SOLDIERS' LOST VOTES
DEPUTATION TO SIH JAMUS ALLEN. —— lly l\3icgrai'li~-3'ri!ss Aesocißtlon Auckland,' April .0 A deputation from the licttirned Soldiers' Association waited on' Sir James Allen, and supplied .him with the names of twelve men who are definitely known lo have lost their vote at the forthcoming liquor poll. The deputation slated that well over a hundred had made personal complaint to the iissociation that they had lust their votes. Sir James Allen, in reply, said he wanted to be quite candid with tho deputation. He was as anxious to see justice done to soldiers as anyone. The men complained of had simply, like many other civilians, forgotten to enrol. The Minister referred to the rumours that trouble would be eroded on polling day, and asked for the deputation's help to see that the poll was not intcrf-nxd with. -,iii Tn reply Mr. Andrews said ho had heard the 'rumours, but l.c did not think there would be trouble. There might be men smarting under but he thought they would prefer lo punish the Government at the gener.il election .rather than interefere with the poll.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 165, 7 April 1919, Page 8
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185SOLDIERS' LOST VOTES Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 165, 7 April 1919, Page 8
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