ROILS CLOSE TO-Day

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 628, 3 April 1929, Page 8

ROILS CLOSE TO-Day

CANVASSERS GET MX* RESULTS LITTLE INTEREST IN ELECT** Supplementary rolls for the elections will close at E Nominations for the Mayor and ° 4 * , ‘ cillors will be called on Monday 0 "* will close at noon on April 17. The i** tions will take place on May i *’**' So far Auckland does not appear have displayed any particular in whether May Day sees an or not. The candidates for the Slaver.,. Messrs. G. Baildon, H Ev.?’" Bloodworth and W. H. Murre ’Tfairly definitely settled, but there will be any particular revise the list of councillors to be seen. Organisations which became cerned with the number of eleeJLJ*®’ on the rolls have been endeavour! 1101 swell the rolls, but their effottl if" not been crowned with success* Thirty thousand application‘ were secured from the returr -w * and some 2,500 new electors enrolled. This represents vrrv w gain over the number that n irnOz would enrol. n °mall, The city ratepayers can onlv v. that the 20,000 to 25,000 forms not will be duly returned to the eimJlIF office. ecxor *- A large number of people think a,., they cannot vote because they al» « ratepayers, or that they are roll because they voted at the Pa-u mentary elections. Both assumnS! are in error. Anyone who is a BrtuS subject, over 21 years of age and W has lived in the city for three mnZT can enrol. The Citizens’ Committee is premu. ing a campaign In respect to the SIl Council, Harbour Board and Hoseit, Board elections, but does not tend taking any part in the Ma.Tnr.j7~ contest. •