City Council Poll
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In Suva
SUVA, November 2.
Irs. Ann Bernard was beaten In the r a Ward by-election on October 31, Mr. A. D. Leys. Mr. R. Spowart, > had lost the seat in the annual lloting-out”, tailed the poll. Voting: D. Leys, 169; Ann Bernard, 67; R. wart, 42. i the contest for the Indian Samabnla rd seat, Dr. Ram Lakham (the only ian Councillor who did not walk out September 22) scored a remarkable
win, despite a sometimes virulent cam paign against him. Possibly some of the more venomous attacks—based mainly on allegations that he had “sold out to the Europeans,’’ “lowered the dignity of the Indians’’ and “damaged the Indian fight for equality” overreached themselves.
Voting: Ram Lakham, 319; N. L. Verma, 168; A. G. Akhtar. 148; L. P. Sawalia, 41; G. Singh, 11.
For the Indian Suva Ward, A. I. N.
Deoki polled 316 votes, and R. D. Sharma (the former member) 286.
W. E. Goodsir was returned unopposed for the Suva Ward European seat.