ALL PROPOSALS CARRIED.

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ALL PROPOSALS CARRIED.

OVERWHELMING MAJORITIES,

~ (From flThe< Colonist/, July >15.) r tho poll taken, yesterday _ for -the purpose cf ascertaining- the vie-tfs or the ratepayers as to whether the City Council shall take proceedings under the Public Works Act, 1908, to acquire for recreation purposes certain lands and portions of river-bed in. tne Maitai Valley for tho use of the public as batJiing and picnicking resorts, resulted in tho threo issues submitted being carried by a very large majority in each case A total ot 2477 votes were cast,'tho total, in-fa-! your of the three proposals being 1906, and against 543. IWo were 28 informal votes. The, details of tho voting were as follows: — NO. 1 PROPOSAL (Fifteen-acre Block). For. Agst. Inf. Council Chamber 228. 33 3 Oddfellows' Hall 115 30 1 Provincial Hall 77 20 1 Milton street 38. 96 , 2 Vanguard street 32 34. 4 Hampden street 36. lv 1 Brook street 48 20 — The Port 46 15 — Totals '620 194 12 NO. 2 PROPOSAL (Denno's Hole). For. Agst. Inf. Council Chamber 234 '20 1 Oddfellows' Hall 1J& 28 J Provincial i-Jall JO, J& , Milton street 41 -g. 1 Vanguard street * *> - Hampden street f }° Brook street }' ~ Tho Port Totals ___ '00' 177 7 NO. 3 PROPOSAL (Big Hole), For. Agst. Inf. Council Chamber 241 30 3 Oddfellows' Hall 11/ 2 Provincial Hall '9 g _f. Milton street \f ?< r Vanguard street &J *> j Hampden street £ \» J" Brook street jg }g _ The Port _ _ _ Totals 'M 5 172 9, For. Against. Informal. Grand Totals 1906 543 28 j