ELEÇTROAL ROLLŚ

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2117, 7 April 1914, Page 5

ELEÇTROAL ROLLŚ

DISTRIBUTION FOR INSPECTION.

Spm.o of tlw labiiiu- pcoplo who are. taking «n interest, in. tko forthcoming Mayoral election have bcoai complaining to ilio Mayor that copies of tho Municipal Electors' .ttell <iro lwjfc readily accessible to all classes of tlje eommiisity, parfcifmlariy tho working classes, -y.'lio are employed at- their work all day, and caii.rto.t afford this tiino to visit tho town Hall, whore- the staff of tho Returning Ojiiccr is engaged ei\ tho work of eon'Bctijjg tiro existing rolls end preparing tho supplementary, iu viovv of the election en April &. When scon about tho complaint jrasterciay, tlio Mayer (Mr. J, l>. Lake) said that tho ■matter was really one for tho Ilotiirning Officer (jM*. j. and tho Acting-Tevrji Clerk (Mr. & Ta.it), and ho had scc)i both thoso■ officers akondy about the- matter, and. was sure that they woakl do everything: i» their power to facilitate- tlio eiirolUn.g : of electors. Bo had adyisod them, tluit ] ho thought copies of the roil migirt to I left at eaifh of tho suburban anil braneli post olSscs, niid also at tho RVivtWn Library, Mr. Imte rcntitlcd tho fact ! that on tho occasion of the last ejection copies of tho veil ivei'o scut all mmid, but wero after a time as tlioy were found tq contain a good many errors. Tho rolls thni will ha distributed now arc ricDesß.ri.vilv those of tafc year, ttiid they, too, will bo foniiil tn cwitftia eri'ors, as during t-ho j'em' jwiiH,V peoplo .l.iavo left Wellington, or iki; or lave changor,!'their address, lint- tliMo wero 'offing corrected fw tho ito of tlw Ketttniing ©(iicßr ivi tho beotlie, Irtii- it was a long job. Those who v.'cro at ">H in doubt as to whether they wore or were not o» tho roll could nlwiiyH reetrfy mi error l>y calling at tlio Town Hall, Uβ roll wojjM bo j)P : rfcot= Imt ih& nearest w pontotion miist h& t.imt oiro that ttii-s being altered daily nt thn Town Ball, whoro all tho fresh apliJJai* tions were being received and iutofl» tions ia addresses wero being iiwwfc «« Uio ftotiflcatioMS wore, received frmu electors.

: ' Mr. James Ames, tho Chief Ivoinviiing Officer, who was also seen ing tho matter, was found places where i.lio tolls cffl.iici bo od in nil parts of tho city. in aik.hUmi to the bi'iuieli post offices, lio SJiid livuf' ho was sending out cojsies to vjiv-smis stores i» tho syta'bs, and Urn jilikwr would bo. duly notified iir tl«> .mm> papers. Mi , . Anws stated tkii| _ l!) 0 Supplementary 3?o}I wotikl (lolhiHi'lv olosi! oft Wednesday, Apdl i£. Tls'-HifVii U«ndwels-~Miany liunttvcds—of forms were- being ismietl, tho iin«ti>H flf new electors wei : o coining in ywy nlkWj ly "I wish they would semi ii.vitm iti. , ' said. tho Chief Betimuwg. Qffit'or, "«» tko_y goMheui, so that -wo co»)il (V l, * ■'« witii our work, It kvelcs iijr tli<Ht|:.h Urn twpers wcro beiiiß hold back) iHi'i Hisit they'would bo nil put in ii> » l««wlt. which givns tlto staff en imniWisMry nmoufit of Tiisli work at the bA rnSmite."

Tho 'Iftto for tlio closing of »omfefttions for tlio position of Mayer will probably bo about April 20 or 21.