LICENSING POLL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 179, 24 April 1919, Page 4

LICENSING POLL

CONTINUANCE MAJORITY NOW 2332. Amended returns from several electoral district, announced after the completion of tlio official counts, have slightly altered the licensing- poll figures. The present totals are as follow: Continuance 219,652 Prohibition 247,320 . Continuance majority ... 2,332 The returns of soldiers' votes sfamd unchanged, and sliow a majority for Continuance of 15 ; 21H)1 The civilian votes sliow a majority for Prohibition oi 12,932. The returns of,voting by soldiers in New Zealand arid' by on board < the Maheiio and the Corinthic are expeeled to be announced to-morrow. The results of official eouuts have been reported to the Chief Electoral Officer as follow: , Cont. Proh. Auckland Central ... 3713 2131 '. Waitemata .' 3620 4030 Ohinemuri 2339 2074 E'jmont 221)5 2G91 Tcinuka "2724 2480 Dunedin N 2770 44G8 Hawke's Bay 3978 3953 Christchurch i\ 4363 4696 Timsmi ; 3061 4174 The Wellington South absentee votes were as follow: Continuance, 58; Prohibition, 100; informal, 1. Seamen's votes:. Continuance, 3; Prohibition, 1. Totals: Continuance, 61; Prohibition, 101. Christchurch North absentee and seamen's votes were: Continuance, 135j Prohibition, 166 ; informal, 3. The Hawke's Bay absentee votes werei Continuance, 77; Prohibition. 126. . The official figures issued by the Hutt Returning Officer are: Continuance, 3374} Prohibition, 3617; majority for Continuance, 257. By Teleeraph-Press Association. Auckland, April 23. Final licensing poll figures:— ( \ l '■ Eden. . . ' > Continuance 3317 Prohibition UG22 Grey Lynn. v . Continuance - 3781 Prohibition ; 4937 Waitemata. Continuance 3626 Prohibition * 4930 ,