre and often ridiculously small. +£"/»!' ?T OTer ' the importation of the half-holiday question into' the elections stirred the electors, who threw off the complacent indifference that has characterised their attitude in regard steady stream of eaeh pollingS?!»3k - 6 the booths, ff tit™ g m th S Mayoral contest may be taken as a criterion df the interest fi«?J ay !i aE + d *K roturas show that 3 C ™ TOt 1?-> of which 77 were inSSLI 6 P° lh ?.g ° n the half-holiday proposal was. slightly heavier, 8915: valid and 76 invalid votes being cast. c £? tfncl ! was returned Two members of the old Council did not stand for election, Mr J. D. Hall declining nomination and Mr H H Loughnan preferring to contest ' the Mayoral contest, but there has been no other change in the personnel of the city government Mr Allison was again returned as Mayor, defeating Mr Loughnan by 2106 votes. The elections were given an additional interest by the fact that ft* the first time Labour candidates were included in the list of' contestants, but none were successful, though one or two polled heavilv. At night the results were shown from' a large board outside the old Provincial Council Chambers, where about three thousand people .congregated. The crowd throughout 'was good-temnered. and though one or two of tho defeated' candidates had to submit to a pood deal of heckling "it was cheerfullv given and no less cheerfully taken. The first result announced was that determining the. half-holiday for the citv, and it made its appearance at 9.15. After that the returns came in slowly, and it was not until after 11.30 that the.. final results were announced, and the crowd, which by that time had dwindled to- about 200 people, finally left, the Council Chambers to the returning-! officer and his 1 officials.

THE MAYORALTY. MR CHARLES ALLISON REELECTED. . MAJORITY OF 2106. . Some of the earliest results received'! in the "conning tower" at the Pro- 1 vincial Council Chambers were those of the mayoral election, and a majority of 200 for Mr Loughnan at the Provincial Council Chambers booths gave promise of a very close contest, in view of the fact that Mr Allison was expected to poll a solid majority at Sydenham/ Then Mr Allison pulled up a hundred! at St Michael's booth, and continued : to improve his position rapidly until ( it became apparent that he was certain, of re-election. In fact, Mr Loughnan secured a majority at only three booths —Provincial Council Chambers 201, Caledonian Society's Rooms 37 and; Wesleyan Schoolroom, Rugby Street,; 4. The Sydenham results were emphati-;' cally in favour of Mr Allison, and ha polled almost four to one in his owni ward. At tho Sydenham 'Football; Club's rooms alone he polled a majority' of 500, and the total figures for Syden-? ham were:—Allison 2031, Loughnan.!' 562. The result was a little surpris-: ing, especially as Mr Loughnan, at the; last election of councillors, had headed the poll in the central ward. The last' - return was somewhat late. It was; nearly ,ten o'clock before the sitting'; Mayor was declared elected, with a ma-J jority of over 2000 in a poll of '8742? valid votes. ' ] , The following are the details of th«( polling:— ,-.

THE MAYOR RETURNS THANKS. ; Mr Allison appeared before tho wait-; ing crowd at the principal polling-booth' when the results were announced, and was received with cheers. He said that j he had first to thank those who had; voted for him and placed him in tho' proud position he occupied. Since he had been connected with the City Council he had had a very uphdl fight, and it was very satisfactory indeed that at last he was absolved in tha, minds of the electors of Christchurch. i (Hear, hear, and a voice: "You de-4 serve it.") He had tried to deserve it,; and he had found all through his life' that if he tried to do right he gener-: ally came out on top, and ho thought the result of the election was merely another indication of the appreciation;' of the people of a man who was trying to do right. He was glad that the! election had been conducted, without: the slightest ill-feeling between himself and Mr Loughnan. There had been no i nasty insinuations, and he thought an election could not have been conducted in a better spirit. He was sorry, in-, deed, that the protection of his own character, which it was necessary to rejuvenate in the minds of the people of the city, had made it necessary for him to come forward again. In addition to that, he wished, before leaving office, if possible, to see the canal and olectric lighting . schemes placed in such a position that the people might decide for themselves whether or not they would carry out those works. (Applause.) It had been said that during the past year he had not been brilliant. He did not think he,had been elected because he was brilliant, but he had generally tried to see that whatever he undertook was on a sound basis. If he had not initiated any new works, it would be generally ,re-' cognised that with the £140,000 for water-works, £17,000 for electrical

.plant and the £JOp,OOO of ordinary reVenue the electors were being pledged . ..irafficiently for ,a while. With the uanal proposal sufficiently far forward, further expenditure on those works could be carried out, and would be of greater benefit to Christchurch than anything that had been done in the . past. He did not intend to make a policy speech, because policy in municipal affairs was largely dependent ■ . upon the exigencies of the moment. | Questions cropped up that could not , be foreseen, and those in office took the opportunity. He had taken the opportunity in connection with the canal |, «cheme. CApplause and uproar.) In , reply to remarks from the crowd, Mr • Allison went on to say that, he was ■ not ashamed of the part he had taken in connection with the Ninirod, and he thought the people had generally absolved him, or they would have resent'ed his action at the polls. It had | ' been said that he funked the Dread- ' nought' meeting. At the time he had been very ill, and it had been quite I possible that he would never have recovered. He thought the people would ; , recognise'that he had good reasons for I stopping at home. (Applause.) He 'f had never refused to take part in anything to avoid expressing the courage a of his convictions. He again thanked . | the- elector for the position they had placed him in, and he was sorry indeed that he had to oppose Councillor "Loughnan, who during his past terra as II Mayor had been most gentlemanly and |§had given him most reasonable support. ; 'When the time came for Mr Loughnan I ;to become Mayor he felt sure that gentleman'would uphold the dignity of the -: office, and that when he had closed his • term of office the electors would haVe ;no regrets at having placed him there. • (Applause.) Thre6 hearty cheers were given for Mr Allison.

MR LOUGHNAN'S SPEECH. ". Mir Loughnan, was also received with applause. He said that he did not .think, at that time of night, that the crowd had come to hear a speech from I the defeated candidate. It was his duty to thank those who had been good enough to accord him their help for' the generous way in which they had supported him. Having been shown >in the most emphatic manner that his views on many subjects were not those that commended themselves ,tb. the large majority of his fellow'citizens,, he was quite content to accept', their .verdict. He could assure bhem that their interests wotdd be well conserved and looked after by the gentleman they .had chosen to be their Mayor. Mr Allison had referred to two small matters that had been spoken. of to his apparent discredit. There waa. not the slightest reason- why, any of the ratepayers should not have perfect confidence in him for anything in connection with the Dreadnought meeting. Mr Allison had been at the point of death when the crowd was expecting him to preside at that meeting. "But Ido not think you want a speech from me," concluded Mr Loughnan facetiously. "You have had enough of me, and I will content myself with thanking you,'and wishing you politically } good night' and ,'good-bye.'" • Three cheers were given for Mr Loughnan. ' -': , ' \' • THE MAYOR. Mr Charles Allison, who has been . .'looted Mayor of Christchurch for the ■second time, was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, in 1845. He arrived in New Zealand when eleven vears of age with his parents by the ship Isabella Hercus. After two gears' service as a junior clerk in a Christchurch bank he entered his father's business of a builder, in which.trade he was engaged, for fifteen years. , In ,1879 Mr Allison was appointed clerk and surveyor to the borough of Sydenham,, arid he 'held that position until the borough was absorbed in Greater Christchurch. Mr Allison then stood for a seat on the City Council as a representative of the \ Sydenham "Ward and was elected! Last year he stood •'for the mayoralty of Christchurch against the sitting Mayor, Mr G. Paylink, and secured election by a majority .of 142.0n.a *mall poll of 2636 votes. .Mr Allison was for some years actively interested, in Volunteering and held a cornmission first. in the Canterbury Rifles and later in the E Battery. He has' always taken a keen interest, in social and political questions, especially in those relating to local government.

THE ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS. The election of councillors provided much arduous work for the-returning-officer and his staff, and the final results were not available till about halfpast eleven. ' The last Central Ward result, from the Caledonian Hall, arrived at,about 11 p.m., and then there was a dreary wait for the final Sydenham Ward return, from the Selwyn Street Oddfellows' Hall, which'did not' come in till 11.27 p.m.' The polling' was fairly heavy at every booth, the largest number of votes polled for any, one \candidate being Dr Thacker's handsome total of 2053. He and Mr J.. J. Dougall were the only new candidates returned, the remaining successful candidates for the Central Ward being Messrs T. Gapes, W- H. Cooper, H. B. Sorensen and C. D. Morris, who were all members, of the previous Council. The "runner-up" for this ward was Mr E. Smith. For Sydenham Ward, Mr J. • Forrester headed the poll with 1320 votes, the other successful candidates being Messrs A. H. Webb, C. Taylor and G. W. J. Parsons, with Mr A. D. Hart next on the list. For Linwood Ward Mr H. J. Otley polled most heavily, securing 928 votes, the other successful candidate, Mr T.' N. Horsley, polling .737. The defeated 'candidate, Mr J. Wilson, polled 606. For St Albans Ward Messrs A. ,H. Williams 747 and G. Hyde 734, secured seats, Mr A. H. Anderson, the next on' the poll, being accord*! 670 votes. , The following are details of the polling:--

RETURNING THANKS,

The St Albans candidates, whose fate- was first ascertainable, were the first to mount the scaffolding outside the Provincial Council Chambers, to return thanks to those who had supported them at the polls,, and they wero followed by tho Linwood and Central Ward candidates, the Sydenham Ward candidates having to postpone their speeches till after half-past eleven. Mr A. H. Anderson, one of the defeated candidates for St Albans Ward, expressed his pleasure at the solid measure of support accorded him, and said he considered it was very credifcfttble to one who was a comparative stranger in Christchurch. Ho hoped tho re-elected councillors* would use their power wisely, and that in future there would riot be occasion . for so many oomplainta concerning the condition of St Albans streets. He also hoped that at next election his candidature would be crowned with success. Mr R. J. Ecroyd, a defeated Labour candidate for St Albans Ward, thanked all who had voted for the cause of Labour. The Labour Party, he said, had that day mado practically its first serious attempt to obtain representation on the City Council. On the next occasion he thought ,the result would be very different. The newlyelected Mayor, in returning thanks, had mentioned the canal scheme and the electric-power scheme, but he did not mention the ' most important schemo of all, beside which the canal scheme was not worth a second's consideration— the water-power proposal. At this point the audience conirmonced to hoo,t and to call out "sit. down,"' someone plaintively requesting the speaker to pub bis'hat on, and the conclusion .of Mr Ecroyd's remarks was lost in the babel.

Mr J. A, Blank prefaced his. remarks by observing that he thought the crowd ought to give : everyone a fair hearing. He was very favourable to the canal scheme (shouts of "Hooray!"), and thought, that both it and the water-power scheme should be vigorously prosecuted. He was not down-hearted, and he would offer! his services to the electors on.a future occasion. If ho was elected there would not be so many "dead-heads" in the Council, because they would be electing a practical man. Mr J. Wilson, the defeated Labour candidate for Linwood, said that he thought ho bad struck a good blow for labour, considering he was a stranger, and that his hearers would hear more about labour in future. The Labour Party was going to bark at people's heels' like a shepherd's dog, until some attention was paid to it. He would' ho a candidate at the next election. At this point tho Central Ward results were placed upon tho resultboard, and three cheers were given when Dr Thacker's total was painted up. Mr J. J. Dougall, one of tho new councillors for the Central Ward, at once addressed the crowd. He said that the voting was a striking testimony to the merits of the councillors who had worked so well for Christchurch in the. past. ' He thanked those who had supported his candidature. Mr C. D. Morris said that he had represented the ward on four previous occasions, and ho was deeply grateful for re-election.. He had done his best to discharge his responsibilities, and ho would continuo to do so. Mr F. N. Bartram, a defeated Labour candidate for the Central Ward, „said that he desired to thank the 633 persons who had voted for him. That "noble six hundred" would grow, and would some day carry him to victory. Ho regretted tho apathy of the workers in regard to municipal affairs. He desired to thank the newspapers for the very fair manner in which they had treated the Labonr candidates. Though some of those' candidates had not yet attained to the high level of intelligence which had been evolved to in the editorial sanctum of the " Lyttelton Times," the Jesuit of their candidature at tho next election would bo a vory different one. Mr H. Holland, a defeated candidato for the Central-Ward, said that he was defeated, but not. discouraged, and if, his services were deemed likely to benefit the city they- would be at its disposal on a future occasion. Mr G. Barrell, a defeated candidate for tho Central Ward, said'he was not ashamed of bis position on the poll, and he hoped to improve upon it at nest election. At this point the long-delayed Sydenham Ward return arrived, and the Pvdenham candidates returned thanks. Mr A. H. Webb said that he had had only twelve months' experience of municipal work, but'he would do his best to make the citizens' money go as far as. possible. The roads of tho city wero in a bad state, and the Council realised it. He bolieved in the canal snheme thoroughly, and Christchurch fihould.have a canal, even if at first it was little better than a ditch. It was also necessary to provide the city with cheap power. Mr J. Forrester, in returning thanks, said he trusted liis actions during tho

next two years would merit the confidence that had been reposed in him. Mr C. Taylor said he had sorved_ one term in the Council, and his position on the poll seemed to show that he had given satisfaction. He vvould endeavour in the future to act as ho had done in the past. Mr G. W. J. Parsons briefly thanked bis supporters, and promised that the best interests of the city would be the objects of his consideration. Mr C. Lafferty, a defeated candidate, in the course of his remarks, said that he would be a candidate at the next election. He advocated the intervention of the Government iu declaring a universal Saturday half-holiday. Mr H. Hunter,' a defeated Labour candidate, said that the Labour party was going to work to have the municipal franchise placed on the parliamentary franchise basis, when the workers would be better represented. Mr A. D. Hart," a defeated Labour candidate, said that he was not ashamed of his position on the poll. He had run a good race, and was only beaten by one - gallop. The Labour party had clone a service to the city in putting forward candidates ; for the municipal elections. The City Council did not seem to be exactly electrifying people with its progressiveness. Mr W. Millar, a defeated candidate, said that he had, no doubt the new councillors would ably conserve the interests of the city, and the "shake up" they had received would make them work harder than they did before the election. LYTTELTON. i The campaign for the municipal elections in .Lytteltou was well contested, and great interest was manixested ■yesterday in the election. There are about IaOO names on the, municipal electoral roll, and close upon a thousand electors recorded their votes. The iYiayoral election resulted in the reelection of Mr Colin Cook, with 620 votes, his sole opponent, Mi" J • »• Webb, securing 440 votes. 'there was much interest in the Mayoral election, but even more in that for the Council. There were thirteen candidates for the nine seats-on the Council, and the election resulted in the' return of all the old Council with the exception of Mr J. R. Webb, who was standing for the Mayoralty. To fill the vacancy, Mr J. H. Collins was elected. When the result was announced there was a crowd of about 800 people outside the principal polling-booth, lhe returning-officer, Mr 'G. A. Lewin, had the figures made up rapidly, aud the results were announced at 9.35 P-m. , The Mayor, Mr Cook, and the defeated candidate, Mr J. R. Webb, made brief addresses thanking, their supporters, and were followed by the candidates for the Council. Applause was frequent, and when the proceedings were over the Mayor was seized by a numher of enthusiasts and oarried shoulder-high along the street. The following are the numbers of votes recorded;— For the Mayoralty—C. Cook 520, J. R. Webb 440, informal 14. ' For the Council—M. J. Miller 737, W. Radcliffe 617. F. J. Page 617 S. R. • Webb 611, F. W. Anderson 593, N. C. Schumacher 563, W. T. Foster 529, C. E. Holliss 526, J. H. Collins 505, J. T. Norton 447, F. Arnold 397, J. M'Conchie 378, G. C. Smith 355, informal 40. WOOLSTON. The contests for the Mayoralty of Woolston and for the nine seats on the Borough Council aroused more than usual interest, and the polling was heavy. It revealed considerable opposition to the-administration of the past two years, and resulted in the defeat of the sitting Mayor, Mr John Richardson, by Mr John Hayes/and thereturn of eight new councillors. For the Mayoralty Mr Hayes had a majority of 346 votes; the figures were : Mr Hayes 565 votes, Mr Richardson 219- informal, 7. The poll for the election of councillors resulted as follows, the first nine being elected:—Messrs W. Woods 498, C. E. Radcliffe 442, R. Coupland 430, J. W. Thomas 416, P. W. P. Round 413, W. R. Ross 401, H. J, 391) M'G. B. Weight 336, J. F. Bell 362 W. Crawford 330, S. Ozanne3l9, T. B. Baker 318, H. J. Bell 288. There were twenty-seven informal votes. 'SUMNER. ' There was no contest for the Mayoralty of Sumner, Mr E. Denham having been re-elected. There were eleven candidates for nine seats on the Borough Council, and .the polling resulted as follows:—:—J. W. Lill 202, G. Brewer 200, T. B. Boulton 188. W. J. Lawson 187, W. S. Mitchell 185, A. N. Gilchrist 176, J. D. Lawrence 172, J. M'Grath 138, W. Higham 122, S. H. Andrews 117, J. Maffey 88. There were two informal votes. NEW BBIGHTON. As »was anticipated, the contest for tho New Brighton mayoralty was a very ■ close one. the issue, it. was freely suggested, was something riiore than a municipal one, and the closing figures W£re: _J. Glanville 227, A. W. Owles 220, informal 7. The following councillors were elected:— W. H. Bellamy 288, W. Staniland 288. J. A. Cooke 276/ J. B. Scoble 274, E. Blake 264. S. Bruce 256, W. Marriott 253, C. W. Sellars 252, C. E. Goodwin 232. There were.,four informal votes. ,l! , ' KAIAPOI. There was no contest for the Mayoralty of Kaiapoi, Mr J. H. Blaokwell having been re-elected ' without opposition. Little interest was' taken in the election of nine'inembers of the Borough Council, and only 184 of the 687 voters on the roll recorded their votes. The following candidates were elected: —W. Robb 139 votes, W. E. Bate 134, R. Wylie 133, Dr Davies 128, A.'Brunsdcn 126, J. Budd 122. G. S r Dearing 115, J. Haynan 11.3, T. Keetley 112. W. Parnham, the remaining candidate, had 102 votes. RANGIORA. Mr C. W. Bell was re-elected Mayor ; of Rangiora without opposition, and at . the polling yesterday for the election , of nine members of the Borough Council comparatively little interest was taken. Only 204 voters recorded their votes out of a roll of 475. There wore ' no informal votes. There were ten ' candidates, and the result is as fol- ' lows:—C. I. Jenninrs 168, J. Sansom 159, A. D. Blackett 154, J. W. Foster i 153, W. Bridget 151, J. Carmichael 138, R. H. Walker 123, W. D. Johnston 119, W. T. \vilson 106, F. Gulliver , 84. Tho first nine were declared elect- . ed. Most of the candidates returned ■ thanks. ASHBURTON. The election of nine members of the Borough Council passed off very quiet--1 ]y the polling was by no means ' heavy, and little interest was manifested in the electiou. There were ' 930 names on the electors' roll, and the old Council was re-elected, Mr G. • W. Andrews, being the only additional ' aspirant for a seat. The results were as follows:—Messrs John Davison 425, Robert Clark 415, C. W. : Nicoll 411 D. Wood 408, T.- F. Gibi son 396, G. W. Hillier 393, A. A. Orr i 372-, M. J. Burgess 357, Peter Stewart ' 313, G. W.'Andrews 282; informal, 13. TIMARU. The first election of a council to re- ; present the undivided borough of t Timaru took place yesterday. The . total number of voters was nearly 900. There were eighteen candidates for the , twelve seats, including nine, of the re- > j tiring Council, of whom seven wero re-

elected. The following us the personnel of the new Council, together with the number of votes received by each candidate:—W. C. Baymond 1 839, T. Hawkey 731, H. H. Leathwack 664, G. J. Se'aley 644, W. Gilchrist 629. W. Satterthwaite 610, D. G. Watson 598, J. Sinclair 571, A. Osborn 531),. R. Porter 538, T. L. Harney 527, A* Beck 510. The new members are Messes Gilchrist, Watson, Sinclair, Porter and Beck. The_ unsuccessful candidates received votes' as follows:—J. Rothwell 503, J. 11. Parks 499, J. Davidson 456, W. A. Pearson 496, W. Gunn 443, S. Trovuraa 359. WAIMATE. Great interest was taken in the Borough Council elections.. There were twelve candidates. The following were elected:—Messrs F. S. Jones, R. Inkster, A. J. Manchester, G. Collett, E. Saunders, W. Miller, A. Cox, J. Hunt and R. Hutt. DUNEDIN. [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, April 28. The city Mayoral election resulted in the retiring Mayor (Mr J. MT)onald) being defeated by forty votes, the figures being as follows: Walker .... 3343 M'Donald - - . 3303 Last year Mr M'Donald defeated Mr Walker by about 1200 votes. Mr A. H. Bridger was elected Mayor of Mornington, and Mr D. A. Demaus Mayor of Port Chalmers. „ WELLINGTON. . [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, April 28. The election of Mayor and councillors took place to-day. Though considerable interest appeared to be taken in the polling throughout the day, the results of the mayoralty contest, just announced, show that out of over 29,000 electors on the roll less than 14,000 voted. Results:— Dr A. K. Newman . 4522 T. M. Wilford, M.P. . 4236 • F. M. B. Fisher, M.P. . 3208 Hon J. Rigg, MJL.C (Labour candidate) . 824 F. G. Bolton . • 616 MAYORAL ELECTIONS ELSEWHERE. • Marton,—The Mayoral election was the keenest on record. Mr R. E. Beckett defeated Mr John M'Eldowney, the present Mayor, by seventeen votes. Feilding.—Mr W. J. B. Trewin was returned Mayor. for the fourth year, beating Mr W. Fitzherbert. ■ Masterton.—Mr P. L. Hollings defeated Mr J. Hunter for the Mayoralty by 264 votes. Blenheim.'—Mr Archibald M'Callum was re-elected -with a majority of 140 over Mr John Conolly. Tho total number of votes polled was 808. Onslow.—J. G. Harkness 308, Charles Mainwaring 129. Eastbourne.—John. Barr 182, H. W. Shortt 172. Karori.-C. I. Dasent 199, W. A. Kollow 184. Nelson.—Mr Jesse Piper has been re-elected Mayor for the fifth successive term by a majority of 317 over Mr W. S. Hampson, the only other candidate. , Invercargill.—The Mayoral election resulted in the defeat of Mr Scandrett, who has held office for five consecutive years. Mr C. S. Longuet, who was Mayor some years ago, has been returned by a, majority of 250. Wanganui.— Results of the polling were:—Mackay 1486, Muir 276, Battle 197.

Lower Hutt—E. P. Bunny 664. W. H. Russell 358, J. T. Hawthorne 287. Greymouth.—Mr Eldon Coatcs was re-elected to the Mayoralty over Mr Alfred Rtfssoll by 111 votes. Westport.—Mr J. H. Greenwood was re-elected for the third year in succession, defeating Mr Hans Larsen by 313 votes. \ Newmarket.—Mr Ernest \Davis defeated Mr F. G. Clayton by 240 votes to 14. Devonport.—Mr W. Hanley secured a majority of 140 votes over his opponent, Mr T. W. Cranch. Parnell.—Mr R. S. Briggs defeated Mr C. R, Tapper by 431 votes to 318. Gisborne.—The Mayoral election resulted in Mr W. D. Lvsnar being reelected by 1230 votes to Mr W. Miller's 934. Hastinss.—Mr J. A. Miller has been elected Mavor. Dannevirke. —Mr H. M. Ries, sitting Mayor, defeated Mr J. Drummond.

LoughIn- ■. i Polling Booths. lison. nan, formal Central Ward— Provincial Counoil Chan> bers, 1 . and 2 890 - 691 6 St Michael's School 325 232 3Caledonian Society's Hall 803 346 2 Foresters' Hail 839 247 7 Methodist Church School-' room, Richmond . 137 •S4 .% Linwood Ward— Rolleston Street Hall 119 71 2' Old Linwood Borough 1 Council Chambers 876 3074 Social- Hall, Church St. 340 176 9 St Albana WardWeshsyan Schoolroom, Busby Street , 362 366 13 Knightstown Publio Ii. . 309 ' 134 3 Primitive Methodist S., Madras Street 387 202 7 Sydenham WardMarquee, Tram. Bd's Yd US 71 1 Boom, Sydenham Library Sydenham P.C.'s Boom . 417 662 77 152 4 ' 5 . Odd. Hall, Sslwyn Street 426 117. 3 Waltham L., Waitham B. 246 92 3 Marquee, Peek's Store . 165 53 .8 Totals 6424 3313 77 Majority for Allison, 2106.

. CENTRAL WARD. ~ Polling' Booths. S a, o 5 o . to B 'o ■'1 ' I g 5 8 £ 3 a « « O R o w 3 CO to H •3 Provincial Council Chambers m . St Michael's School Caledonian Society's Hall Foresters' Hall . Methodist Church Schoolroom, Richmond . 127110 251 170 141 93 76 82 126 126 147 76 273 175 324 373 353 131 265 235 288 313 238 111 305 294 gll 361 304 118 145 156 286 219 209 63 229 229 245 287 215 104 218 229 216 260 220•90 265 263 309 350 • 276 131 320 32.7 893 450 392 171 9 10 7 16 17 5 S92 "is" 1637 1450 1693 vm 1.V*> 1231 1596 V 2053 U

Pollin SYDENHAM g Booths. £ WARD. S „ si >3 3 1 ts Marquee, Trarm Room. Sydenha: vay Board's Yard n Library Jail Club's Rooms , Sclwyn Street y. Road Store oa . 256 . 385 . 296 . 160 . 121 81 186 375 214 127 86 67 164 300 193 114 83 57 116 221 120 84 5S 50 211 296 154 109 71 SI 222 333 211 151 124 67 215 315 348 140 123 70 259 381 273 141 129 5 13 22 17 .14 71 Sydenham Foot' Oddfellows' Hal Walth am 'Libr ar Marquee,. Peek's 1320 ■ 1063 921 656 890 1122 1213 1253

. ST ALBANS WABD. na o • Poling Booths. -a § 2 • 13 '1 > < Wcsleyan Schooltoom, Rugby St. 25S Knight stown. Public Library . .226 Primitive Methodist Schoolroom) Madias St. . . 186 167 120 96 120 248 123 w 232 172 270 P 368 164 215 W 47 o 16 Totals • . . 670 511 363 734 7*7 65 LINWOOD ■WARD . <0 ri 3 Polling Booths. o S 1' Rolloston Street Hall Old Linwood Borough Council Chambors Social Hall, Church- St. . 131 . -146 . 210 133 500 295 . V62 1 253 12 291 8 Totals . . . . 787 928 606 21