Date1916Description693 names are numbered in the printed roll, listed alphabetically by family name. 11 names are numbered in the same sequence in a typewritten list, listed alphabetically by family name, for a total of 704 names.
Information provided: Surname, Christian Name, Occupation, Qualification (whether Freehold, or Ratepayer), Situation of Property, Whether Qualification is claimed in Own Right or in right of Husband (or Wife).
The printed roll is "Certified as correct this 24th day of August, 1916."
The typewritten sheet is "Correct. N. A. Gifford, Acting Town Clerk October 2nd 1916".CreatorTauranga Borough CouncilFormatPrinted documentPrinting historyTimes Print, TaurangaExtent17 printed pages 152mm x 253mm. Physical DescriptionHandwritten notes on reverse of seventeenth printed page.MarginaliaPrinted element has handwritten note above document title:
Compared with marked copy of roll used on Oct. 18th 1916 for loan proposals as under:- Electric Light loan £4,600; Road metalling £5,000. Scrutiny, October 19th 1916. 10.15 am. N. A. Gifford Returning Officer.
At bottom of page handwritten note:
Blue lines indicate voters Red lines names ruled off roll before poll.
On reverse of numbered page 17 handwritten list of how many votes were recorded from each page, for a total of 246.LanguageEnglish
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Tauranga Borough Council, District Electors' roll for the Borough of Tauranga, 1916 (1916). Pae Korokī, accessed 12/04/2026, https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/24459