LOAN POLL CARRIED.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 882, 7 December 1916, Page 8

LOAN POLL CARRIED.

■ j A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY. TWO THOUSAND VOTES CAST. The poll on the City Council's proposal to raise £60,000 to extend the electrical installation resulted in the proposal being carried, 1371 voting for it, and Gfi7 against it. Only 2050 voters out of an estimated total of 11,000 recorded their votes. The following table gives the result, acqording to wards:— Ward. For. Against. Central 466 143 Sydenham ~ .. 325 215 St. Albans .... 371 158 l.inwood Totals .. .. 1371 C 67 There were 12 informal votes. Following are the detailed results at each booth : CENTRAL WARD. i For. Agst. Art Gallery 199 47 . Orange Hall 61 22 j Foresters* Hall 53 22 , Oddfellows' Hall, St. Asaph St. 53 :> ] Hibernian Hall 30 I<| Oddfel'ows' Hall, Montreal St. 9 7 ; Otley's Showrooms 25 fi Methodist School, Richmond 36 11 LTNWOOD WARD. Public Library 95 76 ' Baptist School .. 40 21 ! Salvation Army Barracks ..20 14 j Leyden Street 31 21 a I Corner Grafton and Charles Sts. 20 19 1 ST. ALBANS WARD. iClissold Street 49 19 ; Methodist School, Rugby Street 90 37 i Ecroyd's Shed 34 20 j Public Library 35 G : Methodist School. Madras Street 81 32 Innes's Store 50 26 Stanley's Store 35 18 SYDENHAM WARD. ! O'Connell's Shop 36 25 |\Valtham Library 30 24 ! Football Club Rooms 59 26 I Public Library 56 40 ! Peek's Store 47 7t i Methodist School, Selwyn Street 67 17 , Church School, Church Road 30 9 Totals 1371 667 When the result was announced last evening, in front of the prin- | cipal booth, at the Art Gallery, the I Mayor of Christchurch (Mr H. Hol- ; land) said that he regretted that so ! few citizens had shown interest in j their_own concern, but one explanation probably was that a largenumber of people had -electricity installed and therefore had no perj sonal interest in the poll. That only 12038 out of about 11,000 ratepayers ; had properly recorded their votes did not redound to the credit of the citizens, nor was it calculated to \ encourage the council to launch out j into muncipal trading. However, : there- was cause for congratulation in that the citizens had endorsed the I council's action. If those who had i not recorded their votes had any ] j serious fault to find they would have j taken all care to express their dissat- *■ isfaction.