CONSCRIPTION ISSUE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 93, 12 January 1918, Page 7

CONSCRIPTION ISSUE

THE AUSTRALIAN REFERENDUM

FINAL FIGURES

Melbourne, January 11. The conscription referendum writ has been returned. The final figures are as under:— v es 1,013,361 No 1,178,256 Majority for N0... 164,895 ■ - —Press Assn. The results of the voting at the referendum taken on October 28, 1910. were: — Yp<J 1,087,55/ £ ;;;; U60,033 Majority for No ... 72,476 Polling in connection with the referendum showed that Australian soldiers are iu camps and hospitals in every part of the United Kingdom. On the Continent of Europe they are on the fighting fronts in Belgium, France, Italy, and Salonika, In Asia, polling booths were provided in Bombav aim Poona, in Mesopotamia, and in 1 alestine. Although Jerusalem has only just been occupied it is thought UkelT that the Light Horse voted. there. There was a polling p'«ce at Cairo, and there were polling places m at least , two ports of South Africa. In ineNew World voting papers were issued ds far north as latitude 40. tireless telegraphy played a great part in reaching Australian soldiers afloat on m„ny seas, on warships and transports. Polling places existed in the Northern Territory, iu the PacificJslaiids. with Rabaul as a centre, in Norfo k Island, New Guinea, WoodlarK Island, and Samari.