TERRITORIALS AND VOTES
AX UNFORESEEN OCCURRENCE. (Per United Press Association). DUNEDIN, April 15. , The Hon. Jas. Allen was asked this morning if territorials in camp at tho time Of municipal elections would be able tq exercise their votes. The Minister replied that he had consulted with the officials in Wellington re tfio possibility of having polling booths' in the camps, but he was advised that there was no power to do this. The question of letting the men away to vote had been considered, but this step was out of the question on the ground of expense and serious interference with work at camp. He regretted the matter very much, but the thing cropped up suddenly, and had not been foreseen.
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Southland Times, Issue 17627, 16 April 1914, Page 5
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