District Votes Solidly For Military Training

Chronicle (Levin), 4 August 1949, Page 6

District Votes Solidly For Military Training

The OltaM eleictorate yesterdiay voted by an overwhelming majority for the compulsory military training proposal. Over 10,000 electors out of the total of some 16,000 eligible went to the poll. Of that number 8156 voted in favour of the proposal and 1902 against, a majority of 62S4. Below are given the voting figures at the various booths throughout the electorate: —

In the Levin Borough voting was 1788 for and 312 against. The returning officer, Mr. H. J. Henderson, eommented this morning that in the majority of the informal votes electors had crossed out both lines.

i I- i - s g u 'So O W) p, Akatarawa 65 11 1 Judgeford 27 4 — Kimberley 60 1 — Kaitoke 68 32 — Levin Bandroom 798 144 5 Levin Court 673 106 2 Manakau 126 23 . 1 Mangaroa 45 12 — Otaki Railway ... 167 30 — Ohau 134 26 — Otaki (All Saints') 430 84 3 Otaki Beach 136 14 — Plimmerton , . 372 90 1 Pukerua 122 34 1 Paekakariki 290 86 3 Paraparaumu 229 34 1 Paraparaumu Beach 225 31 1 Paremata ........ 235 49 5 Pahautanui 56 6 1 Pinehaven 85 38 — Reikorangi 44 3 — Raumati Beach .... 101 8 2 Raumati South . . 125 24 1 Silverstream 425 130 — Silverstream Hospital 40 11 — Stoke's Valley 225 98 £ Te Marua. 43 13 — Trentham School . . 222 95 5 Trentham Camp . . 287 77 1 Trentham, Howell's 274 82 1 Te Horo 142 26 — Upper Hutt School 501 195 • 3 Upper Hutt (®t. Hilda's) 524 129 2 Weraroa (Weaver's) 317 62 4 Waikanae Beach . . 114 10 2 Waikanae School 110 23 1 Waiohanga 17 2 — Wallaceville ....'. 26 — — Whiteman's Valley 26 6 — Weraroa Boys' T.C. 25 4 —