INVERCARGILL.
[special to thb star.] J Jan. 12. f Tbe polling for the water supply loan! attracts bub little attention. The towns- ■ people's endorsement of the Council's action was regarded as certain. Some active men, however, whipped up every opponent, and the most of these were propertied men. In each of the four wards the loan, however, was carried by 155 to 107— a majority of 48 — 21 more than was necessary under the Municipal Act. Mr J. T. Thomson, the Surveyor-General, who is now here, intends to erect a magnificent block of buildings in Esk and Dee streets, rivalling Langlands handsome block, on the other side of the latter street. There is great indignation among a number of the Mataura electors resident in the suburban municipalities, through their Town Clerks having failed to register them by sending the registration officers informal lists, bad descriptions, &c. There have been 156 disfranchised this way.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3357, 11 January 1879, Page 2
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153INVERCARGILL. Star (Christchurch), Issue 3357, 11 January 1879, Page 2
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