8.—26.
1899. NEW ZEALAND.
RATING ON UNIMPROVED VALUE ACT (PARTICULARS RELATING TO POLLS UNDER).
Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 25th July, 1899. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the number of polls taken under the Rating on Unimproved Value Act, the number of persons on the roll in each case, the number of persons voting and votes reoorded, and the result of each poll."—(Mr. O'Regan.)
Return of Polls taken under "The Rating on Unimproved Value Act, 1896."
John McGowan, Land- and Income-tax Department, Commissioner of Taxes. Wellington, 25th August, 1899. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,325 copies), £1 Bs.
By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington—lB99. Price 3d.]
Local District. Number • of Persons on the Boll. Number of Persons voting. Number of 'otes recorded. Result of Poll. For. Against. Informal. Total. Cheviot County Greymouth Borough Hokianga County Hunua Road District Inangahua County Invercargill Borough Karori Borough Melrose Borough Normanby Town District Palmerston North Borough .. Pahiatua Borough Pahiatua County Petone Borough Pioton Borough Raglan County Stratford County Sumner Borough Tauranga County Taratahi-Carterton Road District Waipawa County Waimate Borough Woodville Borough Woolston Borough 345 461 356 135 720 908 222 579 116 944 301 1,002 455 129 678 1,262 228 657 464 1,155 301 411 457 119 176 126 59 250 271 86 244 52 344 149 225 78 101 124 394 21 106 192 406 101 144 263 165 214 109 60 284 267 93 236 82 402 136 312 72 27 122 449 27 112 261 462 100 175 103 41 48 25 2 11 199 3 40 56 12 38 21 5 73 20 13 1 2 53 28 16 7 191 i 6 206 263 140 62 297 471 97 282 141 417 175 334 78 101 142 462 29 116 314 493 118 183 299 Proposal carried. 2 5 1 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 Proposal rejected. Proposal carried. Proposal rejeoted. i 2 3 2 1 5 Proposal oarried. Proposal rejected.* Proposal oarried. Proposal rejected. * The Mayor, in his gazetted declaration •atepayers on the roll recorded their votes, ] of the poll I hereby di 1, states, " The Eetui eclare the proposal i :ning Officer not having affirmed that one-third of the jo be lost."
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RATING ON UNIMPROVED VALUE ACT (PARTICULARS RELATING TO POLLS UNDER)., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1899 Session I, B-26
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