THE PROPOSED GOVERNMENT INSURANCE BOARDS. The Proposal Rejected.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2025, 30 June 1885, Page 2

THE PROPOSED GOVERNMENT INSURANCE BOARDS. The Proposal Rejected.

\n\ TKMKJKVPH.— I'UKSS ASSOCIATION.] Wki.i.in(. roy, Saturday. Thf result of the polling mi the mibject of loc.il boards was declared by the chairman, Sir Julius VoffH, this afternoon at the dnllshed. The follon ing are the respective numbiTri for and against thorn :—ln: — In f.uour of boards, <)4S ; against them, 4363; majonty against, -41.">. Sir Juliun V«>sr» i l, m announcing the result, said although ho «nh in fn\(iur of tin* institution of local board-*, and dou >tod wln'thor thuy had done wisely in w>tiiitf atr.iin^t them, yet now th.it poll was closed, he would «ay that it \\m the intention of the board to work loyally in the liittTt'itH of the ]>'>licj-holder«. Vote-* of thanks to the oftieeis nf tho department, and tlie n^uil compliment to tho chair closed the proceeding. Wi 1 1 ini.tdv, Sunday. In connection with the polling for local bo,ird>> of (lo\ernnuMit Insurance A"sociation, thu follow me; shuns tlio result of tho \aiious di<tncti — Auckland, 3 to 1 .i^aiust; Dunedin, .'^. to 1 a^'iiiist; Chn«tcliutch, 7 to 1 against; WVlliiiptoi), 17 to 1 against ; and Southland, "JO to 1 against.