The Rating Question,

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 12809, 17 March 1905, Page 5

The Rating Question,

POLL ON UNMIPROVMD VALUES: RATEPAYERS, DECIDJE l£rAffiN^ST , , CHANGE. "The; poll ,of raiiep^yers, ta3vlen on Thiun^ay, to decide wihetftfer -tfce system, of rating on ulumjpKoiveti vjahxes-' sifdulid! foe ajdioipted in the Boiiojujgjh 1 , re-^ suiljtejd in tibe proposal being- rlejected 1 by a ' 'xu^oxaf£y of 146. There were thteee polling booths*. The Central at the Town Hall was presided over by t»he Tiowa '-"Clerk, who was retiuMoing <9ffican ; $fir E. AlrmitageJ was inch«EU*g© ot thte Bast WaiJd booih at iMx r , Croxsiker's store, ansd Mir 'Mi^sell Fleet-/ wodd at ihe West Wttrd booth in Mr G,. ;A. Gojrin;ey'S|r 'premises.. SeN^er'alj' ratepfayers oln. each, side were working (joietly all day, but even Khen the milmjber of ratepayers whio; exeartasekl their privilege ouily ju&t exceefcted a tMtia ctn iStue noil. There were 484, votes CAsi, including fotcr informal/ Q-ut of 1210 on.Uhe roll. The Towa^ rierik, Mjr F. T. Bellringer, aiiriowWcted tine result of tfee poll at 7.45 to a ritomJber oft ijatqpp.yer's wlio hiajdj.^-ais-!»emifcilec( in frolnt of tlhe Town Bail. The result of lihe poll will settle the .^uiestioin feu a 'period of tWree years: TKfe iiietails of i<he polling^ are aip|p«iadbd.— , • ' OMiaj. For Ag(St. Inf. Agst. West Ward ... ... 35 50 0 East W&rtt ..: ... 104 2 20 Cetofiral W&rd ..1 '48 159 2 111/ Totals ... 167 313 4 146