H.—39.

1901. NEW ZEALAND.

RATING ON UNIMPROVED VALUE ACT (PARTICULARS RELATING TO POLLS TAKEN UNDER).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 16th July, 1901. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return showing tie number of polls taken to date under the Rating on Unimproved Value Act, and the number of votes cast for and against in eaoh case."- (Mr. Fowlds.)

Return of Polls taken under "The Rating on Unimproved Value Act, 1896," and Amendment Act, 1900.

Note.—The "Number of Persons on Roll " and " Number of Persons voting " are not supplied in the published results of the later polls, as they are not required under the Amendment Act of 1900, nor " The Local Government Voting Reform Act, 1899." John McGowan, Valuation Department, Wellington, 25th July, 1901. Valuer-General. Approximate Cost of Paper— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,200 copies), £1 lis. 6d.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9ol. Price 3d.]

Looal District. Number of Persons on the Roll. Number of Number of Votes reoorded. Persons — For. Against. Informal, j Total. __ Result of Poll. Cheviot County Devonport Borough ... Eketahuna County Feilding Borough jrey Lynn Borough ... jreymouth Borough ... Hamilton Borough Elokianga County Eokitika Borough Etunua Road District ... [nangahua County [nvercargill Borough ... 345 995 600 706 461 119 102 176 165 356 149 268 140 214 77 109 212 60 284 267 386 93 276 105 16 236 "82 140 136 312 350 402 30 98 72 27 122 141 449 399 27 353 112 90 261 93 462 100 235 368 331 175 103 41 109 21 56 71 48 52 25 53 2 11 199 174 3 38 10 1 1 2 1 206 465 171 325 213 263 129 140 268 62 297 471 564 . 97 316 115 16 282 141 148 175 334 384 417 31 139 78 101 142 202 462 424 29 546 116 105 314 344 493 118 310 530 409 183 299 Carried. a it a a a 356 126 6 3 135 720 908 59 250 271 2 5 4 1 2 n Rejected. Carried.* a • • • • ■ ■ Sarori Borough Liinwood Borough Vlanawatu Road District Maraetai Road District Vlelrose Borough Slormanby Town District Dnslow Borough Pahiatua Borough Pahiatua County 222 86 n 579 116 244 52 40 56 8 38 21 31 12 1 41 5 73 20 57 13 23 1 193 2 13 53 246 28 16 61 162 68 7 191 "(i 3 n a it 301 1,002 149 225 1 1 3 3 n Rejected. Carried.* a • • • Palmerston North Borough Papakura Road District Pelorus Road District Petone Borough Picton Borough Raglan County Spreydon Borough Stratford County 944 344 v 455 129 678 78 101 124 "i 1 Rejected. 1,262 394 4 Carried. Rejected. Carried.* Eejected. Carried. Eejected. Carried.* it •■• — Sumner Borough Sydenham Borough . „. fauranga County 228 21 2 1 657 106 2 2 a • • • Caratahi-Carterton Eoad District rimaru Borough Waipawa County Waimate Borough 464 192 1,155 301 406 101 5 3 2 14 Rejected. Carried. Rejected. Carried.* „ ... ... Waimate County Wairarapa North County iVoodville Borough ... vVoolston Borough 636 411 457 201 144 263 10 1 5 Rejected. Carried. Rejected. * New poll t: iken under Act of 191 )0.