WAR MEMORIAL POSTAL BALLOT

Wanganui Chronicle, 21 June 1949, Page 8

WAR MEMORIAL POSTAL BALLOT

Residents of Taihape and district are reminded that the preferential postal ballot to decide what form the. district’s war memorial will take, closes at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22. All votes must be posted to reach Ihe returning officer, Mr. W. Hudson, by that time, or left at the borough office. The voting paper contains four proposals, namely: (1) Memorial Park; (2) Memorial Swimming Baths; (3) Memorial Rose Garden; (4) Memorial Community Centre.

In recording their votes it is necessary for voters to indicate their order of preference. The vote will be informal if the voter does not place a number against each of the four proposals. The voter must not strike out the name of any proposal, but must place within the squares respectively opposite the names of the proposals the numbers 1,2, 3 and 4, so as. tn indicate the order of preference. The matter is of vital importance to the town and district and it is hoped that all citizens will record their votes by the specified time. PERSONAL. Regret at the impending departure of Mr. L. A. P. Sherriff, who is leaving Taihape shortly to live in Marton, was expressed by Mr. A. J. Mickleson, president of Taihape Federated Farmers at the monthly meeting on Friday evening, when Mr. Sherriff’s resignation was received with regret. Mr. Mickleson said that Mr. Sherriff had been a tower of strength to the branch and members wished him “all the best’’ in his new sphere. Mr. Sherriff feelingly responded. On the motion of Mr. C. A. Stewart, he was again nominated to represent Taihape on the Electoral College of the Meat and Wool Board. Tony Marchioni, son of Mr and Mrs B. C. Marchioni, Utiku, who has been a patient in the Wanganui Hospital following an injury to his shoulder, received as the result of an accident during a game of tennis, has returned to his home. COST OF MOTOR TYRES. It was mentioned at the monthly meeting of Taihape Federated Farmers that a regulation had come into operation whereby motor vehicles had to be equipped with New Zealand tyres and this had added £2O to £3O to the cost of the vehicles.