LOAN POLLS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 295, 22 May 1915, Page 4

LOAN POLLS.

BOTH PROPOSALS CARRIED. LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN. The apathy of New Plymouth ratepayers in municipal afairs was never more pronounced than yesterday, when only 420 ratepayers out of a "total <:f 2822 on the roll attended at one or other of the nine polling booths "To record their vote in connection with the proposals to borrow £28,000. Tlio proposals were submitted in two separate issues, one of whieh provided for raising £22,000 for roading (including a soltar roadway along the whole length of the tram route), King Street culvert, and destructor, the other, £OOOO for municipal buildings, including a museum -for the accommodation of the Skinner collection. Both proposals were carried,, the former by 180 votes, and the latter by 71. When the poll was declared about 7.30 by the returning ollicer, Mr. F. T. Bellringer, who IFad made arrangements for taking the poll, there were about twelve, ratepayers present. Detailed results: — £22,000 LOAN.' For. Against. Central 170 55 East 'End HO ' 25 Fitzroy 24 8 West End 22 (i South Road 17 13 Moturoa 22 Westown 8 4 Frankleigh Park 13 1 Vogeltown 8 6

300 120 £OOOO LOAN. For. Against. Central 146 83 East Knd 20 28 Fitzroy 19 12 West End 15 13 South Road 18 12 Moturoa Wostown 5 g Frankloigh Park 7 7 Vogeltown o 3 242 171 There were seven informal votes, two each at Central and Westown, and one each at Fast End, Fitzroy, and Moturoa.