Canada Day
From the Times of London, August 4th, 1948:
NEWFOUNDLAND MAJORITYFOR CONFEDERATION
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
ST. JOHN’S, Aug. 3Now that all the Labrador votes have been counted the final figures of the referendum taken to decide the future government of Newfoundland are as follows: For joining the Canadian Confederation, 78,408; for responsible government, 71,464; majority, 6,944.
Labrador polled 2,802 votes for confederation and 645 for responsible government.
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