PATUTAHI TRAMS.
THE PROPOSAL DEFEATED. The poll taken within the special rating area of the Cook County on the proposal that the Council should borrow £30,000 to construct a tramway from Patutahi to Gisborne was taken yesterday, and resulted in the proposal being defeated. A three-fifths majority of- votes would bo necessary to carry the proposal, but there was a majority of 56 votes against the raising of the loan to carry out the scheme.. The following were the returns received last evening:—
Gisborne Hiding— Gisborne ••• ••• Matawliero Makauri Ormond •* For. 15 67 11 21 Agnst. 22 27 4 69 114 122 ' Hangaroa Riding— Gisborne ••• Tahunga Tiniroto Hangaroa \ 6 2 6 0 14 9 2 12 14 37 Arai Riding—' Gisborpe Waingako Manutuke ••• Murin'a i ••• ••• . lg 0 15 5 1 j i C.OM3: 39 116 Patutahi Riding— Patutahi Hall Gisborne 69 10 29 13 79 42 Whataupoko Riding , Gisborno — ••• Mangapapa Kaiti ••• 34 20 3 40 0 2 57 42 303 359
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2511, 26 May 1909, Page 5
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160PATUTAHI TRAMS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2511, 26 May 1909, Page 5
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