BOROUGH ELECTIONS

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19565, 2 May 1935, Page 6

BOROUGH ELECTIONS

PROSPECTS IN HAMILTON. KEEN INTEREST EVIDENT. PRECAUTIONS AT THE BOOTHS. With less than a week remalnlpff until the polls open, interest in the forthcoming municipal and local bodies elections Is growing apace, and speculation is rife as to the prospects of the various candidates. In Hamilton principal interest is centred In 'the mayoral contest, and the appointment of i2 borough councillors frdrn the 22 aspirants for municipal honours. The fact that three candidates have come out to oontest the mayoralty has added considerable interest to tnis phase of - the elections, and as two of the candidates Including the present Mayor (Mr J. R- Fow) will outline their policies at public meetings this evening, there will probably be many ratepayers who will gain a further insight Into the trend of borough affairs. The large number of council candidates ha? also stimulated interest In the council election, and at this stage it Is difficult to forecast any accurate result of the polls. The voting will epen at 9 >a.m. on Wednesday, (May S, and will continue throughout the day until 7 p.m.‘Six polling places have been designated in various parts of 'the borough for the convenience of electors, the booths' being at the Drill Rail, Knox Street.

Liberty Hall, Rostrevor Street. Pearson’s 'Hall, Cook Street, 'llam« ilton East.

Masonlo Hall, River Road, Claude* lands.

Town Hall, Frankton. ‘Methodist Hall, Maeroa,

Defections from the Roll.

Approximately 1600 names hav® been deleted from the main electoral roll, for vgrious reasons, but principally on account of the failure of eleotors to vote at the two previous elections. However, In spittf of these deletions the main and supplementary rolls aetually oontaln more names than the previous rolls, this being mainly accounted for by the activities of the various candidates in getting names on the roll, The final oount of the two borough rolls discloses a total of '9407 electors eligible to vote at next week’s elections.

Arrangements are being made for the police to be in attendance at the booths on polling day to see that there Is no interference with voters. In the past there have been attempts j to influence electors when on their wa|r to the booths. Under the provisions of I)he Local Polls and Eleotions Act, fines up' to £2O are provided for interference with voters. “Tickets" are also Illegal under this act.