TRAMWAY BOARD

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19166, 24 November 1927, Page 13

TRAMWAY BOARD

ELECTIONS. ♦ TO-DAY'S POLL. With one exception, there will be, today, elections for the return of members to the Christchurch Tramway Board in each of the Board's sub-districts. Tho exception is the Kiccarton-Fendal-ton sub-district, where the sitting member, Mr John Wood, the deputy-chair-man of the Board, has been returned unopposed. The booths will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Every elector has only one vote, even though his name appears on tho roll of more than one district. Exceptions are the cases of electors authorised to exercise votes on behalf of companies. Electors may use any polling booth in any sub-district; a Sumner or I New Brighton elector, for instance, can vote at any booth in the City. Following are the candidates for the different sub-districts ("C.A." indicates Citizens' Association's candidates, and "L." Labour): — Central. For the five seats for the Central subdistrict the candidates are:— E. H. Andrews (C.A.). Geo. Ti Booth. (C.A.). J. A. Flesher (C.A.). Wm. Hayward (C.A.). E. J. Howard, M.P. (L.). 11. M. Macfarlane- (L.). F. M. Robson (L.). P. W. Sharpe (L.). Geo. T. Thurston (L.). W. H. Williamson (C.A.). Messrs Geo. T. Booth and J. A. Flesher were members of tho old Board. Spreydon-Addington, G. Manning (L.). D. Sykes. One seat has to bo filled. Mr D, Sykes was a member of the old Board. Avon-Brighton. J. N. Harle (L.). W. J. Walter. One seat has to be filled. Mv W. J. Walter was a member of the old Board. Hills-Sumncr. John Barr. Elizabeth B. McCombs (L.). One scat has to be filled. The Hon. Mr Barr, M.L.C., was a member of the old Board. Foiling Places. Following is a list of the polling places in tho sub-districts in which contests arc taking place:—■ CENTRAL SUB-DISTRICT. Tramway Shelter, Cathedral square. Marquee, Latimer square, opposite St. John's Church. Methodist Schoolroom, Durham street, opposite Art Gallery. Knox Schoolroom, Bealey avenue. Mrs Musgrove'B Shed, Merivalo lane. I Methodist Schoolroom, Rugby street. Marquee, Elmwood School, Lcinster road. Motor Garage, 334 Papanui road (opposite Normans road). Oarage, St. Andrew's Store, Normans road. Town Hall, Papanui. Marquee, next 55 Brown's road. Druids' Hall, St. Albans street, near Somme atreet. _ ... Salvation Army Hall, Cranford street. St. Albans Library. Colombo street north. Mrs Donaldson's Shop, 940 Colombo street north. Foresters' Hall, Oxford terrace. Methodist Schoolroom, cor. Fitzgerald aTenue and Worcester street. ' Marquee, Fitzgerald avenue and Kilmore street. , . Fleming's Shop, 403 Madras street, opposite Clyde street. Mr Bosewawe's Oarage, Warrington street, near Barbadoes street. Methodist Schoolroom, Madras street north. Marquee, Barbadoes street and Dean street. Salvation Army Barracks, Fitzgerald avenue. „ L ± Oddfellows* Hall, Rolleston street, Tramcar, Linwood avenue and Aldwras road. St. Stephen's Behoolroom, Hilla road and Warden atreot. Marquee, Stanmore road and River road. Methodist Schoolroom, Stanmore road. St. Michael's Schoolroom, Durham atreet. Church of Christ Schoolroom, Moorhousa avenue (near Durham street). Old Sydenham Fire Station, Colombo street. Hibernian Hall, Barbadoes street. Linwood Library, Stanmore road and Worcester street. .■ . , Marquee, Pumping Station, Tuam street and Matbesons road. l Social Hall, Leyden street. • Marquee, Charles street and 6r»fton street. St. Peter's Young Men's Hall, Aldwlns Tramcar. Falsgrave street Car-shed. Tramcar, Shakespeare road, near Wilsons road. . . . Public Library, Waltham road. Sydenham Football Club Rooms, Lawson Marquee, Woolston School Grounds. SPREYDON-ADDINOTON SUB-DI3TRICT. Tramcar,, Antigua atreet (near Brougham Methodist Schoolroom, cor. South Orescent road and Selwyn street. Methodiat Schoolroom, Harraan and Selwyn Marquee." corner Jerrold atreet and Lincoln road. Baptist Schoolroom, Lincoln road. Old Spreydon Council Chambers, Barnngton street. Beckenham Hall. Somerfield street. AVON-BRIGHTON SUB-DISTRICT. Mr Byrne'a Motor-shed, Surrey and Gloucester streets. Tramcar. Dallington Terminus. Presbyterian Schoolroom. Randall street. St Chad's Sohoolroom. Buckleys road and Retreat road. . .4T»n»i Hall. Breezes road. Heathcote County Council l«rd, Wainoni road. Peace Memorial Hall, North Beach. Council Chambera, New Brighton. Hall, South Brighton. Brighton Shirley Methodist Hall. N«* Brignwn road. cor. Golf Links road. Burwood Hail, River road. Tramcar, Racecourse road lo°PTramcar, Queensbury street loop. HILLS-SUMNER SUB-DISTRICT. Old Woolston Council Chambers. Fero Marquee*!' 74 Radlcy street, Woolston. St. Mark's Schoolroom Opawa. Marquee, Beckenham Park. , St Marlins Library. Wilsons road. Town Hall, Sumner. Library, Redclijfs. Masonic Hall, Cashmere HiM» ; d Cashmere Stores foot of: D>er ■ * d Methodist Schoolroom Op»«» Bria ß Mr Riley's Garage. Mt, 1 lea.am.