DRAINAGE BOARD ELECTION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16003, 20 February 1914, Page 7

DRAINAGE BOARD ELECTION

NEW MEMBER RETURNED,

A poll of the ratepayers of Dunodin City and St. Kilda was taken yesterday for the purpose of electing three members to tho Dunedin, Drainage and Sewerage Board. There wore three vacancies to be_ filled, caused bv the effluxion of the period for which Messrs Arklc, Small, and Hancock had been appointed. These three_ gentlemen offered themselves for re-election,. unci Messrs W. Belcher and J. Carroll also offered themselves as members. As will be seen by tho votes recorded, not much interest was taken in the election, as approximately some 30,000 ratepayers were oligiblo to record their votes. Mr Hancock was the only old member to loso his seat. After the returning officer (Mr Esther) had declared from the steps of flic Garrison Hall that Messrs Small, Belcher, and Arkln had been duly elected, tho two former gentlemen briefly addressed the very small number of people present, and returned thanks for their election. The following are the details of the voting:—

~ s s I .4 rolling Booth. 2 ■% p £ rg n w g -■"" Garrison Hall .124 290 3.T3 312 263 Albany Strict Oddfellows'Hall ... .'.. 2.12 150 183 3D so Albany Street School Gymnasium 73 41 49 18 31 George Street School Gymnasium 65 60 53 44* 44 North.EaBt: VaJU-y Council Chambers 35 35 27 24 18 ' Arthur Street MissiouHs;i IB 23 17 17 15 Walker Street Mis- , sion Hall '14 56 37 40 68 Kensington Oddfellows' Hall 64 59 45 80, 54 South Dimedin Town' , • Hall 117 124 88 54 74 ' St. Kilrta Town Hall 49 87 42 66 ■ ' 62 Cavc.ivham Oddfellows' Hall 23 46 18 32 . 25 St. Obir Presbyterian Church 6 1G 8 21 0 Hosslvn iVraneil ClinmIw're 28 45 28 37'. 32 Wakuri Hall ... ... 14 25 13 15 ' 18 Morninglon Council Chambers 2S 47 28 47 23 Maori Hill Council Chambers 48 23. 46 11 D Totals 1171 1127 955 317 820 Informal, 8.